Payrolls Contract as Youth Employment Keeps Sliding
Unemployment edges to 5% while vacancies hit five-year low
UK labour data show payrolls down 100,000 and youth joblessness at 14.7%, exposing persistent weakness beyond the Iran conflict shock.
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UK labour data show payrolls down 100,000 and youth joblessness at 14.7%, exposing persistent weakness beyond the Iran conflict shock.
Rachel Reeves' budget delays tax rises and cuts until pre-2029 polls, hitting low earners hardest via threshold freezes. IFS warns of fiscal fiction as living standards fall £850 per household.