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This Article is From Apr 17, 2019

Women Drive U.K. Jobs Surge Amid Brexit Labor Shortages

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Women in Britain are enjoying an employment boom. In the three months through February, they accounted for almost 80 percent of the 179,000 jobs created. With the jobless rate at a 44-year low and Brexit deterring workers from other European Union countries, employers are making it more attractive for people looking after children or family to return to the labor market.

To contact the reporter on this story: Andrew Atkinson in London at a.atkinson@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Fergal O'Brien at fobrien@bloomberg.net, David Goodman

©2019 Bloomberg L.P.

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