ONS latest | Unemployment rises & vacancies fall in latest Labour Market Outlook

The UK jobs market showed further signs of weakening this week as the unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in the three months to April 2025 - its highest level since late 2021 - while the number of payrolled employees fell sharply.

According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), provisional data shows a drop of 109,000 payrolled employees in May, following a revised fall of 55,000 in April.