Unemployment rate
The share of people aged 16 and over who are out of work, want a job and are looking for one.
UK
Jun 2026
4.9%
| Period | Unemployment rate (%) |
|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2021 | 4.5% |
| 1 Aug 2021 | 4.4% |
| 1 Sept 2021 | 4.3% |
| 1 Oct 2021 | 4.2% |
| 1 Nov 2021 | 4.2% |
| 1 Dec 2021 | 4.1% |
| 1 Jan 2022 | 3.9% |
| 1 Feb 2022 | 3.8% |
| 1 Mar 2022 | 3.8% |
| 1 Apr 2022 | 3.7% |
| 1 May 2022 | 3.8% |
| 1 Jun 2022 | 3.6% |
| 1 Jul 2022 | 3.6% |
| 1 Aug 2022 | 3.7% |
| 1 Sept 2022 | 3.8% |
| 1 Oct 2022 | 3.9% |
| 1 Nov 2022 | 3.9% |
| 1 Dec 2022 | 3.9% |
| 1 Jan 2023 | 4.0% |
| 1 Feb 2023 | 4.0% |
| 1 Mar 2023 | 3.9% |
| 1 Apr 2023 | 4.0% |
| 1 May 2023 | 4.2% |
| 1 Jun 2023 | 4.4% |
| 1 Jul 2023 | 4.3% |
| 1 Aug 2023 | 4.1% |
| 1 Sept 2023 | 4.0% |
| 1 Oct 2023 | 4.0% |
| 1 Nov 2023 | 3.9% |
| 1 Dec 2023 | 4.1% |
| 1 Jan 2024 | 4.2% |
| 1 Feb 2024 | 4.3% |
| 1 Mar 2024 | 4.4% |
| 1 Apr 2024 | 4.4% |
| 1 May 2024 | 4.2% |
| 1 Jun 2024 | 4.2% |
| 1 Jul 2024 | 4.1% |
| 1 Aug 2024 | 4.3% |
| 1 Sept 2024 | 4.2% |
| 1 Oct 2024 | 4.4% |
| 1 Nov 2024 | 4.4% |
| 1 Dec 2024 | 4.4% |
| 1 Jan 2025 | 4.5% |
| 1 Feb 2025 | 4.6% |
| 1 Mar 2025 | 4.6% |
| 1 Apr 2025 | 4.7% |
| 1 May 2025 | 4.7% |
| 1 Jun 2025 | 4.7% |
| 1 Jul 2025 | 4.8% |
| 1 Aug 2025 | 5.0% |
| 1 Sept 2025 | 5.1% |
| 1 Oct 2025 | 5.1% |
| 1 Nov 2025 | 5.2% |
| 1 Dec 2025 | 5.2% |
| 1 Jan 2026 | 4.9% |
| 1 Feb 2026 | 5.0% |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 4.9% |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 4.9% |
| 1 May 2026 | 4.9% |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 4.9% |
How this is measured
- Published by
- Office for National Statistics
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Series
- MGSX
- Covers
- UK
- Published
- Rolling 3 months
- History
- Feb 1971 to Jun 2026
- Last published
- 14 Sep 2026
- Next release
- 20 Oct 2026
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