The UK jobs market flagged slightly between January and February 2025, with the number of payrolled employees decreasing by 8,000 (0%), estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.
Figures published today (15 April) found that the number of salaried employees fell by 21,000 (0.1%) over the quarter. Treasury launches support package for businesses hit by tariffs While the number of employees on payroll rose by 35,000 (0.1%) over the year to February 2025, predictions for March 2025 suggest that the growth is not sustainable. These figures showed that payrolled employees for March 2025 decreased by 78,000 (0.3%) on the month and by 70,000 (0.2%) on the year to 30.3 million. Lindsay James, investment strategist at Quilter, stressed that while the March estima...
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