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  "id": 12131052,
  "title": "UK job slump longer than during financial crisis, PMI says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/uk-job-slump-longer-than-during-financial-crisis-pmi-says",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T10:15:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Moneyweb",
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    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/international/uk-job-slump-longer-than-during-financial-crisis-pmi-says/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Employers have been shedding staff since the Labour government raised payroll taxes and the minimum wage shortly after returning to power in 2024.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}