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UK unemployment

Shows how much slack the jobs market has, which feeds into pay and interest rates.

4.7%

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UK unemployment

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UK unemployment24681012UK unemployment4.71971198920082026

Source: ONS · As of 6 November 2026

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DateUK unemployment (%)
Feb 19713.8
Apr 19714
Jun 19714.1
Aug 19714.2
Oct 19714.4
Dec 19714.5
Feb 19724.5
Apr 19724.5
Jun 19724.4
Aug 19724.3
Oct 19724.2
Dec 19724.1
Feb 19733.9
Apr 19733.8
Jun 19733.7
Aug 19733.6
Oct 19733.5
Dec 19733.4
Feb 19743.6
Apr 19743.6
Jun 19743.6
Aug 19743.7
Oct 19743.7
Dec 19743.8
Feb 19754
Apr 19754.2
Jun 19754.5
Aug 19754.7
Oct 19754.9
Dec 19755.1
Feb 19765.3
Apr 19765.4
Jun 19765.4
Aug 19765.5
Oct 19765.5
Dec 19765.5
Feb 19775.5
Apr 19775.5
Jun 19775.6
Aug 19775.7
Oct 19775.7
Dec 19775.7
Feb 19785.6
Apr 19785.6
Jun 19785.5
Aug 19785.5
Oct 19785.4
Dec 19785.3
Feb 19795.4
Apr 19795.3
Jun 19795.3
Aug 19795.4
Oct 19795.4
Dec 19795.6
Feb 19805.8
Apr 19806.1
Jun 19806.5
Aug 19807.1
Oct 19807.7
Dec 19808.3
Feb 19818.9
Apr 19819.4
Jun 19819.7
Aug 19819.9
Oct 198110.1
Dec 198110.3
Feb 198210.4
Apr 198210.5
Jun 198210.6
Aug 198210.8
Oct 198211
Dec 198211.2
Feb 198311.3
Apr 198311.3
Jun 198311.5
Aug 198311.5
Oct 198311.6
Dec 198311.7
Feb 198411.8
Apr 198411.9
Jun 198411.8
Aug 198411.7
Oct 198411.7
Dec 198411.6
Feb 198511.5
Apr 198511.4
Jun 198511.3
Aug 198511.3
Oct 198511.3
Dec 198511.3
Feb 198611.3
Apr 198611.3
Jun 198611.4
Aug 198611.4
Oct 198611.3
Dec 198611.2
Feb 198711.1
Apr 198710.9
Jun 198710.6
Aug 198710.2
Oct 19879.9
Dec 19879.5
Feb 19889.2
Apr 19888.9
Jun 19888.6
Aug 19888.4
Oct 19888.2
Dec 19887.9
Feb 19897.6
Apr 19897.3
Jun 19897.2
Aug 19897.1
Oct 19897
Dec 19897
Feb 19906.9
Apr 19906.9
Jun 19906.9
Aug 19907.1
Oct 19907.3
Dec 19907.6
Feb 19918
Apr 19918.5
Jun 19918.8
Aug 19919.2
Oct 19919.4
Dec 19919.5
Feb 19929.7
Apr 19929.8
Jun 19929.9
Aug 19929.9
Oct 199210.2
Dec 199210.5
Feb 199310.6
Apr 199310.5
Jun 199310.4
Aug 199310.2
Oct 199310.2
Dec 199310.3
Feb 19949.9
Apr 19949.7
Jun 19949.6
Aug 19949.4
Oct 19949.1
Dec 19948.9
Feb 19958.9
Apr 19958.8
Jun 19958.7
Aug 19958.6
Oct 19958.6
Dec 19958.4
Feb 19968.2
Apr 19968.3
Jun 19968.2
Aug 19968.1
Oct 19968
Dec 19967.7
Feb 19977.3
Apr 19977.2
Jun 19977.3
Aug 19976.8
Oct 19976.6
Dec 19976.4
Feb 19986.4
