UK Unemployment Rate stays at 4.4% in quarter to December vs. 4.5% expected

• The UK Unemployment Rate held steady at 4.4% in three months to December.
• The Claimant Count Change for Britain came in at 22K in January.
• GBP/USD trims losses to regain 1.2600 after mixed UK employment data

The United Kingdom’s (UK) ILO Unemployment Rate remained at 4.4% in the three months to December, the data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed on Tuesday. The market forecast was for a 4.5% print in the reported period.