{"id":345930,"date":"2026-05-22T18:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/job-vacancies-hit-lowest-level-since-2021-in-case-you-missed-it\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T18:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:00:23","slug":"job-vacancies-hit-lowest-level-since-2021-in-case-you-missed-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/job-vacancies-hit-lowest-level-since-2021-in-case-you-missed-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Job vacancies hit lowest level since 2021 | In Case You Missed It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/RlvDwhSNJbA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Job vacancies hit lowest level since 2021 | In Case You Missed It\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RlvDwhSNJbA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>One in four young people are out of work in London, and job vacancies in the UK are at their lowest level since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Feeling the effects of this are people like Theo \u2013 a computer science graduate who applied to over 500 jobs with no success.<\/p>\n<p>So, what\u2019s causing the downturn? And if the rates of unemployment in London are this high, should the rest of the UK be worried?<\/p>\n<p>In this video:  <\/p>\n<p>00:00 \u2013 Realities of the job hunt<br \/>\n00:39 \u2013 Meet Theo &#8211; 500 applications&#8230; 500 rejections<br \/>\n01:47 \u2013 Data dive on job vacancies<br \/>\n02:39 \u2013 \u2018Economically active\u2019 explained<br \/>\n03:29 \u2013 Why the youth unemployment rate is so important<br \/>\n04:17 \u2013 Demoralised &#8211; the human cost of rejection<br \/>\n05:44 \u2013 The legacy of Covid-19<br \/>\n06:50 \u2013 Is London the \u2018canary in the coal mine?\u2019<br \/>\n07:29 \u2013 Resilience of young people<br \/>\n07:59 \u2013 Theo gets a job offer <\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news #BBCNews #employment #jobs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One in four young people are out of work in London, and job vacancies in the UK are at their lowest level since 2021. 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