As of November 2020, there were approximately 752 thousand unemployed men in the United Kingdom and 630 unemployed women, a decrease of 14 thousand and 28 thousand when compared with the previous month respectively.
Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from March 1971 to November 2021 (in 1,000s), by gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
Nov 21
752
630
Oct 21
766
658
Sep 21
779
669
Aug 21
821
689
Jul 21
839
711
Jun 21
868
732
May 21
864
772
Apr 21
885
752
Mar 21
903
750
Feb 21
933
772
Jan 21
950
788
Dec 20
963
808
Nov 20
966
773
Oct 20
953
766
Sep 20
931
718
Aug 20
879
665
Jul 20
809
661
Jun 20
764
643
May 20
759
656
Apr 20
763
619
Mar 20
762
613
Feb 20
763
601
Jan 20
748
595
Dec 19
707
582
Nov 19
729
577
Oct 19
715
566
Sep 19
731
575
Aug 19
727
586
Jul 19
710
583
Jun 19
740
589
May 19
712
580
Apr 19
719
586
Mar 19
701
597
Feb 19
731
611
Jan 19
728
611
Dec 18
746
617
Nov 18
739
631
Oct 18
744
629
Sep 18
748
629
Aug 18
733
629
Jul 18
718
640
Jun 18
723
639
May 18
754
654
Apr 18
767
649
Mar 18
751
667
Feb 18
749
670
Jan 18
755
696
Dec 17
778
685
Nov 17
769
668
Oct 17
777
645
Sep 17
770
659
Aug 17
780
672
Jul 17
791
666
Jun 17
815
670
May 17
823
666
Apr 17
834
686
Mar 17
844
683
Feb 17
851
700
Jan 17
864
709
Dec 16
873
713
Nov 16
883
719
Oct 16
885
728
Sep 16
884
734
Aug 16
901
768
Jul 16
905
731
Jun 16
891
752
May 16
898
749
Apr 16
896
770
Mar 16
915
772
Feb 16
933
767
Jan 16
922
762
Dec 15
921
766
Nov 15
924
763
Oct 15
937
779
Sep 15
962
798
Aug 15
976
804
Jul 15
988
834
Jun 15
1,014
835
May 15
1,007
841
Apr 15
1,007
806
Mar 15
1,004
822
Feb 15
1,014
826
Jan 15
1,025
833
Dec 14
1,041
829
Nov 14
1,069
855
Oct 14
1,086
867
Sep 14
1,088
874
Aug 14
1,096
875
Jul 14
1,117
892
Jun 14
1,139
922
May 14
1,159
953
Apr 14
1,205
956
Mar 14
1,230
981
Feb 14
1,262
995
Jan 14
1,290
1,050
Dec 13
1,322
1,036
Nov 13
1,311
1,029
Oct 13
1,348
1,057
Sep 13
1,387
1,095
Aug 13
1,419
1,085
Jul 13
1,421
1,071
Jun 13
1,437
1,078
May 13
1,429
1,082
Apr 13
1,423
1,102
Mar 13
1,437
1,103
Feb 13
1,447
1,137
Jan 13
1,435
1,102
Dec 12
1,420
1,115
Nov 12
1,418
1,114
Oct 12
1,432
1,103
Sep 12
1,430
1,108
Aug 12
1,446
1,104
Jul 12
1,479
1,121
Jun 12
1,463
1,114
May 12
1,481
1,118
Apr 12
1,494
1,131
Mar 12
1,501
1,133
Feb 12
1,510
1,146
Jan 12
1,530
1,145
Dec 11
1,545
1,144
Nov 11
1,559
1,154
Oct 11
1,544
1,133
Sep 11
1,544
1,118
Aug 11
1,508
1,102
Jul 11
1,465
1,091
Jun 11
1,461
1,078
May 11
1,443
1,058
Apr 11
1,428
1,034
Mar 11
1,436
1,047
Feb 11
1,445
1,046
Jan 11
1,468
1,056
Dec 10
1,457
1,046
Nov 10
1,470
1,032
Oct 10
1,455
1,058
Sep 10
1,432
1,038
Aug 10
1,439
1,037
