The number of payroll employees is now well above pre-pandemic levels Employment rate is up on the quarter, up on the year but still below pre-pandemic rates Unemployment rate is down on the quarter and down on the year, and below pre-pandemic rates Inactivity rate is up on the quarter, unchanged on the year and still above pre-pandemic rates Redundancies decreased on the quarter and are below pre-pandemic levels Total actual weekly hours worked increased on the quarter, but are still below pre-pandemic levels Vacancies increased on the quarter and continue to be at record levels Previous months’ strong growth rates were affected upwards by base and compositional effects; a small amount of base effect will still be present for certain sectors due to furlough during the 2020/21 winter lockdown.