Annual growth in employees’ average total pay (including bonuses) was 8.5% this total annual growth rate is affected by the NHS and Civil Service one-off payments made in June and July 2023. Vacancies fell on the quarter for the 14th consecutive period.Īnnual growth in regular pay (excluding bonuses) was 7.8% in May to July 2023, the same as the previous 3-month period and is the highest regular annual growth rate since comparable records began in 2001. In June to August 2023, the estimated number of vacancies fell by 64,000 on the quarter to 989,000. Meanwhile, those inactive because they were looking after family or home decreased to a record low. Those inactive because of long-term sickness increased to another record high. The increase in economic inactivity during the latest quarter was driven by people aged 16 to 24 years. The economic inactivity rate increased by 0.1 percentage points on the quarter, to 21.1% in May to July 2023. The increase in unemployment was largely driven by people unemployed for up to 12 months. The unemployment rate for May to July 2023 increased by 0.5 percentage points on the quarter to 4.3%. The August 2023 estimate should be treated as a provisional estimate and is likely to be revised when more data are received next month. The estimate of payrolled employees for August 2023 is largely unchanged on the month, down 1,000 on the revised July 2023 figure, to 30.1 million. The quarterly decrease in employment was mainly driven by full-time self-employed workers. The UK employment rate was estimated at 75.5% in May to July 2023, 0.5 percentage points lower than February to April 2023.
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