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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Williams

UK jobs market shrugs off Omicron as number of payrolled workers soars to record

PA Wire

Britain’s jobs market strengthened further last month despite the Omicron variant of coronavirus hitting the UK and the Government’s Plan B restrictions, official figures show.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the number of UK payrolled workers jumped by a record 184,000 month on month, or 0.6%, in December to 29.5 million.

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