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The UK headline unemployment rate for the three months to April fell to 4.7%, the Office for National Statistics said today

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 service, tax data showed today.

Business • 15 Jun 21

The UK unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 4.8% in the first quarter of 2021

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 Covid-19 lockdown, official figures showed today.

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 the country spent under a tight Covid lockdown, official figures showed today.

Business • 20 Apr 21

The UK's jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 5% in the three months to January, the ONS said today

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 today.

Business • 23 Mar 21

UK finance minister Rishi Sunak is set to extend the huge Covid-19 jobs support scheme next week

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

The UK unemployment rate has risen to 5%, its highest since 2016

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 today.

Business • 26 Jan 21

The unemployment rate rose to 4.9% in the three months to October from 4.8% in the three months to September

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 the end of the government's coronavirus job subsidies programme which was eventually extended into 2021.

Business • 15 Dec 20

UK redundancies hit their highest level on record in the three months to September, official data shows today

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

The UK unemployment rate rose by more than expected to 4.5% in the three months to August

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, official data showed today.

Business • 13 Oct 20

20% rate of VAT cut to 5% from next Wednesday until January 2021 for the UK hospitality sector

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 state's coronavirus emergency lay offs scheme, finance minister Rishi Sunak said.

Business • 08 Jul 20

The UK jobless rate unexpectedly held steady at 3.9% over the three months to April, new figures show

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, and vacancies plunged by the most on record, data showed today.

Business • 16 Jun 20

The UK claimant count rose by 856,500 - the biggest ever month-on-month leap - to 2.097 million, the ONS said

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 of the government's coronavirus lockdown, data published today showed.

Business • 19 May 20

UK government budget forecasters last week said unemployment could rise as high as 10% due to Covid-19

UK employment growth slowed in March as Covid-19 hits

The number of people in jobs in Britain grew more slowly in March than in February, official figures showed today in an early sign of the impact of the coronavirus shutdown which is expected to hammer the jobs market.

Business • 21 Apr 20

The UK unemployment rate fell back to its lowest level since the three months to January 1975 at 3.8%

UK jobs growth resumes, unemployment near 45-year low

The number of people in work in Britain unexpectedly rose in the three months before the missed October 31 deadline for Brexit, according to data which suggests the labour market was retaining some of its strength.

Business • 17 Dec 19

The UK's unemployment rate fell back to 3.8%, its lowest level since early 1975 during the third quarter

UK jobs see biggest drop in over four years

UK employers cut the most jobs in over four years between July and Septemmber, according to official data which highlighted how the labour market is slowing.

Business • 12 Nov 19

The approach of Brexit led to the biggest fall in UK employment in over four years, new figures show today

UK jobs boom cools ahead of Brexit as employment falls

Britain's jobs boom weakened in the three months to August as the approach of Brexit led to the biggest fall in employment in over four years, data showed today.

Business • 15 Oct 19

The latest UK unemployment rate has fallen to 3.8%, back to its joint lowest since the three months to January 1975

UK pay growth hits 4% for first time since 2008

Britain's workers received their biggest pay rises in more than 11 years this summer as the unemployment rate fell back to its lowest since the mid-1970s, official data showed today.

Business • 10 Sep 19

The UK unemployment rate remained at 3.8% as expected - its joint-lowest since the three months to January 1975

UK pay data beats forecasts, employment growth slows

UK wages in the three months to April grew faster than expected and hiring slowed less sharply, as the jobless rate held at its lowest rate since 1975, official figures showed today.

Business • 11 Jun 19

The UK jobless rate edged down to 3.8% in the first quarter, its lowest since the three months to January 1975

UK jobless rate falls as employers hire ahead of Brexit

The UK unemployment rate fell to its lowest since the mid-1970s in early 2019 as employers hired in the run-up to the original date for Britain's EU departure.

Business • 14 May 19

The ONS said UK employment grew by 179,000 in the three months to February

UK wage growth at new decade high - ONS

UK workers' pay grew at its joint fastest pace in over a decade, fuelled by further job creation, new figures show today.

Business • 16 Apr 19

The UK unemployment rate fell to 3.9% in the three months to January - its lowest rate in 44 years

UK jobs growth surges as labour market defies Brexit

UK employers increased their hiring at the fastest pace in more than three years in the three months to January as the country's labour market defied the broader weakness in the overall economy as Brexit approached.

Business • 19 Mar 19

UK unemployment is at its lowest rate since 1975, standing at 4% in the three months to December

UK wage growth matches decade high, job creation strong

UK workers' pay growth held at its fastest pace in a decade in late 2018 and job creation remained strong, official figures showed today.

Business • 19 Feb 19

Average weekly earnings in the UK, excluding bonuses, rose by 3.2% on the year in the third quarter of 2018

UK pay rises at fastest pace since 2008

The underlying pay of British workers rose at the fastest pace in nearly a decade during the three months to the end of September, new figures show today.

Business • 13 Nov 18

The UK unemployment rate held at its four-decade low of 4% in the three months to August

UK workers see strongest pay growth in nearly 10 years

Workers in Britain saw their basic wages rise at the fastest pace in nearly a decade over the summer months, backing up the Bank of England's view that a long period of weak pay rises is ending.

Business • 16 Oct 18

UK earnings excluding bonuses were 2.9% up on the year in the three months to July versus 2.7% in June, new figure show

UK pay growth beats forecasts as hiring levels off

UK workers' pay excluding bonuses picked up faster than expected during the three months to July to a rate that has not been beaten in three years, as businesses found it harder to hire staff.

Business • 11 Sep 18

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