questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the levels of gender disparities in the unemployment rate.
answerText: The unemployment rate in Jan-Mar 2026 was 5.0%. This has fallen by 0.2%pts on the quarter. The unemployment rate for men in Jan-Mar 2026 was 5.3% and was 4.7% for women. The gender unemployment rate gap is 0.6%pts and has increased by 0.3%pts on the year....
heading: Unemployment