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Payroll jobs slump amid fears over record tax raid - latest updates

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Payrolled employment dropped by 47,000 last month to 30.3 m, the steepest fall since the pandemic.

The decline follows a drop of more than 32,000 in November .

Fears that the Chancellor’s 25bn National Insurance raid on employers in October has undermined businesses’ willingness to take on more workers.

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