Economics

U.K. Construction and Manufacturing Boost Wage Inflation

  • Indeed data shows outsized demand for workers boosting pay
  • REC says labor shortages set to continue through the autumn

A worker constructs a timber roof on a residential property construction site in Chelmsford, U.K.

Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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Britain’s construction, manufacturing and food preparation industries are pushing wages higher across the economy due to a shortage of workers to fill available jobs.