Job vacancies have fallen back further as under-pressure small businesses rein in hiring in the face of rising costs and higher wage bills, according to official figures.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said regular, average, wage growth in the private sector also fell below 3% for the first time since 2020, at 2.9% in the three months to May, down from an upwardly revised 3% in the previous three months.
