Unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.6% in the three months to September, up from 3.5% in August, official figures show
Wages are rising at their fastest rate in more than 20 years, but still lag well behind the soaring cost of living.
The Bank of England has predicted that the UK is facing its longest recession since records began as inflation soars in part due to the war in Ukraine. "Tackling inflation is my absolute priority and that guides the difficult decisions on tax and spending we will make on Thursday." The Office for National Statistics said the proportion of people neither working nor looking for work rose again, in the three months to September.
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