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MNI DATA PREVIEW: UK Labour Report June 2019

     LONDON (MNI) - UK DATA: Labour Report (June 2019) Preview - 0930BST
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- AWE: BBG and MNI Median: 3.7%; Prev (May): 3.4% 
- AWE Ex-Bonus: BBG and MNI Median: 3.8%; Prev (May): 3.6% 
- ILO UE: BBG and MNI Median: 3.8%; Prev (May): 3.8% 
- Employment change: BBG: +60k; Prev (May): +28k 
- While the unemployment rate has not been lower since Oct-Dec 1974...
-...the employment rate fell marginally to 76% (-0.1pp) in Mar-May 
- Vacancies posted the fifth consecutive decline (-19k to 827k) in Apr-Jun 
- The KPMG/REC UK Jobs report suggests subdued hiring trends in July due to
economic and political uncertainties...
-...with permanent staff appointments declining for the fifth month in a row...
- .... Vacancies as well as temp billings ticked up, although at a slow rate 
- July's UK PMI reports provide mixed signals with employment rising slightly in
the service sector, albeit at a slower pace...
-...while the manuf sector saw employment falling for the fourth successive
month
--MNI London Bureau; +44 0203 865 3814; email: irene.prihoda@marketnews.com
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