here in the uk. the uk economy is continuing to bounce back from lockdown with job vacancies hitting a record high of almost one million and wages ticking up. unemployment also fell in the three months tojune. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports. at this construction site in huddersfield, 18 houses are being built but so far only four have been completed. the amount of work getting done in the construction industry has been slowing down across the country, not because of covid but two shortages, raw materials and workers. in this sector alone there are now 38,000 vacancies being advertised. there is a shortage of young people coming into the industry, without a shadow of a doubt. we need more young people of all trades, bricklayers, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and there is an acute shortage. this site has kept on workers into their 60s and across the industry they are being forced to pay more, with the average wage up by i2% in the last year. and it's notjust this industry.