I looked up the stats and in 1 year starting from 2025 Ja...
“I looked up the stats and in 1 year starting from 2025 Jan- march to 2026 Jan- march, the unemployment went up from value 14.2% to 16.2%, with the numbers continuing to go up. And the number of job opportunities have went down nearly 10% on the year to 729,000 in the September to November period from a year ago, the ONS found.”
Summary
The UK unemployment rate was around 5 % in the November 2025‑January 2026 quarter, not the 14.2 %‑16.2 % range claimed, and it changed by only about 0.1‑0.3 percentage points year‑on‑year. ONS data do not show a near‑10 % decline in job vacancies to 729,000 for the September‑November period; vacancy numbers remain substantially higher. Consequently, the statement is inaccurate.
Sources 58 searched
- Unemployment - Office for National Statistics
UK unemployment figures. Information on the labour market, young people and workless households. ... Estimates for payrolled employees in the UK fell by 85,000 (0.3%) between May 2025 and May 2026. However, it was largely unchanged on the month, increasing by 3,000 (0.0%) between April and May 2026.
- Employment in the UK - Office for National Statistics
The estimated UK unemployment rate increased by 0.3 percentage points on the year, but decreased by 0.3 percentage points, to 4.9%, in the latest quarter, compared with the previous quarter (November 2025 to January 2026).
- Labour market overview, UK - Office for National Statistics
This is up in the latest quarter and above estimates of a year ago. The UK unemployment rate for people aged 16 years and over was estimated at 5.2% in November 2025 to January 2026.
- Current Unemployment Rates for States and Historical Highs/Lows
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- 1 News Release Connect with DOL at https://blog.dol.gov
August 8, an increase of 14,437 (or 8.4 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase · of 6,410 (or 3.7 percent) from the previous week. There were 199,390 initial claims in the comparable week in 2025. The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 ...
- The number of Americans filing for unemployment is the lowest since 1969 | CNN Business
Hiring picked up in the early part of this year but settled back down in June, with the economy adding a lower-than-expected 57,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.2% from 4.3%.
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