Unemployment
Commons · Question 906018 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of unemployment.
Answer
Answered by Pat McFadden, 27 Oct 2025
The number of economically active people - which is people either in work or actively looking for work - has increased and stands at a record high. Even if it takes them a little while to find a job, we want to support people back into the labour market a...