Unemployment holds steady at 4. 9%, underlining the challenge facing the new prime minister Business live – latest updates Employers cut the number of job vacancies in May, according to official figures that highlight the UK’s “fragile” economic outlook amid the conflict in the Middle East. Job ...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/21/uk-employers-job-vacancies-andy-burnham-unemployment)