Tue, 21-Oct-2025

UK payrolls jump but soaring inflation hits wages

UK payrolls

LONDON: UK payrolls jumped in January as Omicron fears receded but workers’ wage rises are failing to keep pace with soaring inflation, official data showed on Tuesday. The number of UK workers on payrolls rose 108,000 to a record-high 29.5 million last month, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. The UK’s unemployment … Read more