In the three months to February 2022, there were approximately 367,000 people aged between 18 and 24 that were unemployed, with a further 100,000 people that were 16 to 17 also unemployed.
Youth unemployment figures in the United Kingdom from May 1992 to February 2022
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
16-17
18-24
Feb 22
100
367
Jan 22
99
358
Dec 21
92
373
Nov 21
95
358
Oct 21
95
364
Sep 21
96
379
Aug 21
104
395
Jul 21
119
406
Jun 21
124
406
May 21
111
428
Apr 21
94
441
Mar 21
87
455
Feb 21
97
484
Jan 21
89
497
Dec 20
82
516
Nov 20
81
510
Oct 20
93
510
Sep 20
89
519
Aug 20
92
493
Jul 20
100
468
Jun 20
108
441
May 20
108
438
Apr 20
112
423
Mar 20
106
417
Feb 20
105
408
Jan 20
96
410
Dec 19
98
383
Nov 19
94
388
Oct 19
87
386
Sep 19
91
409
Aug 19
86
408
Jul 19
84
404
Jun 19
83
419
May 19
83
410
Apr 19
86
394
Mar 19
81
385
Feb 19
88
404
Jan 19
91
409
Dec 18
101
409
Nov 18
103
408
Oct 18
95
400
Sep 18
89
388
Aug 18
94
373
Jul 18
100
389
Jun 18
102
387
May 18
108
412
Apr 18
114
401
Mar 18
122
401
Feb 18
127
396
Jan 18
125
410
Dec 17
120
420
Nov 17
118
417
Oct 17
110
410
Sep 17
105
417
Aug 17
106
427
Jul 17
107
425
Jun 17
111
434
May 17
118
438
Apr 17
132
428
Mar 17
133
423
Feb 17
125
432
Jan 17
113
438
Dec 16
122
440
Nov 16
124
446
Oct 16
126
458
Sep 16
124
473
Aug 16
140
488
Jul 16
143
480
Jun 16
143
475
May 16
139
472
Apr 16
133
482
Mar 16
127
500
Feb 16
129
502
Jan 16
133
499
Dec 15
134
492
Nov 15
129
503
Oct 15
127
498
Sep 15
141
516
Aug 15
144
536
Jul 15
145
569
Jun 15
143
581
May 15
145
574
Apr 15
149
582
Mar 15
146
584
Feb 15
155
586
Jan 15
154
591
Dec 14
160
591
Nov 14
158
614
Oct 14
160
598
Sep 14
162
587
Aug 14
163
571
Jul 14
161
588
Jun 14
162
600
May 14
168
646
Apr 14
174
670
Mar 14
181
686
Feb 14
181
705
Jan 14
190
731
Dec 13
190
741
Nov 13
197
742
Oct 13
193
764
Sep 13
193
794
Aug 13
193
789
Jul 13
201
779
Jun 13
198
786
May 13
195
771
Apr 13
186
767
Mar 13
193
773
Feb 13
198
789
Jan 13
197
807
Dec 12
203
788
Nov 12
204
778
Oct 12
205
756
Sep 12
199
787
Aug 12
201
781
Jul 12
204
824
Jun 12
204
815
May 12
202
827
Apr 12
206
813
Mar 12
210
816
Feb 12
219
812
Jan 12
221
819
Dec 11
214
827
Nov 11
219
835
Oct 11
218
828
Sep 11
229
812
Aug 11
219
804
Jul 11
211
782
Jun 11
211
756
May 11
207
728
Apr 11
210
702
Mar 11
215
728
Feb 11
220
740
Jan 11
217
751
Dec 10
215
745
Nov 10
208
738
Oct 10
213
735
Sep 10
196
711
Aug 10
189
741
Jul 10
194
726
Jun 10
199
728
May 10
220
719
Apr 10
217
721
Mar 10
205
732
Feb 10
199
715
Jan 10
199
700
Dec 09
196
704
Nov 09
200
704
Oct 09
198
734
Sep 09
206
728
Aug 09
214
719
Jul 09
221
711
Jun 09
206
710
May 09
200
722
Apr 09
192
692
Mar 09
196
668
Feb 09
187
624
Jan 09
198
614
Dec 08
191
606
Nov 08
193
597
Oct 08
190
577
Sep 08
187
566
Aug 08
192
545
Jul 08
186
530
Jun 08
186
519
May 08
182
497
Apr 08
184
510
Mar 08
172
505
Feb 08
174
496
Jan 08
176
497
Dec 07
185
488
Nov 07
192
490
Oct 07
201
485
Sep 07
212
488
Aug 07
205
500
Jul 07
206
496
Jun 07
193
515
May 07
188
523
Apr 07
187
519
Mar 07
188
514
Feb 07
189
512
Jan 07
185
505
Dec 06
184
502
Nov 06
184
482
Oct 06
181
501
Sep 06
180
513
Aug 06
168
516
Jul 06
171
527
Jun 06
175
513
May 06
179
499
Apr 06
181
484
Mar 06
179
472
Feb 06
186
464
Jan 06
186
456
Dec 05
181
475
Nov 05
174
468
Oct 05
178
468
Sep 05
171
432
Aug 05
171
425
Jul 05
172
422
Jun 05
173
434
May 05
173
427
Apr 05
173
413
Mar 05
177
407
Feb 05
173
432
Jan 05
172
423
Dec 04
