Job creation and losses

Both vacancies and salaries in the UK hit annual highs in March, according to the latest figures from Adzuna.

There are signs of momentum in the economy that may push back against the effects of rising costs, the REC has found.

Workers at British Steel in Scunthorpe are feeling more optimistic about their future today after emergency legislation passed this weekend.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has welcomed new figures indicating an unexpected rate of growth for the UK economy in February.

SME hiring falls from 24% of companies in Q4 2024 to 20% in Q1 2025, while 17% have cut back on staff, according to the BCC.

British Steel could be nationalised as fears grow over the future of the company’s blast furnaces in Scunthorpe.
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The first Universal theme park in Europe will be built in the UK, creating around 28,000 jobs.

Dozens of quangos could be shut down in a bid to run Whitehall more efficiently, it has been reported.

'Army' of young people to be trained for green energy jobs and apprenticeships needed to deliver clean power by 2030. 

Closer alignment with the EU was becoming an urgent priority for many businesses, the IoD poll found.

The UK’s construction firms cut jobs at the fastest rate for four years in March as the sector’s downturn in activity continued.

JCB has said it will expand its US operations in response to President Trump’s tariffs – with the effect on UK jobs as yet unclear.

‘Exporters to the US will be forced to review the viability of the US as a destination for their goods, and as a supply chain location.’

Three Sky call centres in the north of England are to be closed and another two reduced in size, with around 2,000 job cuts.

WH Smith as a brand is set to disappear after it agreed to sell its 480 high street shops to private equity firm Modella Capital.