According to data released by the British Institute for National Statistics (ONS) on Tuesday, the UK unemployment rate for the three months to February and April was 3.8%, compared to 3.7% in the previous three months (January to March).
However, compared to the same period last year, unemployment fell by 1.1 percentage points (the rate was 4.9% between February and April 2021).
According to the ONS, “unemployment has risen to six months in the last quarter, the largest increase since the end of 2020”, but the increase was offset by a decline in unemployment of more than six months and more than 12 months. .
The employment rate was 75.6%, according to ONS data, but increased by 0.9 percentage points (74.7%) compared to the same period in 2021.
During the period under review, average pay increased by 6.8% and regular pay (excluding bonuses) by 4.2%. In real terms (adjusted for inflation), growth in total wages was 0.4%.
In terms of the number of vacancies, between March and May, the growth rate of vacancies reached a new record of 1.3 million, despite the slowdown.
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