UK unemployment rising at fastest pace of OECD countries, analysis shows

More UK employers are seeking to reduce headcount by making staff redundant and imposing a hiring freeze. Photograph: Philip Toscano/PA

Unemployment is rising in the UK at the fastest pace among 38 of the world’s richest countries, according to an analysis by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

In a release a day before official labour market figures are expected to show another increase in joblessness in Britain, the union body looked at data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) covering the first three months of this year.