Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 117101

Unemployment

Tabled: 2 March 2026

Answered: 9 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in respect to trends in unemployment since July 2024.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

Since November 2024, employment is up by over 454,000, youth employment by 126,000, and the ethnic minority employment rate has risen to 69.9%. The UK’s employment rate has remained stable at 75% over the past year and we’ve seen other positive labour mar...

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