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Jobs surge points to firmer UK economy, wage signals mixed
reuters.com ^ | MAY 15, 2018 | Reuters Staff

Posted on 05/15/2018 11:54:14 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

British employers hired many more workers than expected in early 2018, a tentative sign that the economy's weak start to the year may be temporary, as the Bank of England hopes.

Employment rose by 197,000 during the first quarter, the biggest jump since late 2015 and far exceeding the 130,000 consensus expectation of a Reuters poll of economists.

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1 posted on 05/15/2018 11:54:14 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Employment rose by 197,000 during the first quarter, the biggest jump since late 2015

So in other words, BREXIT hasn't ruined the economy after all. Got it.

2 posted on 05/16/2018 7:20:10 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Russians couldnt have done a better job destroying sacred American institutions than Democrats have)
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To: pepsi_junkie

premature.


3 posted on 05/16/2018 9:28:10 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama)
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