166
428
Nov 04
170
413
Oct 04
172
405
Sep 04
181
407
Aug 04
173
406
Jul 04
174
402
Jun 04
169
403
May 04
173
390
Apr 04
175
401
Mar 04
171
401
Feb 04
168
395
Jan 04
166
389
Dec 03
169
382
Nov 03
167
383
Oct 03
172
392
Sep 03
168
410
Aug 03
170
419
Jul 03
171
419
Jun 03
174
401
May 03
176
405
Apr 03
174
414
Mar 03
171
422
Feb 03
178
404
Jan 03
177
384
Dec 02
178
392
Nov 02
169
399
Oct 02
166
390
Sep 02
163
398
Aug 02
158
405
Jul 02
157
398
Jun 02
161
388
May 02
163
395
Apr 02
158
399
Mar 02
155
406
Feb 02
152
400
Jan 02
155
406
Dec 01
159
409
Nov 01
163
397
Oct 01
163
387
Sep 01
164
377
Aug 01
162
378
Jul 01
161
367
Jun 01
153
374
May 01
147
374
Apr 01
147
384
Mar 01
153
383
Feb 01
160
390
Jan 01
160
381
Dec 00
161
387
Nov 00
171
382
Oct 00
176
386
Sep 00
173
373
Aug 00
163
371
Jul 00
153
377
Jun 00
165
386
May 00
177
402
Apr 00
185
397
Mar 00
175
407
Feb 00
172
398
Jan 00
168
403
Dec 99
169
393
Nov 99
163
395
Oct 99
166
397
Sep 99
170
395
Aug 99
175
403
Jul 99
170
413
Jun 99
172
419
May 99
169
423
Apr 99
176
418
Mar 99
174
430
Feb 99
180
438
Jan 99
180
445
Dec 98
175
440
Nov 98
170
445
Oct 98
168
438
Sep 98
169
442
Aug 98
183
446
Jul 98
175
438
Jun 98
173
436
May 98
160
436
Apr 98
171
433
Mar 98
174
428
Feb 98
175
433
Jan 98
169
433
Dec 97
166
441
Nov 97
167
434
Oct 97
160
459
Sep 97
160
476
Aug 97
176
495
Jul 97
182
505
Jun 97
177
488
May 97
169
487
Apr 97
163
489
Mar 97
168
500
Feb 97
170
510
Jan 97
175
520
Dec 96
177
531
Nov 96
179
540
Oct 96
181
540
Sep 96
172
536
Aug 96
165
531
Jul 96
166
538
Jun 96
168
546
May 96
167
557
Apr 96
160
565
Mar 96
148
561
Feb 96
147
564
Jan 96
150
560
Dec 95
149
557
Nov 95
153
570
Oct 95
147
580
Sep 95
145
585
Aug 95
144
588
Jul 95
147
592
Jun 95
151
588
May 95
146
606
Apr 95
147
606
Mar 95
140
614
Feb 95
138
616
Jan 95
128
622
Dec 94
127
627
Nov 94
136
627
Oct 94
140
656
Sep 94
143
661
Aug 94
139
680
Jul 94
138
670
Jun 94
139
673
May 94
146
668
Apr 94
145
668
Mar 94
143
683
Feb 94
143
698
Jan 94
144
730
Dec 93
146
732
Nov 93
142
728
Oct 93
149
723
Sep 93
144
731
Aug 93
143
745
Jul 93
137
762
Jun 93
138
765
May 93
137
770
Apr 93
140
774
Mar 93
144
781
Feb 93
148
775
Jan 93
149
759
Dec 92
143
750
Nov 92
137
751
Oct 92
135
740
Sep 92
146
724
Aug 92
155
714
Jul 92
161
704
Jun 92
154
703
May 92
148
712
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 12, 2022). Youth unemployment figures in the United Kingdom from May 1992 to February 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280431/youth-unemployment-figures-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Youth unemployment figures in the United Kingdom from May 1992 to February 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280431/youth-unemployment-figures-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Youth unemployment figures in the United Kingdom from May 1992 to February 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280431/youth-unemployment-figures-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Youth Unemployment Figures in The United Kingdom from May 1992 to February 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280431/youth-unemployment-figures-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Youth unemployment figures in the United Kingdom from May 1992 to February 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280431/youth-unemployment-figures-united-kingdom/ (last visited May 28, 2022)
