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Inflation

1.7%

August 2019

Employment

32.8M

up 1.1% on last year

Unemployment

1.29M

down 4.7% on last year

Avg. Earnings

3.7%

Change since last 12m

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Latest pay and labour market statistics September 2019:

  • The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) 12-month inflation rate was 1.7% in August 2019, down from 2.0% in July 2019.
  • The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month rate was 1.7% in August 2019, down from 2.1% in July 2019.
  • The UK employment rate was estimated at 76.1%; this is the joint-highest on record since comparable records began in 1971, and higher than a year earlier (75.5%).
  • The UK unemployment rate was estimated at 3.8%; this is lower than a year earlier (4.0%) and unchanged on the quarter.
  • Estimated annual growth in average weekly earnings for employees in Great Britain increased to 4.2% for total pay (including bonuses) and 3.7% for regular pay (excluding bonuses).
  • In real terms (after adjusting for inflation), annual growth in total pay is estimated to be 2.1% and annual growth in regular pay is estimated to be 1.9%.

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