UK Unemployment Rises to Highest Level Since 2021 as Job Vacancies Fall
Experts have blamed a slowdown in the jobs market on a tax and cost increases for employers announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the autumn BudgetBritain's jobless rate has surged to its highest level for nearly four years, with wage growth dropping.Some experts blamed the slowdown in the jobs market on Chancellor Rachel Reeves for landing firms with higher costs amid evidence that employers were holding back on hiring.Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed the rate of unemployment jumped to 4.6% in the three months to April, up...
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