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title: "Unemployment rate rises and vacancies slump in first signs of Iran war impact"
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description: "Unemployment rate rises and vacancies slump in first signs of Iran war impact - Experts said the gloomy ONS figures showed the beginning of a hit to jobs from the energy shock caused by the Middle East conflict."
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# Unemployment rate rises and vacancies slump in first signs of Iran war impact

Unemployment rate rises and vacancies slump in first signs of Iran war impact - Experts said the gloomy ONS figures showed the beginning of a hit to jobs from the energy shock caused by the Middle East conflict.

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