4 resultsfor “current UK unemployment rate February 2026”
February’s [better-than-expected rise in gross domestic product](https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/apr/16/uk-february-gdp-report-economy-iran-war-stock-market-reeves-ftse-sterling-live-updates?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-69e0767f8f08259d93962714). The EY Item Club also expects unemployment to hit 5.8% by the middle of 2027, up from the current [five-year high
rate that City economists had expected to hold. More up-to-date tax data showed the number of payrolled employees dropped sharply in April, falling by 100,000, after a 28,000 decline in March
2026. Average annual growth in pay (excluding bonuses) during the three-month period fell to 3.4%, down from 3.6% recorded between between December 2025 and February. After taking inflation into account, it means wages grew
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