UK pay growth speeds up again as unemployment steady The pace of pay growth in Britain - which is being closely watched by the Bank of England as it gauges how much higher to … Business • 17 Jan
UK labour market exodus drives jobless rate to 3.5% Britain's unemployment rate fell to its lowest since 1974 at 3.5% in the three months to August, but the drop was driven by a record … Business • 11 Oct 22
Sterling creeps higher despite downbeat data Sterling tiptoed up today despite data showing Britain's jobs boom is fading, as the employment report was overshadowed by weakness in the dollar ahead of … Business • 13 Sep 22
UK jobless rate hits lowest since 1974 Britain's unemployment rate fell to its lowest since 1974 at 3.6% in the three months to July as more people left the labour market including … Business • 13 Sep 22
UK unemployment rate rises to 3.8% in 3 months to April Britain's jobless rate rose for the first time in nearly a year, but there were signs of more people returning to the job market, where … Business • 14 Jun 22
UK unemployment hits 48-year low but inflation hits pay The UK unemployment rate fell to its lowest since 1974 at 3.7% in the first three months of this year, official figures showed today, below … Business • 17 May 22
UK jobless rate falls further below pre-pandemic rate UK earnings shrank by the most since 2013 in February when adjusted for surging inflation, despite unemployment falling to its joint lowest in almost 50 … Business • 12 Apr 22
UK jobless rate falls to 3.9% in 3 months to January Britain's unemployment rate fell more than expected to 3.9% in the three months to January, when the country was facing the Omicron wave of coronavirus, … Business • 15 Mar 22
UK jobs market sends warning signal to Bank of England Britain's labour market is flashing some warning signs for a central bank on guard against a wage-inflation spiral, economists said today after official data showed … Business • 15 Feb 22
UK employers add jobs in December as unemployment falls British employers added a record 184,000 staff to their payrolls in December, showing little impact from the Omicron variant of coronavirus, while job vacancies hit … Business • 18 Jan 22
UK jobs rise again after furlough scheme British employers added more workers to their payrolls in October after the government's job-protecting furlough scheme ended. Business • 16 Nov 21
UK jobs hit record high ahead of ending of subsidies UK employers added 207,000 staff in September, taking their payrolls to a record high shortly before the end of the government's wage subsidies programme, figures … Business • 12 Oct 21
UK employee numbers surge above pre-pandemic level British employers added a record 241,000 staff to their payrolls last month, lifting the total number of payrolled employees just above the level they were … Business • 14 Sep 21
UK payrolled employees surge by 197,000 in May The number of employees on British company payrolls surged by a record 197,000 in May as COVID restrictions eased and pubs and restaurants resumed indoor … Business • 15 Jun 21
UK unemployment rate unexpectedly falls in Q1 The UK unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 4.8% in the three months from January to March, a time which the country spent under a tight … Business • 18 May 21
UK jobless rate unexpectedly falls again The UK unemployment rate unexpectedly fell for a second month in a row to 4.9% in the months from December to February, most of which … Business • 20 Apr 21
UK jobless rate unexpectedly drops to 5% - ONS The UK's jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 5% in the three months to January, when the country entered a new Covid lockdown, official figures showed … Business • 23 Mar 21
UK jobless rate hits 5.1% as Sunak readies more support Britain's jobless rate rose to 5.1% in the last three months of 2020, its highest in nearly five years. Business • 23 Feb 21
UK jobless rate rises to highest level since 2016 Britain's unemployment rate rose to 5%, its highest since 2016, as the coronavirus pandemic continued to take its toll on the economy, official figures showed … Business • 26 Jan 21
UK jobless rate rises by less than expected to 4.9% The UK jobless rate rose again in the three months to October and the number of redundancies hit a record high as companies prepared for … Business • 15 Dec 20
UK jobless rate rises to 4.8%, redundancies hit record Britain's unemployment rate rose in the three months to September to 4.8%, as expected, while redundancies also hit their highest level on record. Business • 10 Nov 20
UK jobless rate rises by more than expected to 4.5% Britain's unemployment rate rose by more than expected to 4.5% in the three months to August, up from 4.1% in the three months to July, … Business • 13 Oct 20
Sunak offers job bonuses, cuts taxes to head off crisis The UK government will seek to head off an unemployment crisis by paying bonuses to employers to bring workers back to their jobs from the … Business • 08 Jul 20
More than 600,000 lose work in UK as Covid-19 hits The number of people on British company payrolls fell by more than 600,000 in April and May as the coronavirus lockdown hit the labour market, … Business • 16 Jun 20
UK jobless claims jump to highest since 1996 A measure of the number of people claiming unemployment benefits in Britain soared to its highest level since 1996 in April, the first full month … Business • 19 May 20
