Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What assessment he has made of trends in the level of unemployment.”
Tabled: 3 March 2026Answered: 9 March 2026
Asked by
Alison Griffiths
Conservative — Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Pat McFadden)
Headline unemployment is below its average rate under the previous Government, and inactivity is falling as more people actively seek work. Some 381,000 more people have moved into work over the past year. However, there is a long-term challenge in youth unemployment, which we are responding to through the youth guarantee, more youth apprenticeship starts and other measures.