Unemployment figures in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2018
Unemployment figures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018 (in million people)
This statistic shows the unemployment figure for the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018. The number of people unemployed during this period has fluctuated from a high of 2.59 million people in 2011 to a low of 1.38 million people in 2018. The high unemployment figures recorded between 2009 and 2013 happened during the great recession, when the UK's GDP contracted by 4.2 percent between 2008 and 2009.
Unemployment figures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018 (in million people)
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| Unemployment figures in millions | |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.38 |
| 2017 | 1.48 |
| 2016 | 1.63 |
| 2015 | 1.78 |
| 2014 | 2.03 |
| 2013 | 2.47 |
| 2012 | 2.57 |
| 2011 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 2.5 |
| 2009 | 2.4 |
| 2008 | 1.79 |
| 2007 | 1.66 |
| 2006 | 1.67 |
| 2005 | 1.46 |
| 2004 | 1.42 |
| 2003 | 1.49 |
| 2002 | 1.53 |
| 2001 | 1.49 |
| 2000 | 1.59 |
| Unemployment figures in millions | |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.38 |
| 2017 | 1.48 |
| 2016 | 1.63 |
| 2015 | 1.78 |
| 2014 | 2.03 |
| 2013 | 2.47 |
| 2012 | 2.57 |
| 2011 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 2.5 |
| 2009 | 2.4 |
| 2008 | 1.79 |
| 2007 | 1.66 |
| 2006 | 1.67 |
| 2005 | 1.46 |
| 2004 | 1.42 |
| 2003 | 1.49 |
| 2002 | 1.53 |
| 2001 | 1.49 |
| 2000 | 1.59 |
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This statistic shows the unemployment figure for the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018. The number of people unemployed during this period has fluctuated from a high of 2.59 million people in 2011 to a low of 1.38 million people in 2018. The high unemployment figures recorded between 2009 and 2013 happened during the great recession, when the UK's GDP contracted by 4.2 percent between 2008 and 2009.
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