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Wages are growing at their fastest rate in a decade as inflation continues to fall away, new figures on the jobs market reveal today
Average earnings increased by 3.4 per cent in the year to November, the highest for a decade, outpacing inflation - recorded at 2
1 per cent last week. The ONS said average weekly earnings, adjusted for price inflation, increased by 1
2 per cent, including bonuses, compared with a year earlier. Record numbers of people are in work and job vacancies are at their joint highest level since 2001, today's Office for National Statistics revealed
Employment increased by 141,000 in the three months to November to 32.5 million, the highest since records began in 1971
Unemployment also increased, up by 8,000 to 1.37 million, although the total is 68,000 lower than a year ago
The UK's jobless rate is now 4 per cent, down by 0.2 per cent on a year ago, and the lowest since 1975
The increase in both unemployment and employment is explained by the UK's rising population, and fewer people classed as economically inactive, which includes those on long-term sick leave, students, and people who have given up looking for a job
The number of economically inactive people fell by 100,000 in the latest quarter to 8
6 million, a rate of 21 per cent, the lowest on record.Employment Minister Alok Sharma said: 'Once again, we see a new record employment rate in the UK, 75
8 per cent, with more people in work than ever before. Share this article Share 'UK workers also got a much needed pay boost before Christmas with wages outpacing inflation for the tenth month in a row in November, growing at the fastest rate in a decade
'There are 328,000 more people in work over the past year, almost entirely driven by full-time jobs as the Government delivers an economy that works for the British people
'Our pro-business policies have helped boost private sector employment by 3.8m since 2010, and as the Resolution Foundation's latest report shows, the 'jobs-boom has helped some of the most disadvantaged groups find employment', providing opportunities across society
'ONS head of labour market David Freeman said: 'The number of people working grew again, with the share of the population in work now the highest on record
'Meanwhile, the share of the workforce looking for work and unable to find it remains at its lowest for over 40 years, helped by a record number of job vacancies
'Wage growth continues to outpace inflation, which fell back slightly in the latest month
'Job vacancies were up by 10,000 on the quarter to a record high of 853,000, the ONS reported
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