UK jobless rate falls to lowest since 1975 as pay growth lags

The number of people in work rose to a record high of 32.136 million as 181,000 people gained jobs, the strongest increase since late 2015 and belying other signs of sluggish economic growth this year after last year’s Brexit vote. The rapid job creation took...

Returning Florida evacuees stunned by Irma’s wreckage as death toll climbs

Hurricane Irma evacuees began returning to the storm-ravaged Florida Keys on Tuesday to find homes ripped apart and businesses coated in seaweed amid a debris-strewn landscape where an estimated 25 percent of all dwellings were destroyed. The death toll from Irma,...

UK wage rises lag behind inflation despite lowest jobless rate since 1975

Wage rises in Britain have failed to keep pace with inflation, according to the latest official figures despite a buoyant labour market that saw unemployment fall to its lowest level since 1975. Average earnings increased by 2.1% in the three months to July compared...