ONS Labour Market Overview Main Points for April To June 2019
Sunday 18 August, 2019 Written by Simon Collyer
LABOUR MARKET NEWS -The UK employment rate was estimated at 76.1%, the joint-highest on record since comparable records began in 1971.
The UK unemployment rate was estimated at 3.9%; lower than a year earlier (4.0%); on the quarter the rate was 0.1 percentage points higher.
The UK economic inactivity rate was estimated at 20.7%, a joint-record low.
Estimated annual growth in average weekly earnings for employees in Great Britain increased to 3.7% for total pay (including bonuses) and 3.9% for regular pay (excluding bonuses).
In real terms (after adjusting for inflation), total pay is estimated to have increased by 1.8% compared with a year earlier, and regular pay is estimated to have increased by 1.9%
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