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Fact check: Youth unemployment, ‘burning snow’ and fake Andrew mugshot

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

Forget the STEM safety net. Peter Thiel warns AI is a bigger threat to technical roles than to creative thinkers

A new LinkedIn report supports some of the billionaire’s predictions, showing that job postings mentioning “storytellers” doubled over the past year.

Fortune

UK parents fear young will be worse off for first time in a century, ex-minister warns

Alan Milburn says people feel ‘social contract is being broken’ as number of Neets climbs to 957,000

The Guardian - UK

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AI doomsday? New thought experiment warns of social and economic upheaval by 2028

Euronews

Young bearing the brunt of UK tax and wage changes, says BoE economist

Huw Pill warns combined effect of national insurance and minimum wage rises have ‘acute’ effect on youth employment

The Guardian - UK

AI Hiring, Scams and Setbacks: How Unemployment Becomes a Vicious Cycle

Sluggish labor market swells ranks of long-term unemployed, leaving some job seekers frustrated with an ever-shifting hiring landscape.

Capital & Main

‘Ghost GDP,’ a white-collar recession, and the death of friction: Substack’s top finance writer warns of AI’s 2028 crisis that nobody sees coming

The S&P 500 will also plunge 38%, and unemployment will exceed 10%, James Van Geelen’s Citrini Research predicts.

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The UK’s most-applied for jobs in 2026 - and the salary you can expect from them

Unemployment continues to rise in the UK making applying for a new job a difficult task at times

The Independent UK

Forget 40 hours: The Dutch get their work done in just 32 hours a week—and women made it possible

Netherlands’ workers are only clocking in four days per week, while American staffers stuck in the 'grindset' average 43 hours on the job weekly.

Fortune

Entry-level tech and finance workers in Ireland are losing their jobs thanks to AI. Could that be a warning sign for the U.S.?

Youth job growth stays stagnant and unemployment is rising in Ireland in sectors AI is threatening to take over.

Fortune

Is Tim Wilson an ‘inflation nutter’? Why the new shadow treasurer’s RBA comments are making waves

Liberal MP claims the Reserve Bank has been soft on inflation. Labor says questioning the RBA’s dual mandate amounts to a ‘plan for higher unemployment’

The Guardian - AU

Gen Z turn to trade jobs for steady pay and AI-proof work, data finds

Data from HR platform Employment Hero showed that the hiring of Gen Z workers significantly outpaced other generations last month.

Evening Standard

Labour pains for borrowers as jobs data hits rate hopes

Economists fear two solid jobs readings could push the RBA to inflict more borrowing pain on Australian mortgage-holders.

AAP

Farage accused of ‘divisive politics’ over unproven claim middle class white men are losing jobs because of Equality Act

Reform leader’s claims appear at odds with official figures, which show that people from white ethnic backgrounds have lower rates of unemployment than those from minority ethnic backgrounds

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How the 2026 tax changes will impact employers, payroll and tax credits

The 2026 tax changes are set to influence employer payroll and tax credit processes in practical ways. With updates to federal tax brackets and reporting rules, employers have an opportunity to align payroll systems, manage tax credit eligibility, and streamline compliance. By understanding these changes early, businesses can maintain accurate…

The Guardian - UK

Ministers may slow youth minimum wage rise amid UK unemployment fears

Government considering delay to equalising national minimum wage after jump in youth unemployment

The Independent UK

Plans to equalise minimum wage for older and younger workers could be delayed

Minister insists government still committed to manifesto pledge

Evening Standard

Labour, take note: London isn’t working for young people

The UK now has a worse record on youth unemployment than the EU – for the first time

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Evening Standard

Jobs crisis in London: Women hardest hit by soaring unemployment with 51,000 more out of work in four months

The increase is significantly higher than the 27,000 jobless rise for men

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s soul-crushing’: young people battle to find any work in bleak jobs market

Chair of UK government review says dramatic changes in labour market risks putting ‘a generation on the scrapheap’

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 hits record high as rate cut hopes rise

The index closed up 82.48 points, 0.8%, at 10,556.17.

The Independent UK

Indonesian actor’s LinkedIn ‘Open to Work’ badge ignites debate over unemployment

Indonesians have questioned whether a professional feature should be used by actors for what appears to be a marketing strategy

Evening Standard

UK jobless rate surges as nearly one in six young people out of work

The ONS said the unemployment rate for 16 to 24-year-olds surged to 16.1% in the latest quarter.

The Guardian - UK

Gloom for UK workers as incomes flatline and jobs market falters

Falls in inflation and interest rates could leave Britain better off this year, but at the cost of high unemployment

Evening Standard

Jobs crisis London: unemployment hits five year high of 7.6% as Londoners ‘pay for Labour’s failures’

London has the worst jobless tally in the UK with the national rate only at 5.2%

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