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UK unemployment and employment statistics

July 2024

  • Ed Davey at the Horizon inquiry

    Business live
    Ed Davey apologises to Alan Bates at the Post Office Horizon inquiry – as it happened

  • Female factory worker assembling a bicycle in a factory, working on the frame and wheels.

    UK jobs market cools again as wage growth slows

11 June 2024

  • People walk past a branch of Jobcentre Plus

    Strong wage growth will further delay cut in UK interest rates, City believes

    First cuts not expected until late summer or early autumn despite evidence jobs market is cooling
  • A job centre in London, Britain.

    Business live
    Pre-election UK interest rate cut unlikely despite cooling jobs market and rising mortgage arrears; Moody’s warns France over snap election – as it happened

    Latest UK labour market report shows signs of cooling, as jobless rate hits highest since 2021
  • A worker inspecting rolls of steel

    UK unemployment is up, but wage rises make early interest rate cut less likely

    Bank of England will want to delay rate reduction until level of pay increases eases

May 2024

  • The prime minister, Rishi Sunak, takes part in a Q&A with workers during a visit to West William Distribution in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.

    Five pieces of economic news that could affect UK election result

  • Jeremy Hunt and Mel Stride in the House of Commons last October, sitting together on the benches; Stride has his hand on Hunt's shoulder and is congratulating him after his autumn budget speech. Both wear dark suits with white shirts and blue ties.

    Jeremy Hunt and Mel Stride warn against benefits ‘lifestyle choice’

  • FILES-BRITAIN-ECONOMY-EMPLOYMENT<br>(FILES) People queue to enter a job centre in east London on July 20, 2016. The UK unemployment rate jumped to a two-year high in the three months to the end of June, official data showed on August 15, 2023, as the country grapples with stubbornly-high inflation and a cost of living crisis. The unemployment rate increased to 4.2 percent compared to 4.0 percent in the three months to the end of May, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

    Business live
    Bank of England chief economist hints at summer rate cut; Tesco CEO’s pay doubles to nearly £10m– as it happened

  • People walk past a branch of Jobcentre Plus

    UK unemployment may not reach its worst, but economic rebound will stall

  • UK real pay grows at fastest rate in two years as unemployment rises

  • Economics viewpoint
    Impact of pandemic on wellbeing of the young and the economy must not be trivialised

    Larry Elliott

16 April 2024

  • Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas holds the IMF's World Economic Outlook during a press briefing today.

    Business live
    Middle East oil shock would lead to higher interest rates, warns IMF; FTSE 100’s worst day in nine months – as it happened

    IMF scenario shows how a 15% jump in oil prices would push up global inflation by 0.7 percentage points
  • People walk past a branch of Jobcentre Plus

    UK unemployment rate leaps to 4.2% amid fears of job cuts

    Pay growth is stronger than expected, underlining dilemma over when to cut interest rates
  • Mother and child are sitting on windowsill

    Rising unemployment points to worrying signs for UK economy

    Continuing levels of inactivity due to ill-health and caring responsibilities suggest all is not well

March 2024

  • Will Hutton

    Ignore the rightwing moaners. We don’t have 9m shirkers – they just want better work

    Will Hutton
  • Employers in Britain have been cutting vacancies, as unemployment figures rose, driven by more young people and older people outside the labour force.

    UK employers: what kind of vacancies have you been struggling to fill?

  • Commuters battle strong winds on London Bridge

    UK’s weak economy is taking a toll on its labour market

  • A branch of Jobcentre Plus

    UK unemployment rises and wages growth falls in recession

February 2024

  • A branch of The Body Shop in central London

    Business live
    The Body Shop UK falls into administration; UK wage growth and US inflation hit rate cut hopes – as it happened

    The Body Shop has collapsed into administration in the UK, less than three months after it was taken over by a private equity company

January 2024

  • The Bank of England in London

    UK pay is rising, but Bank of England is still expected to cut interest rates

    Outlook for employment looks weak enough to convince even hawkish policymakers to lower rates
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