Unemployment
Commons · Question 18672 · Tabled 9 Dec 2024 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on levels of unemployment.
Answer
Answered by Tulip Siddiq, 16 Dec 2024
The Office for Budget Responsibility’s October 2024 forecast, which takes into account measures announced in the Budget, expects the unemployment rate will fall to 4.1% next year and remain low until 2029.