Written Question·Treasury·UIN 18672
Unemployment
Tabled: 9 December 2024
Answered: 16 December 2024
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on levels of unemployment.
Answer
Tulip SiddiqThe Office for Budget Responsibility’s October 2024 forecast, which takes into account measures announced in the Budget, expects the unemployment rate will fall to 4.1% next year and remain low until 2029.