UK Jobs Market Shows Signs of Stabilizing Ahead of BOE Decision

Britain’s labor market is holding up better than expected according to figures published on Thursday just hours before the Bank of England’s latest interest-rate decision.

The number of employees on payrolls rose 2,000 in May, tax data published by the Office for National Statistics showed. It was much better than the 23,000 drop expected by economists, and April’s decline was revised from 100,000 to 53,000.

英国就业市场在英国央行决议前呈现企稳迹象

根据周四在英国央行最新利率决议前数小时公布的数据，英国劳动力市场的表现好于预期。

英国国家统计局公布的税收数据显示，5月企业薪资单上的雇员人数增加了2,000人。这一数字远好于经济学家预期的下降23,000人，同时4月的降幅也被从100,000人上修至53,000人。