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    UK unemployment rate rose to 4.1%, but wage growth accelerated

    UK unemployment rate rose 0.1% to 4.1% in the three months ended September, above expectation of 4.0%. But wage growth showed clear acceleration. Average weekly earnings including bonus rose 3.0% 3moy in September, up from 2.7% and matched expectation. Weekly earnings excluding bonus rose 3.2% 3moy, up from 3.1%, beat expectation of 3.1%. Jobless claims rose 20.2k in October, higher than expectation of 4.3k. Overall set of data should be pound positive, but there is no follow through buying yet.

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