September’s rise in the unemployment rate from 4.5% in August to 4.8% suggests that the previous scaling back of the furlough scheme took its toll. And the unemployment rate may yet climb to about 9% next year, unless a vaccine dramatically improves the economic outlook over the next 12 months.
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