UK Unemployment Rate Hits 5% Amid Labour Market Cooling
The UK’s unemployment rate rose to 5.0% for the three months to September 2025, the highest level since early 2021. Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show around 1.8 million people aged 16+ were unemployed in that period. Payroll employment has also fallen: the number of people on company payrolls declined by 32,000 in October compared with September and by…
