workers, you pay them more money, and the problem will disappear. i mean, is there an admission now with these visas that the labour problem is broader, deeperand that the labour problem is broader, deeper and far more urgent than the government had led us to believe? led us to believe? yes, absolutely. led us to believe? yes, absolutely. i led us to believe? yes, absolutely. i would - led us to believe? yes, absolutely. i would say| led us to believe? yes, - absolutely. i would say that even before the pandemic, there was an acknowledgement that the uk, the skills gap was quite wide, which has worsened with the pandemic, because workers have fundamentally changed their views about the industries and locations they would like to work in, and now we are grappling with all of that as the labour market tries to adjust. we saw from the ons on tuesday that we have a record high number of vacancies, at 1.2 million. this is as the employment force is now at record highs as well, 29.2 mill
vacancies across the uk hitting that record 20 year high betweenjuly and september ofjust over! million. the highest number since records began in 2001 and the most prevalent number ofjob vacancies in the retail sector and motor repair sector, unemployment is up 4.5% compared to 4% pre pandemic. but also crucially from the ons this morning, the number of employees on payroll, that showed another monthly increase, rising by over 200,000 to 29.2 million in september. the ons say that shows the job market is in recovery, that the number of employees on payroll now exceeds pre pandemic levels. the chancellor has welcomed these numbers and says it shows the job market is in recovery, saying it shows the government strategy is working. let s talk live now to dr arun
kimberly: it is time now for kimberly s royal news. oh, there it is. the royal wedding was as majestic and magnificent as we all dreamed it would be. the fairy tale nuptials of prince harry and meghan markle now the duke and duchess of sussex was also a huge ratings drop. a whopping 29.2 million viewers here in the united states tuned in to watch the couple tie the knot on saturday morning at windsor castle, according to nielsen. that s over 6 million more viewers than prince william and kate middleton s wedding in 2011. meanwhile, we are seeing brand-new gorgeous portraits of the newlyweds from the big day. photos taken by their official royal wedding photographer. i am just proud and happy to say that now i share some buddies,
bit of a break this time around. this is why the lower gas prices are why more are expected to be driving. 4.2% more will be headed out and 29.2 million in a car, average distance about 594 miles. aaa says the best time to leave for your weekend, en route by 1:00 p.m. yesterday, but gas prices will be better this weekend. all right, so indra petersons failed us on the weather, christine romans gave us good news for business, now we ll roll it to michaela and see if we can keep it positive. one each way. you make the decision whether or not the news is good for the weekend. actually we have some progress to report on the fire conditions out in california. good. firefighters are seizing on the cooler conditions and calmer winds there to keep that rim fire from moving deeper into yosemite national park, and evacuation advisory lifted in northern california, fire crews