UK unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.8% in the three months to December, matched expectations, staying at a four-decade low. A estimated 1.29m people were unemployed. Employment rate was estimated at record high of 76.5%, up 0.4% from the previous quarter.
Average weekly earnings (including bonus) slowed to 2.9% 3moy, down from 3.2%, missed expectation of 3.1%. Average weekly earnings (excluding bonus) slowed to 3.2% 3moy, down from 3.4%, missed expectation of 3.3%.
