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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The UK’s unemployment rate has fallen to the lowest level in more than a year despite the number of vacancies sliding for another month, new figures show.
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figures → fall → month
The rate of UK unemployment fell to 4.7% in the three months to August, from 4.9% in the three months to July, the Office for National Statistics said.
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Office → fall → Statistics
This was the lowest level since the three months to July 2025 and marked an unexpected decline for the month.
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This → mark → month
More timely data suggests that workers on payrolls increased by about 13,000 between August and September, up from a revised increase of 1,000 between July and August.
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workers → suggest → July
The ONS’s data also showed a boost for average wage growth across the UK workforce.
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data → show → workforce
Average regular earnings growth rose to 3.7% in the three months to August, from 3.5% growth in the three months to July.
Pay continues to outstrip inflation, rising by 0.8% after taking Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation into account.
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Pay → rise → account
However, total earnings growth, which includes bonuses, fell to 3.7% in the three months to August, which was the lowest rate in nearly six years.
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which → include → years
Furthermore, the latest dataset shows that the number of job vacancies advertised by employers continued to shrink, with smaller firms particularly pulling back on hiring,
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firms → show → hiring
Vacancies fell by 21,000 to a fresh five-year low of 691,000 in the three months to September, according to the ONS’s estimates.
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Vacancies → fall → estimates
This marked the biggest decline since the start of the year.
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This → mark → year
ONS deputy director of labour market statistics, David Freeman, said: “While the labour market remains broadly flat in 2026, data from the latest quarter shows the employment rate edging up and a small drop in unemployment.
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rate → say → unemployment
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“The number of workers on payroll remains slightly down over the same period, though data for the most recent month suggests that might be starting to level off.
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that → read → month
The number of vacancies has seen its largest fall since the start of the year, concentrated mainly within smaller businesses, which cite increased labour costs as a key factor.
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which → see → factor
“Regular wage growth remained relatively stable, though total pay – including bonuses – has eased to its lowest rate in nearly six years.”
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pay → remain → years
“Firms are slowing coming out of the woods as pertains to hiring, and more workers will mean more tax receipts,” he said.
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he → come → receipts
“Hospitality – a key area of weakness – recorded a small increase for the first time in months, having been hammered by last year’s combination of a big minimum wage hike and tax increases.
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Hospitality → record → hike
“These figures are prone to a fair bit of revision, but it does tally with the signal coming from some of the hiring surveys that employment is starting to turn a corner.”
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employment → tally → corner
Thomas Pugh, chief economist at RSM UK, said: “For the Bank of England, the stronger economy and stabilising labour market means there is no longer a trade-off between low growth and high inflation.
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economy → say → growth
“This morning’s data means an interest rate hike in November now looks exceedingly likely and will probably be followed by at least one more next year.”
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hike → mean → one
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