{"id":353955,"date":"2026-06-19T13:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-job-vacancies-tumble-to-lowest-in-five-years\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T13:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:00:15","slug":"uk-job-vacancies-tumble-to-lowest-in-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-job-vacancies-tumble-to-lowest-in-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"UK job vacancies tumble to lowest in five years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xBGPvdqEqrc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UK job vacancies tumble to lowest in five years\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xBGPvdqEqrc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Vacancies in the UK have slumped to their lowest level in over five years as firms pull back hiring in the face of economic uncertainty and soaring wage costs.<br \/>\nThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) said vacancies tumbled by 19,000 quarter-on-quarter to 707,000 in the three months to May, which is the lowest since the three months to April 2021.<br \/>\nThe ONS said the drop in vacancies was significant across retail and hospitality sectors and smaller employers, while the largest fall in the quarter was in professional services.<br \/>\nThe latest figures show Britain\u2019s rate of unemployment edged lower to 4.9% in the three months to April, down from 5% in the three months to March.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vacancies in the UK have slumped to their lowest level in over five years as firms pull back hiring in the face of economic uncertainty and soaring wage costs. 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