‘It’s soul-crushing’: young people battle to find any work in bleak jobs market Summary Unemployment hits post-pandemic high as wage growth slips | City AM Unemployment unexpectedly rises with one in six young people out of work | Morning Star The time has come to admit it – we have failed young people at every step of the way | Independent Jobs crisis in London: Women hardest hit by soaring unemployment with 51,000 more out of work in four months | The Standard Other Related Coverage UK unemployment hits highest rate for nearly five years | BBC Labour may drop minimum wage pledge over youth jobless fears | The Times Labour isn't working: Starmer and Reeves warned a 'lost generation' faces a 'lifetime on benefits' as youth unemployment soars | Daily Mail UK unemployment rate hits five-year high of 5.2% as wage growth cools | The Guardian Unemployment hits highest rate in nearly five years | Sky Youth on Starmer’s scrapheap as 16 per cent of under-25s jobless – making UK worst in Europe | The Sun