Unemployment

The country’s pivot from low-end manufacturing towards advanced technology may leave millions of workers behind

Some young people are becoming disengaged and content to drift along aimlessly, living with their parents

Labour market conditions should stay resilient, but firms will be more cautious in hiring, raising wages: MOM

The figures suggest labour demand is steadying this year, after near-zero job growth in 2025

There’s a deepening youth jobs crisis in Britain

The drop is the biggest since the Covid-19 pandemic started in May 2020, the Office for National Statistics says

The figure is at 211,000 for the week ended May 9

Unemployment rates and retrenchment figures stay broadly similar

Economists now expect the jobless rate to increase, as employers slam the brakes on hiring