Strong UK jobs growth puts BoE on the spot over rates


LONDON: British employers hired a record number of staff in November, adding to signs that the labour market withstood the end of the government's furlough scheme and underscoring the Bank of England's dilemma as it meets on interest rates this week.

Tax office data showed 257,000 people joined company payrolls last month, the most since records began in 2014.

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