Wages rise at fastest pace for decade

**Wages are continuing to rise at their highest level for nearly a decade as Brexit nears, official Office for National Statistics figures show.**

Average weekly earnings, excluding bonuses, went up by 3.3% in the three months to October, the biggest rise since November 2008.

It follows a 3.2% rise in wages last month compared with the previous year.

The number of people in work rose by 79,000 to a record high of 32.48 million in the period.

Source: BBC

**UK24News**