Articles - Labour market statistics, July 2011

 For March to May 2011:

 The employment rate was 70.7 per cent and there were 29.28 million employed people.
 The unemployment rate was 7.7 per cent and there were 2.45 million unemployed people.
 The inactivity rate was 23.2 per cent and there were 9.33 million inactive people aged from 16 to 64.
 Total pay (including bonuses) rose by 2.3 per cent on a year earlier.
 Regular pay (excluding bonuses) rose by 2.1 per cent on a year earlier.

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