Latest data adds to concern that Britain is losing the labour market flexibility that has underpinned economic growth ...

City traders expect cut to UK interest rates next month after jobless rate rises to 5.2% ...

UK gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 1.1% in 2026, as the OBR cut its previous prediction of 1.4% from last ...

Unemployment in the UK rose to its highest rate in nearly five years at the end of 2025, official figures show. The unemployment rate climbed to 5.2% in the three months to December, from 5.1% in the ...

The rate of UK unemployment in the UK has risen to 5% in a blow to Rachel Reeves, according to the new official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the increase occurred in the ...

The UK jobs market has remained on shaky ground as official data showed a rise in the unemployment level and a further drop in the number of vacancies. The Office for National Statistics said there ...

Unemployment in the UK rose to a near five-year high in the last three months of 2025, official figures show. The unemployment rate climbed to 5.2% in the quarter, the Office for National Statistics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Investing.com -- UK youth unemployment has risen to its highest level in a decade with the jobless rate for 16 to 24-year-olds ...

The unemployment rate in the United Kingdom increased to 5% in September from 4.80% in August 2025.

(Alliance News) - UK unemployment came in higher than expected for the latest quarter, the Office for National Statistics reported on Tuesday. The ILO unemployment rate came in at 5.2% for the three ...

LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The rise in Britain's youth unemployment rate to a 10-year high is posing tough questions for the country's centre-left government about its policy of phasing out a lower ...