英国的失业率上升到4.5%,职位空缺下降,因为工资增长在成本上升的同时放缓。 UK unemployment rises to 4.5%, job vacancies drop, as wage growth slows amid rising costs.

联合王国的失业率已上升到4.5%,接近四年高,年同比工资增长放缓到5.6%。 The UK's unemployment rate has risen to 4.5%, a near four-year high, as wage growth slows to 5.6% year-on-year. 空缺职位数量减少了42 000个,仍低于人口规模前的水平。 The number of job vacancies has dropped by 42,000, remaining below pre-pandemic levels. 劳动力市场放缓的部分原因是,由于国家保险缴款增加和最低工资提高,雇员成本增加。 This labor market slowdown is partly due to increased employee costs from rising national insurance contributions and the minimum wage hike. 尽管出现了冷却市场,但工资仍然比通货膨胀快2.6%。 Despite the cooling market, wages still outpace inflation by 2.6%. 作为回应,英格兰银行可进一步降低利率。 The Bank of England may cut interest rates further in response.