{"id":3526,"date":"2026-02-17T15:13:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3526"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:13:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:13:55","slug":"uk-unemployment-rate-hits-highest-point-in-five-years-joe-co-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3526","title":{"rendered":"UK unemployment rate hits highest point in five years &#8211; JOE.co.uk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"UK unemployment rate hits highest point in five years\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2178500459-1.jpg?height=3531&amp;width=5294\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>It&#8217;s the highest point since covid<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>The UK unemployment rate has hit its highest point in five years, as per new figures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the unemployment rate had increase to 5.2% in December 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>This is the highest since the three months leading up to January 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>When Labour took office in July 2024, the rate stood at 4.1%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Thinks look even bleaker for the younger generations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The unemployment rate varies per age group, with those aged 18 to 24 having an unemployment rate increase from 13.7% to 14%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#unemployment #rate #hits #highest #point #years #JOE.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the highest point since covid The UK unemployment rate has hit its highest point in five years, as per new figures. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the unemployment rate had increase to 5.2% in December 2025. This is the highest since the three months leading up to January 2021. 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