LONDON, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Britain's labor market showed further signs of cooling in the second quarter, with job vacancies and payrolled employees declining. The unemployment rate stood at 4.7 percent, the highest in four years, official data showed Tuesday.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that job vacancies fell by 5.8 percent in the May-July quarter to 718,000, with drops in 16 of the 18 monitored industry sectors, led by arts, entertainment, and recreation, down 17.6 percent from the previous quarter.
