Official data showed that the number of people on the lists of British companies wages fell by more than 600 thousand during the last April and May, due to the repercussions of the Corona pandemic.
According to Reuters, the unemployment rate stabilized unexpectedly at 3.9 percent over the three months to April, but this is largely due to the government's program to retain jobs and increase In the number of people not classified as unemployed, as they were unable to find work under closure.
The same period witnessed an unprecedented decline in British economic output in general. The majority of economists polled by Reuters had expected an increase in the unemployment rate to 4.7 percent.
Many companies, from the automobile companies to the airlines, have announced permanent layoffs.
Figures from tax data showed that the number of people on employer pay lists declined by 612,000 in April and May, but that the pace of decline slowed down last month. This reduced the number of workers receiving wages, 2.1 percent, compared to March.
Job opportunities shrank at the fastest pace since the office began calculating them in 2001, as they decreased by 342,000 to 476,000 jobs.
