Urgent.. Release of labor market data in Britain and a surprise for the markets.
Data released by the UK Office for National Statistics on Tuesday morning revealed a mixed picture in labor market readings and an increase in unemployment rates in the UK during October, reaching the highest level in four months. Additionally, this trend continued throughout the quarter ending in September.
According to the data, the number of new unemployment benefit claims in the UK rose by about 26,700 claims during October. This figure was better than expectations, which anticipated an increase of around 30,500 claims. Previously, there was an increase of 27,900 claims in September, which was positively revised to record 10,100 claims.
At the same time, official data indicated negative trends in the unemployment rate and average wages in the UK during the three months ending in September, on a year-on-year basis, which were worse than expected.
According to the statistics, the unemployment rate in the UK rose to 4.3% during the three months ending in September on a year-on-year basis, while it was expected to remain stable at 4.1%. The unemployment rate was 4% for the three months ending in August.
Additionally, the average wage in the UK, excluding bonuses, increased by 4.3% during the three months ending in September, on a year-on-year basis, while markets had expected a rise of 4.7%. In the previous quarter ending in August, the average wage in the UK recorded an increase of 4.9%.