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UK DATA: Women Lift Nov-Jan Employment; Claimant Count Rises in Feb

-UK Nov-Jan Employment +184,000 vs +180,000 Q4

-UK Nov-Jan LFS Jobless Rate 3.9% vs 3.8% Q4

-UK Feb Claimant Count +17,300, rate up 0.1pp to 3.5%

-UK Jan jobless rate 4.0% vs 3.8% in Dec (experimental statistic)

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The UK jobs market remained hot in the three months to January, 

although more recent claimant data could raise questions about the 

sustainability of employment growth. Women accounted for 93% of new jobs 

created in the lastest three month period, leaving females to comprise a 

record-high 47.5% percent of the work force. Self employed roles rose by 

72,300, accounting for a joint record high 15.3% of all jobs. Despite a 

19,000 rise in vacancies in the three months to February, other 

indicators could suggest a softening in the labour market, as the 

claimant count rate increase to its highest level since January of 2014.