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Number of UK Young People Not in Work or Education Nears 1 Million
Date: February 26, 2026
LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Nearly 1 million Britons aged 16-24 were not in employment, education or training at the end of last year, the second-highest level in more than a decade, according to...
ECB Sees No Wave of AI-led Layoffs Yet, Lagarde Says
Date: February 26, 2026
FRANKFURT, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence is boosting productivity in the euro zone but it is not yet causing a wave of layoffs due to greater automation of labour, European Central Bank...
Adecco Sees Positive Hiring Momentum at Start of 2026
Date: February 25, 2026
ZURICH, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Adecco Group on Wednesday said it was seeing "positive momentum" in hiring volumes at the start of the year as the staffing company reported fourth quarter sales and...
Analysis-Rising UK Youth Unemployment Tests Government Over Wage Pledge
Date: February 20, 2026
LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The rise in Britain's youth unemployment rate to a 10-year high is posing tough questions for the country's centre-left government about its policy of phasing out a lower...
UK Stats Office to Cut Some Reports to Focus on Improving Core Data
Date: February 19, 2026
LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Britain's statistics agency said on Thursday it would cut some of its publications under a plan to fix persistent quality problems with core data releases. The Office for...
UK Retailers' Labour Cost Fears Jump After Reforms, Survey Shows
Date: February 19, 2026
LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - British retailers have grown markedly more anxious about rising labour costs over the next year after new employment rights began to be implemented, a trade body survey of...