While figures last week showed that Britain’s overall economy showed zero growth in the three months to January, Tuesday’s official data extended a run of hefty increases in employment. The number of people in work rose by 184,000 to 32.985 million, the Office for National Statistics said, driven by record quarterly increases in full-time and female employment.
LONDON: Britain created more jobs than expected in the three months to January but unemployment rose too by the largest amount since 2011, a sign that the labour market tightened further before the impact of coronavirus began to bite.
While figures last week showed that Britain’s overall economy showed zero growth in the three months to January, Tuesday’s official data extended a run of hefty increases in employment.
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