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Job market softens as payrolls and vacancies fall – ONS
Estimates based on HMRC data revealed the number of payrolled employees fell by 74,000 (0.2%) between February 2025 and February 2026.
Vacancies
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Millennials account for most payrolled job losses – CV-Library
The 25-34 age group made up 76% of the drop in payrolled jobs over the past year.
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Belfast City Council secures £700k to create jobs and revive vacant properties
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons, said: "This initiative will continue to support local businesses, create jobs, and make a lasting positive impact on neighbourhoods across the city."
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Businesses now offered free jobcentre recruitment support to fill vacancies – DWP
The campaign is targeting sectors with high vacancy rates, including manufacturing, logistics, retail, hospitality, health and social care, and construction.
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Labour market cools as vacancies drop for 38th consecutive period – ONS
The unemployment rate for people aged 16 and over was 4.7%, also up on the quarter and higher than last year.
Recruitment & HR
Candidate numbers rise as hiring slows, research reveals
KPMG and REC data showed that permanent and temporary staff availability increased sharply, mostly due to redundancies and fewer job opportunities.
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Logistics and warehousing vacancies up 9% in 2025 – CV-Library
There were 137,542 jobs posted in Q1 and 150,578 in Q2.
Compensation & Benefits
Wage growth steady but vacancies fall below pre-pandemic levels as hiring slows
ONS labour market data for December to February shows real wage growth and a rising employment rate, but vacancies have dropped for the 33rd consecutive quarter, falling below pre-pandemic levels for the first time.
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Boosting jobs market must remain top priority, TUC
In response to these figures, Paul Nowak, general secretary of the TUC, said: "Ministers are taking important steps to improve support for people out of work. Jobcentres must become places people enter with hope, not fear."
Recruitment & HR
UK job market shows signs of stability with marginal changes in vacancies
Adzuna's UK Job Market Report indicates a slight decrease in job vacancies in February, signaling potential market stabilisation, despite an overall annual downturn. Salary transparency improves, with sector-specific growth and challenges highlighting a competitive employment landscape.