The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

McDonald’s UK boss says ‘it's hard to do business’ but will keep investing in workers

The firm has unveiled its largest paid work experience programme to help tackle rising youth unemployment

Evening Standard · Apr 21

McDonald’s UK boss says ‘hard to do business’ but will keep investing in workers

The firm has unveiled its largest paid work experience programme to help tackle rising youth unemployment.

The Independent UK · Apr 21

Federal Job Cuts Hit Black Women Hard — A Year Later, Unemployment Is Up

Losses in government positions are undermining a critical engine of economic mobility for the Black middle class.

Capital & Main · Apr 21

Unemployment falls below 5% in surprise boost for Labour

The rate of UK joblessness dropped sharply from 5.2% in the three months to February

The Independent UK · Apr 21

Unemployment drops sharply as inactivity in jobs market rises

The ONS said the rate of UK unemployment dropped sharply to 4.9% in the three months to February, down from 5.2% in the three months to January.

Evening Standard · Apr 21

UK unemployment shows surprise fall to 4.9% as pay growth drops to lowest in five years

Bank of England expected to keep interest rates on hold as Iran war casts shadow over labour market

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21

UK 'On Brink' Of Recession — 250,000 People Could Lose Jobs By Mid-2027 Due To Iran War

EY Item Club warns the UK will 'flirt with recession' as the Iran conflict oil shock pushes unemployment to 5.8 per cent and halves GDP growth forecast.

International Business Times UK · Apr 20

Labour’s youth unemployment tsar hits out at ‘exam-obsessed’ British schools

The former Labour minister is currently leading a review into young people and work

The Independent UK · Apr 20

Chalmers says Iran war will raise inflation and unemployment, warning fallout of conflict could be ‘severe’

End of war ‘can’t come soon enough’, treasurer says, as inflation expected to rise above 5% in Australia with global supply chains buffeted

The Guardian - AU · Apr 20

The RBA’s policy deliberately creates unemployment. So why do we treat the jobless so badly?

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will look at the latest unemployment figures – 4.3%, roughly 650,000 people out of work – and see a labour market that is still “too tight”.

The Conversation · Apr 19