Latest figures from the ONS will likely have a significant effect on future decisions on interest rates
British workers saw their wage growth fall significantly, according to new official figures. Data from the Office for National Statistics said average regular earnings growth dropped to 5.7 per cent in the three months leading up to May.
Unemployment rates are also believed by the ONS to have remained unchanged at 4.4 per cent. However, the ONS highlighted some key signs that the employment sector is cooling with around 300,000 fewer vacancies at 889,000 in the quarter to June. “We continue to see overall some signs of a cooling in the labour market, with the growth in the number of employees on the payroll weakening over the medium term and unemployment gradually increasing. The number of job vacancies is down across most sectors, led by retail and hospitality. The total has now been falling for a full two years, though it remains above pre-pandemic levels.”
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