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Inflation

3.2%

March 2024

Employment

33M

down 0.6% on last year

Unemployment

1.44M

up 7.0% on last year

Vacancies

916K

down 18.2% on last year

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Latest pay and labour market statistics April 2024:

  • The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) rose by 3.8% in the 12 months to March 2024, unchanged from February.
  • The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.2% in the 12 months to March 2024, down from 3.4% in February.
  • In December 2023 to February 2024, the UK employment level (for those aged 16 years and over) is down on both the year and the quarter.
  • The UK unemployment rate (for those aged 16 years and over) was estimated at 4.2% in December 2023 to February 2024.
  • In January to March 2024, the estimated number of vacancies in the UK fell by 13,000 on the quarter to 916,000.
  • Annual growth in employees' average regular earnings (excluding bonuses) in Great Britain was 6.0% in December 2023 to February 2024, and annual growth in total earnings (including bonuses) was 5.6%.

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