The Wage Price Index for the March quarter, shows that rates of pay excluding bonuses grew by 2.3% annually in trend terms in the private sector during the year to the end of March.
The 2.5% trend increase in the public sector and the 2.3% trend rise across the economy are also the lowest on record.
Rates of pay including bonuses grew by 2.4% (unadjusted) in both the public and private sectors.