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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
City Staff

FTSE 100 Live: Jobs market holds firm, pound reclaims $1.20, strike action toll revealed

The UK’s jobs market continues to show resilience after a smaller-than-expected rise in the claimant count figure for October.

The 3,300 increase was accompanied by an unemployment rate of 3.6%, which compares with 3.5% the previous month.

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