Labour's jobs crunch ahead of Budget: Vacancies slump to 12-year low outside Covid despite unemployment easing - with firms blaming tax raids and minimum wage hikes

Daily Mail - Oct 20, 2026

With barely a week until Chancellor John Healey delivers the Budget, official data laid bare the fragile state of the market for workers.

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