Apr 19986.3
Jun 19986.3
Aug 19986.2
Oct 19986.2
Dec 19986.2
Feb 19996.2
Apr 19996.1
Jun 19996
Aug 19995.9
Oct 19995.8
Dec 19995.9
Feb 20005.8
Apr 20005.6
Jun 20005.3
Aug 20005.3
Oct 20005.3
Dec 20005.2
Feb 20015.1
Apr 20014.9
Jun 20015
Aug 20015.1
Oct 20015.1
Dec 20015.2
Feb 20025.2
Apr 20025.2
Jun 20025.2
Aug 20025.3
Oct 20025.2
Dec 20025
Feb 20035.2
Apr 20035
Jun 20035.1
Aug 20035
Oct 20034.9
Dec 20034.8
Feb 20044.8
Apr 20044.8
Jun 20044.8
Aug 20044.7
Oct 20044.7
Dec 20044.7
Feb 20054.7
Apr 20054.8
Jun 20054.7
Aug 20054.7
Oct 20055.1
Dec 20055.1
Feb 20065.2
Apr 20065.4
Jun 20065.5
Aug 20065.5
Oct 20065.4
Dec 20065.5
Feb 20075.5
Apr 20075.4
Jun 20075.3
Aug 20075.3
Oct 20075.2
Dec 20075.2
Feb 20085.2
Apr 20085.2
Jun 20085.5
Aug 20085.9
Oct 20086.2
Dec 20086.5
Feb 20097.1
Apr 20097.6
Jun 20097.9
Aug 20097.8
Oct 20097.8
Dec 20097.7
Feb 20108
Apr 20107.9
Jun 20107.8
Aug 20107.8
Oct 20107.9
Dec 20107.9
Feb 20117.8
Apr 20117.8
Jun 20118
Aug 20118.3
Oct 20118.5
Dec 20118.3
Feb 20128.2
Apr 20128.1
Jun 20128
Aug 20127.8
Oct 20127.8
Dec 20127.8
Feb 20137.8
Apr 20137.7
Jun 20137.7
Aug 20137.6
Oct 20137.2
Dec 20137.1
Feb 20146.7
Apr 20146.4
Jun 20146.1
Aug 20146
Oct 20145.9
Dec 20145.6
Feb 20155.5
Apr 20155.6
Jun 20155.5
Aug 20155.3
Oct 20155.1
Dec 20155.1
Feb 20165.1
Apr 20164.9
Jun 20164.9
Aug 20164.8
Oct 20164.8
Dec 20164.7
Feb 20174.6
Apr 20174.4
Jun 20174.3
Aug 20174.3
Oct 20174.3
Dec 20174.3
Feb 20184.2
Apr 20184.2
Jun 20184
Aug 20184.1
Oct 20184
Dec 20183.9
Feb 20193.8
Apr 20193.8
Jun 20193.9
Aug 20193.9
Oct 20193.8
Dec 20193.9
Feb 20204.1
Apr 20204.1
Jun 20204.4
Aug 20205
Oct 20205.2
Dec 20205.2
Feb 20214.9
Apr 20214.8
Jun 20214.6
Aug 20214.4
Oct 20214.2
Dec 20214.1
Feb 20223.8
Apr 20223.7
Jun 20223.6
Aug 20223.7
Oct 20223.9
Dec 20223.9
Feb 20234
Apr 20234
Jun 20234.4
Aug 20234.1
Oct 20234
Dec 20234.1
Feb 20244.3
Apr 20244.4
Jun 20244.2
Aug 20244.3
Oct 20244.4
Dec 20244.4
Feb 20254.6
Apr 20254.7
Jun 20254.7
Aug 20255
Oct 20255.1
Dec 20255.2
Feb 20265
Apr 20264.9
Jun 20264.9
Jul 20264.7

Recent observations

Date%
July 20264.7
June 20264.9
May 20264.9
April 20264.9
March 20264.9
February 20265
January 20264.9
December 20255.2
November 20255.2
October 20255.1
September 20255.1
August 20255
July 20254.8
June 20254.7
May 20254.7
April 20254.7
March 20254.6
February 20254.6
January 20254.5
December 20244.4
November 20244.4
October 20244.4
September 20244.2
August 20244.3

Source: ONS · Attribution and methods