LONDON, Dec. 16 -- Britain's unemployment rate for people aged 16 and over was estimated at 5.1 percent in the August-October period, rising further amid sluggish labor market conditions, data released Tuesday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed.

The figure rose by 0.4 percentage points from the May-July period, according to the ONS.

Annual growth in employees' average total earnings, including bonuses, stood at 4.7 percent in August-October. In real terms, adjusted for consumer price index (CPI) inflation, earnings grew by 1 percent, the data showed.

The number of payrolled employees fell by 0.5 percent between October 2024 and October 2025, and declined by 0.1 percent between September and October 2025.

Liz McKeown, d...