The latest ONS data cover the period from June to August 2022 and show a labour market that is continuing to tighten, with the employment rate decreasing, unemployment decreasing, economic inactivity rising sharply and vacancies falling for the third quarter in a row. Real time Pay-As-You-Earn data for September 2022 showed that the number of payrolled employees increased, up by 69,000 to a record 29.7 million.