• Prior -21.2k. Revised to -29.4
  • Claimant count rate down to 4.3% from 4.4% and lowest since Feb 2009
  • June Unemployment rate 7.8% vs 7.8% exp. Prior 7.8%
  • June Average earnings 2.1% vs 2.0% exp

Nice revision and the biggest fall since May 2010. Unemployment rate unchanged though.

Cable bolts to 1.5496. GBP/JPY puts on 70 pips to 152.37. EUR/GBP down to 0.8556 from 0.8590.

UK labour report chart 14 August 2013

UK labour report chart 14 August 2013