Wage increases could push up unemployment, Bank of England warns
Lower wage increases meant unemployment during the recession peaked at a lower rate than previous economic downturns, according to the Bank of England’s latest report.But the outlook for the jobs market is uncertain if workers demand inflation-matching wage increases during a weak economic recovery, the Bank’s first quarterly bulletin for 2010 has warned.
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