ONS latest | UK jobs market stuck in the slow lane as employers hesitate on pay rises & long-term hiring

If today’s labour market figures feel familiar, that’s because they are. The latest ONS data shows a jobs market that is neither falling off a cliff nor gathering much momentum, with unemployment still elevated, vacancies only inching up, and employers continuing to tread carefully on permanent hiring. 

Against a backdrop of rising costs and new employment regulation, many organisations appear to be pressing pause rather than pushing ahead.