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UK wage growth remained strong even as the UK unemployment rate rose to its highest for almost a year.

The Office for National Statistics said average regular pay growth, excluding bonuses, fell to 6.1% in the quarter to January, down from 6.2% in the three months to December

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Paul Routledge on the alarming rise in mental health issues among 18 to 24 year olds, and how it's no surprise when one in five are forced to take jobs in unstable environments

Being made redundant is highly stressful, but when your job is then advertised just after you leave for a lot less money it crosses a line, as one social-media user has recounted

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation said there are now around 1.8 million vacancies in total advertised

The jobs market is showing resilience with the unemployment rate slipping down to 3.8%

Elizabeth Thornton from Kissimmee, Florida won $2,900 (£2,296) but was denied her lottery winnings as she was overpaid in unemployment benefits during the pandemic

The health and beauty firms said last year they planned to recruit 500 new apprentices over three years, but more than 80% of the target was reached by 2023.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said changes to the way that it gathers information on the UK labour force has seen it revise the unemployment rate down to 3.9% for the quarter, from the 4.2% previous estimate

Group 1 Automotive, which owns more than 70 car dealerships in the UK, said it plans to reduce its UK headcount by around 10% in the first quarter of this year, impacting around 300 people

Gary Maloney has been awarded compensation for loss of earnings as he was unemployed for around five months following his missal from Bill Griffin Motors in Dublin

The group, which also owns the Toolstation chain, said the job cuts were made in the final three months of 2023, largely across its Northampton headquarters and central support teams, but also with some staff impacted in its branches

It is the lowest rate since the three months to January last year and one of the steepest falls in earnings growth since during the pandemic

Accounting and business advisory firm BDO said it has recorded UK employment at its weakest since August 2013 in its latest employment index report

The Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson said the country's welfare system is 'possibly the meanest in Europe in terms of how it treats the unemployed'

A man who recently lost his job was left dumbfounded when his partner of three years said she wouldn't cover his expenses because he hasn't shown her enough commitment, including not proposing to her

RIshi Sunak pledged to give the public 'peace of mind' as official papers raised the prospect of Artificial Intelligence helping terrorists and causing an 'unemployment crisis'

Wages are now rising faster than prices for the first time since October 2021, according to official figures

Disabled job-seeker Shahzad Bokhari, 48, has pleaded with prospective employers 'just give me a chance' after 20 years of searching for paid work

Three former coal workers from a county more famous for cider, cricket and ­Glastonbury are determined that the brave miners of the West Country pits should never be forgotten

The Mirror understands executives have flown in from India for crunch talks with unions at the plant, where thousands of workers are expected to lose their jobs

The Mirror understands two Cabinet ministers will visit the plant in South Wales on Friday morning to announce a £500million investment - but jobs will be lost

Experts warn high interest rates are having a chilling effect on the jobs market after figures from the Office for National Statistics showed the unemployment rate has risen to 4.3%