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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Larry Elliott Economics editor

UK pay growth drops sharply as job vacancies fall

Commuters at Huddersfield railway station
Commuters at Huddersfield railway station. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Pay growth is falling sharply and mortgage distress increasing amid fresh signs of the impact of higher interest rates on the UK’s labour and housing markets.

With the economy stagnating, the Office for National Statistics said a marked decline in earnings growth in the three months to October had coincided with jobs becoming harder to find.

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