UK Unemployment Rate stays at 4.4% in the quarter to February as expected

• The UK Unemployment Rate remains unchanged at 4.4% in three months to February.
• The Claimant Count Change for Britain came in at 18.7K in March.
• GBP/USD defends gains near 1.3200 after mixed UK employment data.

The United Kingdom’s (UK) ILO Unemployment Rate held steady at 4.4% in the three months to February, data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed on Thursday. The market forecast was for a 4.4% reading in the reported period.

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