The muted rise in employment in October was even weaker than it seems, as, like in September, it was propped up by strong gains in youth employment. While the unchanged unemployment rate will reassure the Bank that the floor isn’t completely falling from under the labour market, this weak job gain paired with the recent slew of weak activity data reinforce our view that the Bank will cut interest rates by 50bp at its December meeting.
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