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.
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....
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