Employment Rate

Wage growth starts to outpace rate of inflation

Pay growth has caught up with the rate of inflation for the first time in nearly two years, as wages…

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Unemployment rises to 3.9%

The unemployment rate for January to March 2023 increased by 0.1 percentage points during the first quarter to 3.9% amid…

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Unemployment rate rises to 3.6%

The unemployment rate for July to September 2022 increased by 0.2% on the quarter to 3.6, according to the latest…

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Unemployment falls to lowest level since 1974

Unemployment has fallen to its lowest level since 1974, currently sitting at 3.6% for the three months to July, according…

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UK unemployment rate hits almost 50-year low

The UK unemployment rate is close to a 50-year low point, having dropped by 0.2% to 3.8% for February to…

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Employment continues to rise

The UK shows ‘continuing’ recovery in the labour market, with employment continuing to rise, according to the ONS latest Labour…

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Unemployment falls to 4.7% as job vacancies hit record high

UK unemployment fell to 4.7% for the quarter to 30 June 2021, a drop of 0.2% when compared to the…

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Unemployment rises 5% to 1.7m

The UK unemployment rate rose by 5% in the three months to November with over 1.7 million people now out…

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UK unemployment rises to 4.5%

The UK unemployment rate increased to 4.5% during the three months from July to August, the highest level in over…

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Flybe’s pensions in doubt; Poorest 20% no better off than before, 1m Virgin customers on unsecured database

Flybe’s pension pot for 1,350 current and former workers is at risk, as the fallout from one of the first…

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