Record numbers of people in Britain moved from unemployment into work in the final months before the end of the government’s furlough scheme, official figures show.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said employment levels rose in the three months to the end of September, driven by a net flow of 304,000 people moving from the unemployment register to a job as businesses scrambled to recruit after the removal of most Covid-19 pandemic restrictions.
It comes amid record numbers of job vacancies of almost 1.2m as employers struggle to recruit enough staff, with severe shortages in sectors including care, warehousing and logistics.
Easing concerns over the removal of the government’s multibillion-pound wage subsidy scheme at the end of
Read more on theguardian.com