UK Hiring and Job Vacancies Fall Amid Middle East Conflict
British employers cut 100,000 payroll jobs in April as the conflict in the Middle East pressured the labor market and slowed wage growth. The unemployment rate rose to 5% while vacancies fell to their lowest level since 2021, leading investors to scale back expectations for Bank of England interest rate hikes.
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United Kingdom employers cut 100,000 payroll jobs in April as conflict involving Iran weighed on hiring. It is the sharpest monthly decline in payrolls since May 2020. This labor market cooling has led investors to reduce expectations for interest rate hikes by the Bank of England.
