UK payroll numbers fall as unemployment rate rises to 3.9%
by Larry Elliott from on (#6BRD4)
Evidence of cooling in demand for labour amid 136,000 drop in employees between March and April
The number of workers on UK employers' payrolls dropped for the first time in two years last month amid signs that the flatlining economy has started to take a toll of Britain's labour market.
Fresh figures from the Office for National Statistics showed a 136,000 fall in employees between March and April - the first reduction since February 2021.
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