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Van-dwelling Briton juggles five jobs as unemployment spikes

5/25/2026

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Billy-Jo Pierce, 29, works up to 60 hours across five jobs and lives in a van in Bristol due to high living costs.
Over 1 million people in the UK hold a second job, ONS data show.
Unemployment rose to 5 percent and job vacancies are at a five-year low.
Engy Elboreini says AI tools like Canva cut traditional design demand, prompting her to add creative production roles and retrain in events management.

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Billy-Jo Pierce, 29, works up to 60 hours across five jobs and lives in a van in Bristol due to high living costs.
Over 1 million people in the UK hold a second job, ONS data show.
Unemployment rose to 5 percent and job vacancies are at a five-year low.
Engy Elboreini says AI tools like Canva cut traditional design demand, prompting her to add creative production roles and retrain in events management.