UK unemployment climbed to 5.2% in the three months to December 2025, the highest level in nearly five years.
This rise, beyond a simple percentage, reflects structural shifts, policy effects, age-specific dynamics, and questions about underemployment and future prospects:
* Payroll employment is shrinking.
* Youth unemployment has surged to
There has been an outbreak of measles in the UK, with over 96 laboratory-confirmed cases of measles in England between 1 January and 9 February 2026, according to the latest figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). 64% (61 of 96) of these cases have been in London,
Ahead of Starmer’s visit to Trump on Thursday, there have been a lot of conversations on possible tariffs on the UK and the entire European continent since the US president assumed power in January
UK unemployment climbed to 5.2% in the three months to December 2025, the highest level in nearly five years.
This rise, beyond a simple percentage, reflects structural shifts, policy effects, age-specific dynamics, and questions about underemployment and future prospects:
* Payroll employment is shrinking.
* Youth unemployment has surged to
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UK unemployment climbed to 5.2% in the three months to December 2025, the highest level in nearly five years.
This rise, beyond a simple percentage, reflects structural shifts, policy effects, age-specific dynamics, and questions about underemployment and future prospects:
* Payroll employment is shrinking.
* Youth unemployment has surged to
There has been an outbreak of measles in the UK, with over 96 laboratory-confirmed cases of measles in England between 1 January and 9 February 2026, according to the latest figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). 64% (61 of 96) of these cases have been in London,
Ahead of Starmer’s visit to Trump on Thursday, there have been a lot of conversations on possible tariffs on the UK and the entire European continent since the US president assumed power in January