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UK DATA: Labour Report (May 2019) Preview - 0930BST
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-AWE: BBG: 3.1%; MNI Median:3.0%; Prev(Apr):3.1%
-AWE Ex-Bonus: BBG and MNI Median:3.5%;Prev(Apr):3.4%
-ILO UE: BBG and MNI Median:3.8%; Prev(Apr):3.8%
-Employment change: BBG:+45k; MNI Median:+37.5k; Prev (Apr):+32k
-The unemployment rate has not been lower since Oct-Dec 1974
-Employment rate remained at joint record high of 76.1% in April
-Vacancies declined for the fourth-straight overlapping period, falling by
12,000 to 837,000, but remained high by historical standards
-Acc to the KPMG/REC UK Jobs report, hiring trends remain soft due to political
and economic uncertainty...
-...with permanent placements down for the 4th month
-June's UK PMI reports provide mixed signals with employment falling for the
third month in mfg...
-...while in the service sector, job growth continued 

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