
The UK’s employment rate remains at a 42-year low with plenty of jobs being created helping employment levels rise.
However, this growth is at a slower pace than in previous months.
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Posted 8 years ago •
In the three months to September 2025, unemployment and redundancy levels both rose while the number of employed people and payrolled employees fell, vacancy levels plateaued, and wage growth in the private sector is gradually falling. Consequently, the labour market picture is fundamentally the same, and the jobs market is continuing to show signs of weakening.
In the three months to August 2025, unemployment and employment levels both increased, the number of people recorded as being economically inactive rose while the rate stayed the same, and wage growth in the private sector has continued to slow.
In the three months to July 2025, unemployment and employment levels both rose, the economic inactivity level and rate fell, and strong wage growth continued to present signs of slowing.