if you ve been affected by any of the issues injeremy s report, details of organisations offering information and support with addiction are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free to hear recorded information on 08000155 947. there are more job vacancies than unemployed people in the uk for the first time since records began. figures from the office for national statistics showed that the unemployment rate fell to its lowest for almost 50 years. despite the strong employment figures, the 0ns said that people s wages have seen their biggest fall in real terms since 2013 as the cost of living crisis continues to bite. here s our economics editor, faisal islam. back to work, back to the shops and back to the office. and all that appears to be sending the big economic numbers in different directions. first, the good news,
of years ago is going to damage the uk s reputation. my former colleagues will feel that because they want to respect the institution which they were. t they want to respect the institution which they were. which they were. i should say the boris johnson s which they were. i should say the boris johnson s position, - which they were. i should say the boris johnson s position, as - which they were. i should say the boris johnson s position, as you | borisjohnson s position, as you alluded to, too draconian in the way it s been applied. we have to leave it s been applied. we have to leave it there. thank you so much for coming on the programme and lending us your expertise. coming on the programme and lending us your expertise- there are more job vacancies than unemployed people in the uk for the first time since records began. figures from the office for national statistics showed that the unemployment rate fell to its lowest for almost 50 years. despite the strong employment figure
there are more job vacancies in the uk than there are unemployed people for the first time since records began. figures from the office for national statistics showed that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest for almost half a century. despite the strong employment figures, the 0ns said that people s wages have seen their biggest fall in real terms since 2013, as the cost of living crisis continues to be felt. 0ur economics editor faisal islam has more details. back to work, back to the shops and back to the office. and all that appears to be sending the big economic numbers in different directions. first, the good news, the rate of unemployment has fallen tojust 3.7%. notjust far lower than expectations as the pandemic hit, in fact the lowest level of unemployment we ve seen in nearly half a century. that reflects the fact that the economy has now made up all the losses from the pandemic and all the support put in during that period. and what about businesses offering jobs,
everything we can to be there for them because this is really serious. you mentioned the inflation figures, according to the 0ns, a quarter of households are struggling to pay their bills and i think that will probably get worse through the year. let s find out more about what you re doing. morrisons yesterday said they are cutting prices on 500 products, asda widening their campaign, sainsbury s and tesco are price matching aldi, that translates they say into a 12 or 13% saving, what are iceland doing? our customers are depending on us because times are tough so we had made a strategic decision to invest, we will not rest until the cost of living crisis is over and now you will see a constant drumbeat of food hacks, ideas, value messages, offers and deals from us so we have reduced the threshold for online because interestingly people are shopping differently because of the cost of fuel to drive to stores like this. we have frozen the price of all of our £1 lines
important question for richard, the managing director of iceland, good morning. is that what you are seeing, people opting for home brands? it seeing, people opting for home brands? , , , ., brands? it is my belief the cost of livin: brands? it is my belief the cost of living crisis. brands? it is my belief the cost of living crisis, it brands? it is my belief the cost of living crisis, it is brands? it is my belief the cost of living crisis, it is the brands? it is my belief the cost of living crisis, it is the single - living crisis, it is the single biggest domestic issue facing our country. and our customers absolutely depend on us right now for value. so we are dry to do absolutely everything we can to be there for them because this is really serious. you mentioned the inflation figures, according to the ons, inflation figures, according to the 0ns, a quarter of households are struggling to pay their bills and i think that will probably get worse through the year. through