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What makes a good town? Here are five key ingredients
By Richard Partington and Michael Goodier

Andy Burnham pledged a new lease of life for Britain’s high streets. We look at how he can achieve it

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/22/what-makes-a-good-town-five-key-ingredients

#Regeneration #UKnews #Communities #Society #Localgovernment #Publicsectorcuts #UKcostoflivingcrisis #UKunemploymentandemploymentstatistics #Northsouthdivide #AndyBurnham #TheGuardian #RichardPartington #MichaelGoodier

Revolut hit by service disruption as Google Cloud services suffer technical problems in London – business live https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/oct/20/uk-unemployment-rate-pre-budget-boost-wages-vacancies-latest-news-updates #Business #Economics #StockMarkets #Ftse #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics

Surprise drop in UK unemployment to 4.7%
By Phillip Inman Senior economics writer

ONS data shows rate down from 4.9% but number of job vacancies continues to shrink

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/20/uk-unemployment-rate-surprise-drop

#UKunemploymentandemploymentstatistics #Economics #Inflation #Pay #Business #Unemploymentandemploymentstatistics #Unemployment #Familyfinances #Money #UKcostoflivingcrisis #Economicpolicy #EconomicgrowthGDP #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #PhillipInmanSenioreconomicswriter

Surprise drop in UK unemployment to 4.7% https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/20/uk-unemployment-rate-surprise-drop #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Economics #Inflation #Pay #Business #UnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Unemployment #FamilyFinances #Money #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #EconomicPolicy #EconomicGrowthGdp #Politics #UkNews

UK unemployment rate falls in pre-budget boost, but firms keep cutting vacancies – business live
By Graeme Wearden

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/oct/20/uk-unemployment-rate-pre-budget-boost-wages-vacancies-latest-news-updates

#Business #Economics #Stockmarkets #FTSE #UKunemploymentandemploymentstatistics #TheGuardian #GraemeWearden

Neet rates higher in England’s smaller cities and towns than in biggest cities
By Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent

Initiatives to address youth employment crisis and offer training are being launched in towns such as Telford

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/16/neet-rates-england-smaller-cities-towns-youth-unemployment-training

#Unemployment #Youngpeople #UKunemploymentandemploymentstatistics #OfficeforNationalStatistics #UKnews #England #Society #Thinktanks #NorthofEngland #London #Birmingham #Blackpool #Telford #Workcareers #Mentalhealth #Inequality #TheGuardian #NehaGohilMidlandscorrespondent

Neet rates higher in England’s smaller cities and towns than in biggest cities https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/16/neet-rates-england-smaller-cities-towns-youth-unemployment-training #Unemployment #YoungPeople #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #OfficeForNationalStatistics #UkNews #England #Society #Thinktanks #NorthOfEngland #London #Birmingham #Blackpool #Telford #WorkCareers #MentalHealth #Inequality

Revealed: the UK towns with the fewest jobs for young people https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/16/revealed-the-uk-towns-with-the-fewest-jobs-for-young-people #YouthUnemployment #Business #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Rotherham #YoungPeople #Inequality #Unemployment #UkNews #England #Scotland #Wales #Cardiff #Sheffield #Coventry #SouthYorkshire #Society #WorkCareers

Revealed: the UK towns with the fewest jobs for young people
By Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent

Rotherham has 46 online vacancies for every 1,000 young people but there are 288 in Cotswold district council area

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/16/revealed-the-uk-towns-with-the-fewest-jobs-for-young-people

#Youthunemployment #Business #UKunemploymentandemploymentstatistics #Rotherham #Youngpeople #Inequality #Unemployment #UKnews #England #Scotland #Wales #Cardiff #Sheffield #Coventry #SouthYorkshire #Society #Workcareers #TheGuardian #RichardPartingtonSenioreconomicscorrespondent

Pensioners are ‘big winners’ with triple-lock set to rise by 3.9%, lifting state pension to £13,000 – business live https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/sep/15/uk-companies-job-cuts-pay-growth-slows-grocery-inflation-interest-rates-ai-stocks-live-news-updates #Business #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #StockMarkets #Ftse #UkNews #UsNews #WorldNews

Pensioners are ‘big winners’ with triple-lock set to rise by 3.9%, lifting state pension to £13,000 – business live
By Graeme Wearden

Wage growth – used to set triple-lock pension – slows to 3.9%, meaning state pension should hit £13,000 next year

https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/sep/15/uk-companies-job-cuts-pay-growth-slows-grocery-inflation-interest-rates-ai-stocks-live-news-updates

