British worker are getting the biggest pay rises in a decade, as jobless rate remains at 44-year low. But the market may be cooling....

• Self-employment rises as gig economy booms
• Basic pay growth jumps to 3.6%, highest since 2008
• Wages rising faster than inflation amid skills shortages
• Minister: Labour market is resilient
• Introduction: Why UK jobs report matters

11.24am BST

New @ONS stats show that:

- the employment level is at a record high
- there are 3.7m more people in work than in 2010
- wages have grown faster than inflation for almost a year
- female unemployment has fallen to a new record low of 3.6% pic.twitter.com/V9C5NMXW9l

11.00am BST

Andy Bruce of Reuters has also spotted that rising self-employment is making up for a drop in the number of employed workers.

Cause for concern?

That there was any employment growth at all in 3 months to May is down to a hefty increase in self-employment.

Employee jobs declined at fastest rate since 2011. pic.twitter.com/cg05f02Az2

Along these lines, looks clear that vacancies have peaked already. pic.twitter.com/t06diHVMRn