Wages rise – but slower than prices - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

UK wage growth continued to lag behind the rising cost of living between October and December, figures show. Wages rose, but when taking inflation into account, pay showed a 0.8% fall from a year earlier, says the Office for National Statistics.
Latest figures also show that the unemployment rate fell to 4.1% while job vacancies hit a fresh record high.

Today's Justin Webb met employers in Derby trying to get back on their feet after Covid but also struggling with keeping people on.


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