As of November 2022, there were approximately 679,000 unemployed men in the United Kingdom and 565,000 unemployed women, compared with the previous month when there were 672,000 unemployed men and 575,000 unemployed women.
Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from March 1971 to November 2022, by gender (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Unemployment in the UK
Unemployment rate
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- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of the UK 1971-2022
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of the UK 1992-2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 1992-2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 1971-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 2022, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Annual unemployment rate in the UK 2000-2027
Unemployment figures
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- Basic Statistic Number of people unemployed in the UK 1971-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of people unemployed in the UK 1971-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Unemployment figures in the UK 1992-2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Number of people unemployed in the UK 1971-2022, by length of unemployment
Youth unemployment
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- Premium Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the UK 1992-2022
- Basic Statistic Youth unemployment figures in the UK 1992-2022
- Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the UK 1992-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Number of young people who were NEET UK 2001-2022
- Premium Statistic Percentage of young people who were NEET UK 2001-2022
Regional data
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- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the UK 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in England 1992-2022
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in Scotland 1992-2022
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in Wales 1992-2022
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in Northern Ireland 1992-2022
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in London 1992-2022
Job Retention Scheme
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- Premium Statistic Cumulative number of jobs furloughed under the job retention scheme UK 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Value of claims made by companies from the job retention scheme in the UK 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Overall number of jobs furloughed in the UK 2021, by sector
- Premium Statistic Daily number of jobs furloughed in the UK 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Daily number of jobs furloughed in the UK 2020-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Daily number of jobs furloughed in the UK 2020-2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Overall number of jobs furloughed in the UK 2021, by region
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 17, 2023). Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from March 1971 to November 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280400/unemployment-figures-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from March 1971 to November 2022, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280400/unemployment-figures-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from March 1971 to November 2022, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280400/unemployment-figures-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of People Unemployed in The United Kingdom from March 1971 to November 2022, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280400/unemployment-figures-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from March 1971 to November 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280400/unemployment-figures-uk-by-gender/ (last visited February 05, 2023)
Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from March 1971 to November 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), January 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280400/unemployment-figures-uk-by-gender/