UK Unemployment Rate drops to 4.0% in quarter to August vs. 4.1% expected
Source Fxstreet
- The UK Unemployment Rate eases to 4.0% in three months to August.
- The Claimant Count Change for Britain stood at 27.9K in September.
- GBP/USD keeps range around 1.3050 after mixed UK employment data.
The United Kingdom’s (UK) ILO Unemployment Rate eased to 4.0% in the three months to August, following July’s 4.1% reading, the data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed on Tuesday. The market forecast was 4.1% in the reported period.
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