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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Holly Williams

Wage growth holds firm while vacancies rise for first time since mid-2022

UK earnings growth remained at it highest level since last April and vacancies rose for the first time in over two-and-a-half years despite worries over incoming wage cost pressures on firms, official figures have shown (Alamy/PA) -

UK earnings growth remained at its highest level since last April and vacancies rose for the first time in more than two-and-a-half years despite worries over incoming wage cost pressures on firms, official figures have shown.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said regular average wages growth was unchanged at 5.9% in the three months to January, staying at the highest level since the three months to April last year.

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