Jul 10
1,454
1,034
Jun 10
1,476
1,012
May 10
1,500
1,008
Apr 10
1,524
986
Mar 10
1,542
984
Feb 10
1,518
978
Jan 10
1,490
944
Dec 09
1,485
968
Nov 09
1,496
959
Oct 09
1,523
961
Sep 09
1,522
954
Aug 09
1,531
953
Jul 09
1,521
957
Jun 09
1,490
958
May 09
1,450
944
Apr 09
1,383
914
Mar 09
1,338
897
Feb 09
1,272
856
Jan 09
1,225
833
Dec 08
1,191
812
Nov 08
1,147
794
Oct 08
1,100
775
Sep 08
1,075
765
Aug 08
1,048
745
Jul 08
1,008
716
Jun 08
978
702
May 08
936
689
Apr 08
945
722
Mar 08
935
688
Feb 08
933
689
Jan 08
926
691
Dec 07
909
699
Nov 07
923
710
Oct 07
918
712
Sep 07
935
715
Aug 07
933
712
Jul 07
935
710
Jun 07
941
717
May 07
953
717
Apr 07
968
725
Mar 07
970
733
Feb 07
974
734
Jan 07
967
736
Dec 06
969
731
Nov 06
951
723
Oct 06
975
717
Sep 06
975
719
Aug 06
964
726
Jul 06
973
725
Jun 06
969
716
May 06
966
698
Apr 06
945
688
Mar 06
930
674
Feb 06
911
673
Jan 06
890
661
Dec 05
923
643
Nov 05
902
636
Oct 05
884
616
Sep 05
842
594
Aug 05
842
579
Jul 05
835
589
Jun 05
832
606
May 05
837
599
Apr 05
831
589
Mar 05
832
584
Feb 05
842
605
Jan 05
839
587
Dec 04
835
588
Nov 04
828
579
Oct 04
803
594
Sep 04
813
588
Aug 04
826
579
Jul 04
830
593
Jun 04
841
596
May 04
827
608
Apr 04
841
597
Mar 04
840
594
Feb 04
852
584
Jan 04
862
580
Dec 03
878
579
Nov 03
875
586
Oct 03
885
588
Sep 03
895
608
Aug 03
901
602
Jul 03
906
601
Jun 03
886
580
May 03
905
581
Apr 03
920
598
Mar 03
931
600
Feb 03
919
598
Jan 03
874
606
Dec 02
894
622
Nov 02
913
619
Oct 02
924
622
Sep 02
948
618
Aug 02
922
617
Jul 02
920
607
Jun 02
912
607
May 02
924
618
Apr 02
921
601
Mar 02
922
593
Feb 02
912
596
Jan 02
915
603
Dec 01
913
606
Nov 01
901
595
Oct 01
903
584
Sep 01
899
588
Aug 01
899
583
Jul 01
891
582
Jun 01
880
587
May 01
850
580
Apr 01
871
588
Mar 01
891
590
Feb 01
922
594
Jan 01
904
601
Dec 00
913
607
Nov 00
917
623
Oct 00
923
648
Sep 00
911
636
Aug 00
907
622
Jul 00
916
636
Jun 00
959
640
May 00
977
663
Apr 00
979
676
Mar 00
988
694
Feb 00
996
689
Jan 00
1,017
685
Dec 99
1,003
681
Nov 99
1,012
681
Oct 99
1,003
684
Sep 99
1,026
676
Aug 99
1,025
680
Jul 99
1,039
684
Jun 99
1,060
683
May 99
1,072
688
Apr 99
1,078
696
Mar 99
1,082
697
Feb 99
1,098
696
Jan 99
1,101
689
Dec 98
1,080
684
Nov 98
1,084
684
Oct 98
1,094
688
Sep 98
1,094
692
Aug 98
1,092
715
Jul 98
1,082
718
Jun 98
1,076
715
May 98
1,078
708
Apr 98
1,094
705
Mar 98
1,103
711
Feb 98
1,098
718
Jan 98
1,108
713
Dec 97
1,144
720
Nov 97
1,159
728
Oct 97
1,173
735
Sep 97
1,200
751
Aug 97
1,242
780
Jul 97
1,291
792
Jun 97
1,267
783
May 97
1,284
763
Apr 97
1,268
784
Mar 97
1,298
786
Feb 97
1,331
800
Jan 97
1,364
817
Dec 96
1,402
827
Nov 96
1,443
820
