UK unemployment has fallen to a record low 1.44 million, according to official data from the Office for National Statistics. Joblessness fell by 3,000 in the three months to November and wages grew. The ONS said that while there were still some people out of work, it was “unlikely that this is an indication of any significant change in labour market conditions”.
UK unemployment has fallen to a record low 1.44 million, according to official data from the Office for National Statistics. Joblessness fell by 3,000 in the three months to November and wages grew. But while unemployment was at a 40-year low 4.3%, wage growth was at 2.4%, lower than the 3.1% inflation rate.