Latest pay and labour market statistics July 2017:
The Consumer Prices Index 12-month inflation rate was 2.6 per cent in June 2017, down from 2.7 per cent in May 2017;
The employment rate (the proportion of people aged from 16 to 64 who were in work) was 74.9 per cent, the highest since comparable records began in 1971; and
Total average earnings increased by 1.8 per cent including bonuses and increased by 2.3 per cent excluding bonuses in the 12 months up to May 2017.
Pay and Labour Market Statistics, July 2017
July's PAYstats is a quarterly edition containing a summary of what's happening in terms of inflation, employment, earnings and pay settlements, alongside the usual pay and labour statistics.
