Young People Bear the Brunt as Labour Market Softens, latest ONS data shows
Starter jobs are disappearing faster than the wider market, youth unemployment is climbing, and one in three young people outside full time education is now…
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February 2026 ONS: NEETs Rise to 957,000 as Unemployment Surges
The latest figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show 957,000 young people aged 16-24 were not in education, employment, or training…
The Role of SME Apprenticeships in Combating Rising Youth Unemployment
“Unemployment has been rising and young people in particular are feeling the effects.” So began BBC Radio 4 World at One’s report on yesterday’s Labour…
AI and Uncertainty Are Gnawing at the Edges of the Job Market
The latest labour market figures from the ONS are pretty dismal reading for job seekers, particularly the young. While the overall unemployment rate is 5.2%,…
ONS Labour Market Data: More People Looking For Fewer Available Jobs: With 2.3 Jobseekers Per Vacancy
The latest ONS Labour Market info has been released for the Quarter May to July 2025. There are now more people looking for fewer available…
August ONS: Unemployment Rises to 4.7% as Wage Growth Slows to 4.6%
UK labour market data for June and July 2025 reveal critical shifts that demand immediate strategic attention from sector leaders. While employment rates edge higher,…
Migration: The Needle in the Data Haystack
With migration continuing to make headlines in the media, a new episode of the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) podcast Statistically Speaking unpacks what actually…
Mixed Signals: Rising Unemployment, Falling Economic Inactivity, and Questionable Data | FE Soundbite Edition 806
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 806: 19th July 2025 | Mixed Signals: Rising Unemployment, Falling Inactivity, and Questionable Data. How Can Local Skills Improvement Plans…
ONS Labour Market: UK Unemployment Hits 4-Year High of 4.7%, But Economic Inactivity Falls
The Latest Office for National Statistics data has been released today (17th July 2025). This is looking at the employment data from March to May…
New Ciphr study Reveals the UK’s Most Popular jobs
Care workers and software developers are the most common, or widely-held, full-time jobs by women and men respectively, according to new analysis of ONS data…