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Unemployment and Vacancies

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 5 December 2025UIN 94817

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the ratio of unemployed people to job vacancies was in each of the last five years.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The ONS publish monthly statistics on vacancies and unemployment. The ratio of unemployed people to job vacancies can be found here: VACS01: Vacancies and unemployment - Office for National Statistics.

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