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UK job vacancies drop as employment costs grow

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82% Informative

Number of jobs on offer dropped to 781,000 in the first three months of the year .

Average UK pay continued to rise - up 5.9% - but increases in employer National Insurance Contributions and National Minimum Wage hikes are forecast to weigh on salaries.

ONS said the UK unemployment rate remained at 4.4% , roughly the same as the previous three months .

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93

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98

Neutral language

95

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formal

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English

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52

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not hateful

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short-lived

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