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The UK unemployment rate held steady at 3.8 percent in the three months to October of 2019, its lowest level in nearly 45 years and slightly below market expectations of 3.9 percent. A year earlier, the jobless rate was higher at 4.1 percent. The number of unemployed persons fell by 13 thousand to 1.28 million and the number of employed people increased by 24 thousand to 32.8 million, after dropping the most in over four years in the previous period. Also, the employment rate reached a record high of 76.2 percent. Pay growth including bonuses, rose by an annual 3.2 percent, slowing sharply from 3.7 percent in the three months to September. It is the weakest increase in more than a year, mainly due to higher than usual bonus paid in October of 2018.

The UK unemployment rate fell back to 3.8 percent in the three months to September 2019, its lowest level in nearly 45 years and slightly below market expectations of 3.9 percent. The number of people out of work declined by 23,000 to 1.306 million while the number of employed people dropped by 58,000 to 32.753 million, the biggest decrease since the three months to May 2015. Meanwhile, total pay growth slowed to 3.6 percent, below forecasts of 3.8 percent.

The UK unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent in the three months to August 2019 from 3.8 percent in the previous period, while markets had forecast the rate to remain unchanged. Unemployment rose by 22,000 to 1.314 million and employment fell the most in over four years by 56,000 to 32.693 million, missing forecasts of a 23,000 increase. Meanwhile, total pay growth advanced by 3.8 percent, below market expectations of 4 percent.

The UK unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent in the three months to July 2019, back to its joint lowest since the October to December 1974 period and slightly below market expectations of 3.9 percent. Unemployment declined by 11,000 to 1.294 million and employment rose by 31,000 to 32.777 million, below forecasts of a 53,000 increase. Meanwhile, total pay growth picked up to 4 percent, the fastest since mid-2008.

The UK unemployment rate edged up to 3.9 percent in the second quarter of 2019 from a 44-year low of 3.8 percent in the previous period, while markets had forecast the rate to remain unchanged. Unemployment rose by 31,000 to 1.329 million and employment jumped by 115,000 to a new all-time high of 32.811 million, comfortably above forecasts of a 65,000 increase. Meanwhile, total pay growth picked up to 3.7 percent, the fastest since June 2008.

The UK unemployment rate stood at 3.8 percent in the three months to May 2019, its lowest level since the October to December 1974 period and in line with market expectations. Unemployment dropped by 51,000 to 1.29 million and employment increased by 28,000 to a new all-time high of 32.75 million. Meanwhile, total pay growth picked up to 3.4 percent from the previous period's 3.2 percent.