Oct 96
1,475
813
Sep 96
1,474
811
Aug 96
1,476
809
Jul 96
1,498
817
Jun 96
1,520
820
May 96
1,526
821
Apr 96
1,540
810
Mar 96
1,539
791
Feb 96
1,544
813
Jan 96
1,547
829
Dec 95
1,512
841
Nov 95
1,553
868
Oct 95
1,579
858
Sep 95
1,577
871
Aug 95
1,574
865
Jul 95
1,581
867
Jun 95
1,583
861
May 95
1,592
880
Apr 95
1,600
890
Mar 95
1,618
879
Feb 95
1,625
871
Jan 95
1,633
864
Dec 94
1,650
870
Nov 94
1,674
882
Oct 94
1,705
902
Sep 94
1,730
910
Aug 94
1,778
913
Jul 94
1,789
916
Jun 94
1,806
930
May 94
1,806
944
Apr 94
1,810
959
Mar 94
1,830
976
Feb 94
1,856
989
Jan 94
1,906
987
Dec 93
1,901
992
Nov 93
1,894
992
Oct 93
1,895
997
Sep 93
1,916
974
Aug 93
1,913
993
Jul 93
1,934
993
Jun 93
1,934
997
May 93
1,969
983
Apr 93
1,998
990
Mar 93
2,011
993
Feb 93
2,010
1,013
Jan 93
1,986
997
Dec 92
1,957
974
Nov 92
1,936
963
Oct 92
1,901
949
Sep 92
1,871
944
Aug 92
1,865
951
Jul 92
1,853
950
Jun 92
1,837
940
May 92
1,855
940
Apr 92
1,840
942
Mar 92
1,817
945
Feb 92
1,789
947
Jan 92
1,766
948
Dec 91
1,746
950
Nov 91
1,723
952
Oct 91
1,698
954
Sep 91
1,670
954
Aug 91
1,635
950
Jul 91
1,594
946
Jun 91
1,550
942
May 91
1,508
935
Apr 91
1,458
920
Mar 91
1,404
902
Feb 91
1,357
888
Jan 91
1,319
877
Dec 90
1,290
868
Nov 90
1,256
859
Oct 90
1,227
852
Sep 90
1,203
846
Aug 90
1,182
843
Jul 90
1,168
841
Jun 90
1,161
841
May 90
1,162
841
Apr 90
1,161
842
Mar 90
1,160
844
Feb 90
1,160
846
Jan 90
1,162
850
Dec 89
1,167
854
Nov 89
1,169
858
Oct 89
1,173
861
Sep 89
1,179
866
Aug 89
1,187
870
Jul 89
1,195
876
Jun 89
1,201
882
May 89
1,213
893
Apr 89
1,233
907
Mar 89
1,255
924
Feb 89
1,276
937
Jan 89
1,302
951
Dec 88
1,329
964
Nov 88
1,355
978
Oct 88
1,373
988
Sep 88
1,386
999
Aug 88
1,405
1,010
Jul 88
1,428
1,024
Jun 88
1,453
1,037
May 88
1,475
1,051
Apr 88
1,502
1,067
Mar 88
1,530
1,083
Feb 88
1,559
1,098
Jan 88
1,587
1,110
Dec 87
1,617
1,124
Nov 87
1,647
1,141
Oct 87
1,678
1,160
Sep 87
1,707
1,178
Aug 87
1,733
1,196
Jul 87
1,761
1,212
Jun 87
1,790
1,231
May 87
1,814
1,247
Apr 87
1,831
1,259
Mar 87
1,844
1,269
Feb 87
1,855
1,279
Jan 87
1,863
1,287
Dec 86
1,865
1,291
Nov 86
1,870
1,295
Oct 86
1,874
1,298
Sep 86
1,879
1,297
Aug 86
1,881
1,294
Jul 86
1,879
1,289
Jun 86
1,876
1,283
May 86
1,876
1,277
Apr 86
1,875
1,276
Mar 86
1,875
1,274
Feb 86
1,869
1,273
Jan 86
1,866
1,271
Dec 85
1,864
1,270
Nov 85
1,863
1,271
Oct 85
1,865
1,271
Sep 85
1,866
1,271
Aug 85
1,869
1,270
Jul 85
1,873
1,272
Jun 85
1,879
1,273
May 85
1,882
1,273
Apr 85
1,890
1,279
Mar 85
1,894
1,286
Feb 85
1,900
1,295
Jan 85
1,903
1,303
Dec 84
1,907
1,311
Nov 84
1,911
1,318
Oct 84
1,911
1,323
Sep 84
1,910
1,328
Aug 84
1,909
1,333
Jul 84
1,915
1,341
