UK Unemployment: Largest public sector wage growth since 2003 while jobless rate ticks up

Public sector wage settlements are at their highest levels since 2003, according to official employment figures, that also show a pick-up in the jobless rate.

Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed average regular pay growth in the public sector of 5.6% between January and March - a time when strikes hit several key services including the NHS and schools amid the cost of living crisis.

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