Latest bulletin from the Office for National Statistics shows that monthly construction output in Great Britain is estimated to have grown by 0.9% in April 2025. This is the third consecutive month of growth for the industry, following increases of 0.5% in March and 0.2% in February. The increase in monthly output in April 2025 … Continued

The UK manufacturing sector shrank again last month but may be “turning a corner”, according to new figures. Factories saw the recent downturn linked to trade tensions, US tariffs and higher costs slow down during May but highlighted that confidence was still “subdued”. The S&P Global UK manufacturing PMI survey, watched closely by economists, showed a reading … Continued

Britain’s services sector returned to tepid growth last month after jitters about Donald Trump’s tariffs caused the sector to shrink in April for the first time in a year and a half. The closely-watched S&P Global Purchasing Managers’ Index for Britain’s services sector increased to 50.9 in May from 49.0 in April, and above an … Continued

LONDON (Reuters) –Britain will spend a record 3 billion pounds to boost training opportunities, the government said on Tuesday, part of a broader strategy to train locals to fill gaps in the labour market and reduce reliance on foreign workers. The investment will “refocus the skills landscape towards young, domestic talent” by creating 120,000 new … Continued

Supporting people aged 50 and over into work could help solve the productivity and unemployment crisis, experts have said. The most recent Office for National Statistics (ONS) labour market data published yesterday (13 May) revealed that the UK’s unemployment rate has hit a four-year high. The rate of unemployment was 4.5% between January and March 2025. This … Continued

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy unexpectedly grew in March to push up output over the first quarter of 2025 by the most in a year, according to official data on Thursday that will be welcomed by finance minister Rachel Reeves. Gross domestic product expanded by 0.2% in March from February. Economists polled by Reuters had … Continued

Both vacancies and salaries in the UK hit annual highs in March, according to the latest figures from Adzuna. The job matching platform recorded the first annual growth in vacancies since July 2022, while vacancies grew for a second straight month, up 1.38% month on month. There were 871,168 jobs available. The rise in total … Continued

Amid a Home Office crackdown on illegal working practices, it has published an independent survey on employer awareness of correct right to work checks. Alexander Finch, senior associate at Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law examines the common – yet consequential mistakes that the survey reveals. The Home Office has published the results of a survey it commissioned … Continued

UK job vacancies saw the fastest month-on-month growth in three years in February, according to data published on Monday that contrasted with a largely gloomy outlook for the economy. Job search company Adzuna said the 3.7% increase from January was led by its graduate and healthcare and nursing categories and followed months of slow or … Continued