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U.K. Employment Change 3M/3M

Latest Release

Dec 17, 2024

Actual

173K

Forecast

-12K

253K

Change in the number of employed people. Data represents the 3-month moving average compared to the same period a year earlier.

Importance:

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Currency: GBP

Source: Office for National Statistics

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Dec 17, 2024 (Oct)	07:00	173K	-12K	253K
Nov 12, 2024 (Sep)	07:00	219K		373K
Oct 15, 2024 (Aug)	06:00	373K	250K	265K
Sep 10, 2024 (Jul)	06:00	265K	115K	97K
Aug 13, 2024 (Jun)	06:00	97K		19K
Jul 18, 2024 (May)	06:00	19K	18K	-140K

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