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Unemployment

Asked by Matt VickersConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 16 December 2024UIN 18672

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on levels of unemployment.

Answered by Tulip Siddiq

The Office for Budget Responsibility’s October 2024 forecast, which takes into account measures announced in the Budget, expects the unemployment rate will fall to 4.1% next year and remain low until 2029.

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