The unemployment rate in the United Kingdom stood at 4.3% in the May-July period, a rate half a point higher than that registered in the previous quarter, according to data published this Tuesday by the British Office for National Statistics (ONS) . ), which says that the increase in unemployment in the increase of unemployed up to 12 months.
For its part, the employment rate in the United Kingdom closed the May-July period at 75.5%, half a point lower than between February and April. According to the ONS, this decline in employment is due to full-time self-employed workers.
Paid
The estimate of paid workers for the month of August points to a monthly decrease of 1,000 people compared to the revised figure for July, to 30.1 million people.
In addition, from June to August, the number of vacancies decreased by 64,000 people, reaching 989,000, thus marking the 14th consecutive quarterly decrease.
For its part, the ONS highlighted that, due to strikes and labor disputes, 281,000 working days were lost in July, the majority in education, health and social work.
Between May and July, British workers recorded a year-on-year increase in their wages of 7.8%, excluding bonuses, the same rate as the previous quarter and the biggest ever its increase since 2001, when similar records began.
The annual growth of the total average salary of employees, including bonuses, reached 8.5%. In real terms (adjusted for inflation), annual growth is 1.2% for total salary and 0.6% for normal salary (excluding bonuses).
