Rachel Reeves' budget has been blamed for killing the British summer holiday job with hospitality postings falling by more than 20,000 in a year.
The drastic reduction comes despite a booming tourism industry which saw visitors in England spending £48.4 billion on day visits in 2024, a six per cent rise from the previous year.
Job postings for temporary hospitality work is down 25% year-on-year, with 22,369 fewer unique postings for jobs this year compared to last, according to data from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).
In 2024 there were 88,414 hospitality jobs on offer, but that fell markedly to 66,045 in a single year.
Meanwhile, the number of tourism jobs have also been largely reduced.
