Real pay grows at fastest rate in two years despite jobless surge
The Guardian|May 15, 2024
The level of real pay for UK workers is rising at its fastest rate in more than two years despite a cooling of the labour market that has led to rising unemployment and falling job vacancies, the latest official figures show.
Larry Elliott
Real pay grows at fastest rate in two years despite jobless surge

Fresh data from the Office for National Statistics showed that the mild recession in the second half of 2023 has had an impact on demand for workers but has been slower to affect wages.

The ONS said unemployment rose by 166,000 between the final three months of 2023 and the first three months of 2024, pushing up the jobless rate from 3.8% to 4.3%.

Employment fell by 178,000 over the same period, while further evidence of a cooling labour market came from a drop in job vacancies, which fell by 26,000 to 898,000 in the three months to April.

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