By bizn_fun 
The ONS said the figures reflected “weak hiring activity”, but also that more people who are out of work are now looking for jobs.
Economic statistics director Liz McKeown said: “The number of vacancies has remained broadly stable since the middle of last year.
“Alongside rising unemployment this means that the number of unemployed people per vacancy has increased, reaching a new post-pandemic high.
“Meanwhile, redundancies are also showing an upward trend.”
Paul Dales, chief UK economist at Capital Economics, said the further fall in wage growth “supports the idea that the Bank of England has at least a couple more interest rate cuts in its locker”.
The Bank uses its key interest rate as a tool to cool inflation, the rate at which prices rise, which is currently above its 2% target.
“What’s clear is the economy is weak, employment is weak, and it looks like wages are weak,” said Jo Thorne from Wealth Club.