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UK wage growth slows and unemployment rate rises as companies react to Iran war – as it happened

Economy The Guardian By Julia Kollewe 19 May 2026 14:33 1 min read
UK wage growth slows and unemployment rate rises as companies react to Iran war – as it happened

Jobless rate unexpectedly rises to 5% and employment falls by 100,000, biggest drop in six years; economists say June interest rate hike looks less likely Our economics editor Heather Stewart reports: I’m in a book-lined conference room in Westminster where Conservative shadow chancellor Mel Stride is delivering a speech about fiscal policy, hosted by the Thatcherite Centre for Policy Studies. Continue reading...

Jobless rate unexpectedly rises to 5% and employment falls by 100,000, biggest drop in six years; economists say June interest rate hike looks less likely

Our economics editor Heather Stewart reports:

I’m in a book-lined conference room in Westminster where Conservative shadow chancellor Mel Stride is delivering a speech about fiscal policy, hosted by the Thatcherite Centre for Policy Studies.

Continue reading...

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