The rate of unemployment in the UK fell slightly to 4.9% from December 2020 to February 2021, some 0.9% points higher than the same time last year. Economists had predicted that unemployment would edge up to 5.1%, as Britain spent the winter months in lockdown. #Sedgemoor https://t.co/Tb16LyjfSWThe rate of unemployment in the UK fell slightly to 4.9% from 1973228 The rate of unemployment in the UK fell slightly to 4.9% from December 2020 to February 2021, some 0.9% points higher than the same time last year. Economists had predicted that unemployment would edge up