The number of UK workers on payrolls has fallen by 726,000 since February 2020 due to the impact of the pandemic.

Nearly 60% of newly unemployed are under-25, official data shows

The Bank of England's report sets out an economic forecast as Covid-19 restrictions and the vaccine rollout have a huge impact.

Covid: When will the job market return to normal? And will GDP recover?

The most in-demand role that UK companies want to hire for is a Customer Assistant, according to LinkedIn.

Which job sectors are hiring and how do I retrain amid the Covid pandemic?

Fashion chains Peacocks and Jaeger said they have fallen into administration, putting more than 4,700 jobs and almost 500 shops at risk.

Peacocks and Jaeger go into administration putting 4,700 jobs at risk

Unused black cabs parked in a large area of farmland in Epping Forest, which is being rented by GB Taxi Services to store their large fleet of London taxis that are no longer being used due to a severe drop in demand as coronavirus restrictions continue to reduce travel and office working.


Fields dotted around the edge of London are being used to store unwanted taxis.

Taxis stored in fields as cabbies say passengers have ‘evaporated’

A view of a Sign on the Marylebone Jobcentre Plus office. The Bank of England today warned that parts of the economy might never recover from coronavirus - with unemployment set to rise by a million within months as GDP plunges 9.5\% - with the slump set to be the worst in a Century. (Photo by Dave Rushen / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)

ITV News has compiled a guide aimed at helping workers get back on their feet during these uncertain times.

Coronavirus unemployment crisis: What do I do if I've lost my job?

The Office for National Statistics said UK unemployment rose by 138,000 quarter on quarter to 1.52 million in the three months to August.

Covid pandemic sees unemployment hit highest rate in three years 

UK has shortage in butchers, bricklayers and welders, report warns

The Office for National Statistics said another 36,000 jobs fell off UK payrolls in August.

Around 695,000 jobs lost since March as unemployment rises

The Job Retention Scheme is in the process of winding down and the number of people being laid off is rising.

Youngest hardest hit by coronavirus pandemic as unemployment remains low

We’re in Coventry where 50,000 workers - one in three workers - were furloughed at the height of lock down.

Special efforts to help jobseekers in the 'Ghost Town' of the Midlands

An exclusive survey for ITV News has revealed that just one in 10 workers have returned to the office full time as coronavirus restrictions have eased across the country. 

Exclusive: Just one in 10 workers back in the office full-time

The chain is negotiating a company voluntary arrangement restructuring deal after facing “significant disruption” from the coronavirus pandemic.

Pizza Hut plans 29 restaurant closures with hundreds of jobs at risk

In April, the supermarket became the first retailer to fulfil one million online grocery orders in a week.

Tesco creates 16,000 permanent jobs as online orders grow

There are less jobs available now than this time last year, new data has shown.

The coronavirus pandemic has had a crippling impact on the UK’s economy, with the country in its worst recession for a lifetime.

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