#Business #UKunemploymentandemploymentstatistics #Stockmarkets #FTSE #UKnews #USnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian #GraemeWearden

UK pay growth slows to 3.9% before crunch interest rates decision https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/15/uk-pay-growth-interest-rates-unemployment-inflation-oil-price #Economics #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #InterestRates #BankOfEngland #Business #UkNews

UK pay growth slows before crunch interest rates decision
By Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent

Figure likely to dictate rise in state pension triple lock, as workers face inflation squeeze fuelled by oil price rises

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/15/uk-pay-growth-interest-rates-unemployment-inflation-oil-price

#Economics #UKunemploymentandemploymentstatistics #Interestrates #BankofEngland #Business #UKnews #TheGuardian #RichardPartingtonSenioreconomicscorrespondent

Youth unemployment in UK falls below 1 million https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/27/neets-figures-youth-unemployment-april-june #YouthUnemployment #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #OfficeForNationalStatistics #YoungPeople #Unemployment #WorkCareers #Society #Business #UkNews #Education

UK graduate job vacancies plunge to lowest in a decade
By Alex Daniel

Just 8,383 jobs for people leaving university were advertised in July, says recruitment website Adzuna

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/24/uk-graduate-job-vacancies-plunge-adzuna

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UK graduate job vacancies plunge to lowest in a decade https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/24/uk-graduate-job-vacancies-plunge-adzuna #Economics #GraduateCareers #WorkCareers #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Business #Money #Students #HigherEducation #Education #UkNews

UK pay growth slows as Iran war prompts cost of living squeeze
By Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent

Unemployment rate remained at 4.9% in the three months to the end of June, ONS figures show

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/18/uk-pay-growth-ons-iran-war-cost-of-living-unemployment-rate

#UKunemploymentandemploymentstatistics #Economics #Business #UKnews #TheGuardian #RichardPartingtonSenioreconomicscorrespondent

UK pay growth slows as Iran war prompts cost of living squeeze https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/18/uk-pay-growth-ons-iran-war-cost-of-living-unemployment-rate #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Economics #Business #UkNews

UK employers cut job vacancies as Burnham aims to lift living standards
By Phillip Inman

Unemployment holds steady at 4.9%, underlining the challenge facing the new prime minister

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/21/uk-employers-job-vacancies-andy-burnham-unemployment

#Economics #UKunemploymentandemploymentstatistics #Business #AndyBurnham #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #PhillipInman

UK employers cut job vacancies as Burnham aims to lift living standards https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/21/uk-employers-job-vacancies-andy-burnham-unemployment #Economics #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Business #AndyBurnham #Politics #UkNews

Reversing UK employment tax rises ‘would do little to help young people find jobs’ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/29/reversing-uk-employment-tax-rises-would-do-little-to-help-young-people-find-jobs #ResolutionFoundation #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Business #Apprenticeships #UkNews #YoungPeople #Thinktanks #NationalInsurance #MinimumWage

UK unemployment rate falls to 4.9% and wages grow more than expected https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/18/uk-unemployment-rate-falls-wages-interest-rates-iran-war #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Business #UnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #UkNews #Pay #OfficeForNationalStatistics #YouthUnemployment #Economics #YoungPeople #Unemployment #EconomicGrowthGdp

Former M&S chief appointed to tackle UK youth unemployment crisis https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/30/former-ms-chief-appointed-to-tackle-uk-youth-unemployment-crisis #YoungPeople #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #UkNews #MarksSpencer #Society #Disability #Unemployment #Apprenticeships #MentalHealth #Business

UK government divided over minimum wage increase in face of youth jobs crisis https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/29/cabinet-divided-youth-minimum-wage-uk-employment-crisis #YouthUnemployment #MinimumWage #Politics #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #UkNews #YoungPeople #Unemployment #PeterKyle #Labour

Labour poised for fresh welfare changes after scale of youth jobs crisis revealed https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/28/uk-risks-125bn-hit-youth-unemployment-landmark-report-alan-milburn-neets #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #YoungPeople #EconomicGrowthGdp #Business #Unemployment #Society #EconomicPolicy #Education #Economics #Politics #OfficeForNationalStatistics #UkNews

Next boss warns over ‘dramatic fall’ in UK entry-level jobs https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/26/next-boss-entry-level-jobs-lord-wolfson-youth-unemployment #Economics #Next #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #RetailIndustry #Business #Unemployment #Society #Politics #ZerohoursContracts #UkNews

