Unemployment charge dips as pay progress slows | EUROtoday

The charge of unemployment has fallen barely and pay progress has slowed, the most recent official figures present.

The jobless charge fell to 4% between June and August, down from the earlier determine of 4.1%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) mentioned.

Regular pay, excluding bonuses, grew at an annual tempo of 4.9% between June and August.

While that marked a slowdown in pay progress, wages are nonetheless rising quicker than inflation.

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