Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 906018

Unemployment

Tabled: 21 October 2025

Answered: 27 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of unemployment.

Answer

Pat McFadden

The number of economically active people - which is people either in work or actively looking for work - has increased and stands at a record high. Even if it takes them a little while to find a job, we want to support people back into the labour market a...

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