Unemployment in the UK

Statistics report about unemployment in the United Kingdom

Unemployment in the UK

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about unemployment in the United Kingdom. It includes unemployment figures and rates for the general population as well as more specific data about youth unemployment.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of the UK 1971-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of people unemployed in the UK 1971-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of redundancies in the UK 1995-2024
  • Premium Statistic Annual unemployment rate in the UK 2000-2028
  • Basic Statistic Government spending on unemployment benefits in the UK 2009-2023
  • Basic Statistic Government expenditure on Jobseeker's Allowance in the UK 1996-2023

Unemployment figures

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  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 1971-2023, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 1992-2024, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 2023, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Number of people unemployed in the UK 1992-2023, by length of unemployment
  • Premium Statistic Number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the UK 1971-2024

Youth unemployment

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  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the UK 1992-2024
  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment figures in the UK 1992-2024
  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the UK 1992-2023, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Number of young people who were NEET UK 2001-2023
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of young people who were NEET UK 2001-2023

Regional data

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  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of the UK 1992-2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 2023, by region
  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the UK 2023, by region
  • Premium Statistic Unemployment rate of metropolitan counties in England 2023

International Comparisons

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  • Premium Statistic Breakdown of unemployment rates in G20 countries 2023
  • Premium Statistic Breakdown of G20 countries with the highest youth unemployment rates 2022
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of the EU 2000-2023
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the EU October 2023, by country
  • Basic Statistic U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate 2022-2024
  • Premium Statistic Unemployment rate APAC 2022, by country

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