Labour needs ‘system reset’ to tackle youth unemployment, report to say https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/25/labour-needs-system-reset-to-tackle-youth-unemployment-report-to-say #YouthUnemployment #Disability #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Business #Unemployment #Labour #Society #YoungPeople #Benefits #UkNews #Politics

Schools are ‘pipeline’ to joblessness for many people, says ex-Labour adviser https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/21/schools-unemployment-young-people-neets-peter-hyman #Economics #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Schools #Education #Business #Politics #SocialMediaBan #UkNews #SocialMedia

No feelgood factor for Reeves as Iran war snuffs out economic upturn https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/19/rachel-reeves-iran-war-economy-unemployment #Economics #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Business #RachelReeves #Politics #UsisraelWarOnIran #UkNews #WorldNews

UK unemployment unexpectedly rises to 5% as firms squeezed by Iran war https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/19/uk-unemployment-iran-war-pay-growth #Economics #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Business #Politics #UkNews

Lloyds takes £151m hit from Iran war as it forecasts rise in UK unemployment https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/29/lloyds-iran-war-forecasts-rise-in-uk-unemployment #LloydsBankingGroup #Banking #Business #UsisraelWarOnIran #UkNews #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #EconomicGrowthGdp #Inflation #Economics

UK jobs market was in a fragile state – even before Iran war threatened recovery https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/21/uk-jobs-market-iran-war-unemployment-wage-growth-inflation #Economics #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Business #RachelReeves #Politics #UkNews

UK unemployment shows surprise fall to 4.9% as pay growth drops to lowest in five years https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/21/uk-enemployment-rate-pay-growth-ons-interest-rates #Economics #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Business #UkNews

Young people ‘more likely to leave for health reasons when in low-paid, insecure jobs’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/03/young-people-more-likely-to-leave-for-health-reasons-when-in-low-paid-insecure-jobs #Unemployment #Tuc #YoungPeople #Business #PatMcfadden #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Labour #UkNews #Politics #ZerohoursContracts #Society #Health #TradeUnions

Thousands of care leavers in England ‘locked out’ of work as firms slow to adapt https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/23/thousands-of-care-leavers-in-england-locked-out-of-work-as-firms-slow-to-adapt #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #YoungPeople #SocialExclusion #Business #UkNews #England

UK wage growth slows sharply as unemployment holds steady https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/19/uk-wage-growth-unemployment-ons-bank-of-england-interest-rates #Economics #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Business #UkNews

UK companies struggling to hire young people amid cost pressures, MPs told https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/11/uk-companies-struggling-to-hire-young-people-amid-cost-pressures-mps-told #YouthUnemployment #UkNews #EmploymentLaw #Unemployment #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Business #RetailIndustry #UnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #YoungPeople #WorkCareers #Economics #Law #Money #NationalInsurance #MinimumWage

Number of young people in UK not in work or education rises closer to 1m https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/26/rise-in-neets-young-people-not-in-work-education-uk-ons #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #WorkCareers #OfficeForNationalStatistics #Unemployment #Business #Society #UkNews #Money

UK job vacancies ‘fall to lowest level since pandemic’ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/23/uk-job-vacancies-fall-to-lowest-level-since-pandemic #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Economics #Business #UkNews #WorkCareers #GraduateCareers

Gloom for UK workers as incomes flatline and jobs market falters https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/17/uk-workers-incomes-jobs-market-inflation-interest-rates-unemployment #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Business #Economics #UkNews

With a million young people locked out of work, the UK’s hidden jobs crisis is only growing | John Harris https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/23/million-young-people-work-uk-hidden-jobs-crisis-covid-ai-britain-neets #UKunemploymentandemploymentstatistics #Universalcredit #Work&careers #Youngpeople #Jobhunting #Education #Benefits #Politics #UKnews

Half of UK adults worry that AI will take or alter their job, poll finds https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/27/half-of-uk-adults-worry-that-ai-will-take-or-alter-their-job-poll-finds #UKunemploymentandemploymentstatistics #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Unemployment #Technology #Computing #Economics #Business #Society #UKnews #TUC

AI may displace 3m jobs but long-term losses ‘relatively modest’, says thinktank https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/08/ai-may-displace-3m-jobs-but-long-term-losses-relatively-modest-says-thinktank #UKunemploymentandemploymentstatistics #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Economicgrowth(GDP) #Technology #Computing #Joblosses #Economics #Business