3rd UPDATE: UK May Claimant Count Rise Slowest In 10 Mos

There was further evidence that the worst of the U.K. recession may be over, with the claimant count measure of unemployment rising at its slowest pace in 10 months and April's increase revised downward, official data showed Wednesday. The Office for National Statistics reported that the jobless claimant count rose 39,300 in May, compared with April's 49,600 increase. The claimant count rose by 136,000 back in February.
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