Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Forex News: 18.04.2007 UK unemployment fell in February

Measure of unemployment in UK registered a pickup in joblessness in the three months to February.

The number of people claiming unemployment benefits in UK fell 9,200, a larger fall than the 5,000 decline forecast by economists. The claimant count has now fallen in eight of the last nine months.

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However, the number of potential workers without jobs rose 21,000 in the three months to February, although the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.5%.

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