Jun 84
1,919
1,346
May 84
1,928
1,349
Apr 84
1,929
1,334
Mar 84
1,928
1,315
Feb 84
1,925
1,290
Jan 84
1,922
1,267
Dec 83
1,923
1,243
Nov 83
1,926
1,220
Oct 83
1,929
1,196
Sep 83
1,934
1,175
Aug 83
1,939
1,155
Jul 83
1,940
1,135
Jun 83
1,936
1,113
May 83
1,930
1,093
Apr 83
1,924
1,084
Mar 83
1,920
1,079
Feb 83
1,916
1,073
Jan 83
1,910
1,067
Dec 82
1,899
1,060
Nov 82
1,884
1,053
Oct 82
1,871
1,047
Sep 82
1,857
1,039
Aug 82
1,844
1,034
Jul 82
1,828
1,028
Jun 82
1,816
1,024
May 82
1,804
1,020
Apr 82
1,797
1,017
Mar 82
1,791
1,012
Feb 82
1,784
1,009
Jan 82
1,774
1,006
Dec 81
1,759
1,002
Nov 81
1,744
996
Oct 81
1,726
987
Sep 81
1,707
978
Aug 81
1,686
969
Jul 81
1,664
960
Jun 81
1,637
951
May 81
1,604
940
Apr 81
1,550
926
Mar 81
1,493
910
Feb 81
1,437
893
Jan 81
1,381
874
Dec 80
1,316
853
Nov 80
1,246
831
Oct 80
1,179
810
Sep 80
1,115
790
Aug 80
1,056
771
Jul 80
1,003
753
Jun 80
961
739
May 80
923
726
Apr 80
889
713
Mar 80
857
701
Feb 80
832
690
Jan 80
810
679
Dec 79
798
673
Nov 79
786
667
Oct 79
778
663
Sep 79
769
660
Aug 79
764
658
Jul 79
761
654
Jun 79
757
649
May 79
759
646
Apr 79
770
645
Mar 79
776
644
Feb 79
774
643
Jan 79
771
642
Dec 78
777
644
Nov 78
788
647
Oct 78
800
650
Sep 78
806
650
Aug 78
810
649
Jul 78
812
647
Jun 78
817
646
May 78
822
644
Apr 78
826
643
Mar 78
832
643
Feb 78
839
644
Jan 78
847
646
Dec 77
852
646
Nov 77
856
645
Oct 77
856
642
Sep 77
854
640
Aug 77
847
634
Jul 77
839
628
Jun 77
831
622
May 77
823
618
Apr 77
821
616
Mar 77
821
615
Feb 77
823
613
Jan 77
824
611
Dec 76
824
608
Nov 76
825
606
Oct 76
828
604
Sep 76
830
600
Aug 76
829
595
Jul 76
829
590
Jun 76
826
587
May 76
821
583
Apr 76
813
578
Mar 76
806
573
Feb 76
796
566
Jan 76
783
560
Dec 75
766
553
Nov 75
742
544
Oct 75
718
534
Sep 75
695
526
Aug 75
673
520
Jul 75
648
514
Jun 75
619
507
May 75
590
499
Apr 75
564
491
Mar 75
544
485
Feb 75
528
479
Jan 75
514
475
Dec 74
504
472
Nov 74
498
471
Oct 74
494
471
Sep 74
487
471
Aug 74
480
471
Jul 74
471
470
Jun 74
468
470
May 74
466
468
Apr 74
465
467
Mar 74
459
465
Feb 74
441
462
Jan 74
431
461
Dec 73
428
460
Nov 73
438
463
Oct 73
448
465
Sep 73
459
468
Aug 73
472
472
Jul 73
483
475
Jun 73
491
477
May 73
498
478
Apr 73
507
480
Mar 73
521
481
Feb 73
540
484
Jan 73
562
487
Dec 72
580
489
Nov 72
595
490
Oct 72
603
489
Sep 72
610
490
Aug 72
616
491
Jul 72
628
494
Jun 72
644
496
May 72
658
497
Apr 72
665
496
Mar 72
661
494
Feb 72
656
493
Jan 72
651
493
Dec 71
641
491
Nov 71
625
488
Oct 71
607
483
Sep 71
596
480
Aug 71
589
478
Jul 71
583
479
Jun 71
568
476
May 71
549
474
Apr 71
527
471
Mar 71
512
468
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