UK employment increased significantly in June as the relaxation of many coronavirus restrictions helped employers to expand their operation, data from the Office for National Statistics showed on Thursday.
Payroll employment increased sharply by 356,000 to 28.9 million in June. However, it remained 206,000 below pre-coronavirus pandemic levels.
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