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The UK’s unemployment rate has surprisingly fallen to 4.2% in July. This defies the economists’ forecasts of an increase. Meanwhile,…

Liz Kendall, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, has described the increasing levels of worklessness in the UK as…

The UK’s economic inactivity has surged to its highest level in 13 years. Over 9.4 million adults are now neither…

The recent labour market data paints a worrying picture for the UK.Unemployment has been rising for four consecutive months, now…

The number of UK households without any working adults has reached a level not seen in 12 years. This exacerbates…