The number of people not working in the UK due to long-term sickness has risen to a new record.
The number of vacancies also dropped by 55,000 to the lowest level for 18 months amid economic uncertainty weighing on the UK’s jobs market.The ONS said this reflects ‘uncertainty across industries, as survey respondents continue to cite economic pressures as a factor in holding back on recruitment’.
In another sign of a flagging jobs market, the more timely PAYE figures showed the first fall in workers on payrolls since February 2021, down 136,000 to 29.8 million.
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