UK jobless rate at highest in over a decade outside Covid

UK jobless rate surges as nearly one in six young people out of work

The ONS said the unemployment rate for 16 to 24-year-olds surged to 16.1% in the latest quarter.

UK jobless rate hits highest in a decade outside COVID

The chance of a British interest rate cut has risen after labour figures showed the unemployment rate rose to the highest level since 2015 outside the pandemic.

UK jobless rate at highest in over a decade outside Covid

The UK labour market weakened again with the jobless rate at its highest since 2015, excluding the pandemic period, with wage growth slowing again.

UK jobless rate hits highest in over a decade outside pandemic

‘Labour market is in a spiral’: UK unemployment hits five-year high

The UK unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in the three months between October and December 2025, its highest level in five years and above the pre-pandemic rate, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In total, the number of payrolled employees in the UK fell by 121,000 between December 2024 and December 2025. Employers have hesitated to take on new staff, with just 2,000 new vacancies in the most recent quarter. Samuel Ful…