UK companies on hiring spree in June as unemployment falls

UK firms have been on a hiring spree since Covid restrictions further eased in June as unemployment nudges down, new data shows.

Job vacancies were up 38.8% compared to the previous three months, with the largest number of roles up for grabs in arts, entertainment and recreation businesses.The UK's unemployment rate also nudged down to 4.8% asBrits also saw a boost to their pay checks too in the three months to the end of May.The ONS' data also indicated that more Brits were back to work, with the number of hours racked up by employees in the UK increasing by 23.

"However it is still over 200,000 down on pre-pandemic levels, while a large number of workers remain on furlough."

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