Official numbers revealed that regular pay was increasing by 2.4 per cent annually compared to the headline CPI in the quarter to March.
Jeremy Hunt hailed a cost-of-living boost for Brits today as figures showed wages continuing to rise faster than inflation.
ONS director of economic statistics Liz McKeown said: 'We continue to see tentative signs that the jobs market is cooling, with both employment from our household survey and the number of workers on payroll showing falls in the latest periods. 'Earnings growth in cash terms remains high, with the recent falls in the rate now levelling off while, with inflation falling, real pay growth remains at its highest level in well over two years.'
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