Public sector wage settlements are at their highest levels since 2003, according to official employment figures that also show a pick-up in the jobless rate.
Data from the Office for National Statistics showed average regular pay growth in the public sector of 5.6% between January and March - a time when strikes hit several key services including the NHS amid theThe wider ONS figures calculated wages, excluding the effects of bonus payments, rising at an annual rate of 6.7% in the year to March.Average weekly earnings were, however, slightly down at 5.8%.
It blamed the upwards pressure on food - something that is outside its control but which will be reflected in the inflation figures over the months ahead.
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