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MNI BRIEF: Mixed UK Jobs Report- Unemployment Up, Wages Sticky

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Official data sees unemployment edge higher but no sign of slower wage growth.

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Another mixed round of UK labour data that showed unemployment continuing to rise, but no sign yet of a decline in weekly earnings, data released by the the Office for National Statistics showed Tuesday.

The unemployment rate rose to 4.4% from 4.3% in the previous rolling three-month period and the latest flash payroll data showed a modest decline of 3,000 jobs to 30.3 million, the ONS said, using HMRC data.

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Another mixed round of UK labour data that showed unemployment continuing to rise, but no sign yet of a decline in weekly earnings, data released by the the Office for National Statistics showed Tuesday.

The unemployment rate rose to 4.4% from 4.3% in the previous rolling three-month period and the latest flash payroll data showed a modest decline of 3,000 jobs to 30.3 million, the ONS said, using HMRC data.

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