UK unemployment rate edges down to 4.7%

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The UK unemployment rate fell to 4.7% in the three months between April and June, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The market had expected the jobless rate stay steady at 4.8%.

The claimant count fell by 7,800, below expectations for an 81,400 decline.