There were approximately 453 thousand unemployed people aged between 16 and 24 in the United Kingdom in the three months leading to November 2021, the most of any age group. During this provided time period, the youngest age group has consistently had the highest number of unemployed people.
Unemployment figures in the United Kingdom from May 1992 to November 2021, by age group
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
16-24
25-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Nov 21
453
274
307
316
32
Oct 21
459
288
312
329
36
Sep 21
475
287
325
327
35
Aug 21
498
317
350
316
30
Jul 21
525
316
355
322
33
Jun 21
530
325
371
338
36
May 21
539
321
383
355
39
Apr 21
535
328
383
356
34
Mar 21
542
322
377
379
32
Feb 21
580
301
398
395
32
Jan 21
586
324
404
393
30
Dec 20
598
335
414
396
28
Nov 20
591
336
385
380
34
Oct 20
596
345
342
378
29
Sep 20
602
335
315
341
31
Aug 20
581
308
295
317
21
Jul 20
567
285
296
279
23
Jun 20
549
278
279
256
18
May 20
546
276
287
250
26
Apr 20
535
263
288
259
22
Mar 20
523
254
284
276
28
Feb 20
513
254
278
286
33
Jan 20
506
258
276
271
32
Dec 19
481
250
271
255
33
Nov 19
482
267
274
256
26
Oct 19
473
257
260
267
24
Sep 19
500
261
264
262
17
Aug 19
494
272
276
255
16
Jul 19
488
265
269
259
14
Jun 19
502
268
290
252
16
May 19
493
248
276
260
16
Apr 19
480
250
293
263
17
Mar 19
467
253
292
268
18
Feb 19
493
269
292
269
20
Jan 19
500
257
289
272
21
Dec 18
510
270
300
266
18
Nov 18
511
269
306
269
15
Oct 18
495
291
305
267
15
Sep 18
477
292
316
277
15
Aug 18
467
296
298
283
18
Jul 18
489
298
295
259
16
Jun 18
490
297
296
263
17
May 18
520
285
301
280
22
Apr 18
515
284
308
287
22
Mar 18
523
282
297
293
22
Feb 18
523
293
309
274
20
Jan 18
535
291
321
286
17
Dec 17
541
298
325
279
21
Nov 17
535
300
305
275
22
Oct 17
520
304
301
275
23
Sep 17
522
296
316
272
22
Aug 17
533
296
320
279
24
Jul 17
533
282
329
288
25
Jun 17
545
308
332
280
19
May 17
556
310
332
278
14
Apr 17
560
323
340
285
13
Mar 17
557
340
342
276
14
Feb 17
557
340
349
291
14
Jan 17
551
355
361
290
16
Dec 16
562
346
361
298
17
Nov 16
570
345
377
292
17
Oct 16
584
340
370
302
17
Sep 16
597
344
364
296
17
Aug 16
628
347
373
305
15
Jul 16
623
328
364
302
18
Jun 16
618
340
368
298
18
May 16
611
347
360
308
22
Apr 16
615
348
357
323
23
Mar 16
627
351
361
326
22
Feb 16
631
364
369
315
21
Jan 16
632
376
361
297
19
Dec 15
625
382
364
297
19
Nov 15
632
371
355
309
19
Oct 15
625
373
384
313
21
Sep 15
657
373
403
307
21
Aug 15
679
376
393
307
24
Jul 15
714
377
403
304
23
Jun 15
724
387
416
300
22
May 15
718
388
425
298
18
Apr 15
730
364
416
282
20
Mar 15
731
363
422
288
23
Feb 15
741
362
431
287
20
Jan 15
745
371
436
285
21
Dec 14
751
381
421
299
19
Nov 14
772
390
438
304
20
Oct 14
757
399
460
317
20
Sep 14
748
405
467
319
21
Aug 14
734
418
472
328
19
Jul 14
750
434
470
336
20
Jun 14
762
441
481
352
25
May 14
814
433
484
353
28
Apr 14
844
451
484
352
29
Mar 14
867
459
498
361
27
Feb 14
886
471
500
368
32
Jan 14
922
483
534
371
31
Dec 13
931
487
539
369
31
Nov 13
939
481
529
367
24
Oct 13
957
487
549
386
25
Sep 13
987
516
570
389
21
Aug 13
983
520
587
389
26
Jul 13
980
515
581
392
24
Jun 13
983
514
590
402
25
May 13
966
515
605
404
21
Apr 13
953
535
607
409
21
Mar 13
966
538
618
400
18
Feb 13
988
555
629
395
16
Jan 13
1,003
523
612
381
17
Dec 12
991
529
614
379
23
Nov 12
981
535
609
382
24
Oct 12
961
543
624
386
21
Sep 12
986
547
607
379
20
Aug 12
981
558
600
390
21
Jul 12
1,028
554
606
389
22
Jun 12
1,019
550
603
385
19
May 12
1,029
552
606
390
23
Apr 12
1,019
552
621
405
27
Mar 12
1,026
561
618
401
29
Feb 12
1,031
567
620
413
24
Jan 12
1,041
566
634
410
24
Dec 11
1,042
579
634
407
27
Nov 11
1,054
589
629
412
30
Oct 11
1,046
589
623
387
32
Sep 11
1,040
587
621
387
27
Aug 11
1,024
580
619
365
23
Jul 11
994
557
619
365
22
Jun 11
967
565
619
371
18
May 11
935
552
617
378
19
Apr 11
912
545
607
379
18
Mar 11
943
526
616
381
17
Feb 11
960
517
626
371
18
Jan 11
969
535
630
370
21
Dec 10
960
520
633
370
21
Nov 10
946
525
641
369
21
Oct 10
948
523
643
381
18
Sep 10
907
518
646
380
19
Aug 10
929
512
641
374
20
Jul 10
921
532
638
379
19
Jun 10
927
529
637
375
20
May 10
939
545
634
368
22
Apr 10
939
546
650
352
23
Mar 10
938
566
634
363
26
Feb 10
915
564
627
367
24
Jan 10
899
542
600
368
25
Dec 09
900
542
612
375
23
Nov 09
904
540
618
366
27
Oct 09
932
533
633
359
26
Sep 09
933
541
624
353
24
Aug 09
933
547
626
359
20
Jul 09
932
547
623
353
23
Jun 09
916
544
614
353
21
May 09
923
514
596
344
18
Apr 09
884
481
571
342
18
Mar 09
864
465
559
328
19
Feb 09
811
447
535
317
18
Jan 09
812
425
507
298
16
Dec 08
798
401
493
295
17
Nov 08
790
381
474
277
20
Oct 08
767
375
449
263
20
Sep 08
753
373
440
255
18
Aug 08
737
358
435
246
16
Jul 08
716
335
425
235
13
Jun 08
705
329
406
226
15
May 08
679
324
392
215
15
Apr 08
694
327
406
223
17
Mar 08
677
315
399
219
13
Feb 08
670
312
404
223
12
Jan 08
673
304
410
220
11
Dec 07
673
300
402
225
9
Nov 07
681
302
408
230
11
Oct 07
686
296
407
229
12
Sep 07
699
305
399
234
12
Aug 07
705
300
397
229
14
Jul 07
702
310
384
233
15
Jun 07
707
305
394
233
17
May 07
711
317
393
234
15
Apr 07
706
329
406
236
16
Mar 07
702
350
405
232
14
Feb 07
702
352
413
230
11
Jan 07
690
358
416
228
11
Dec 06
686
351
429
224
10
Nov 06
665
353
421
221
13
Oct 06
682
349
416
232
11
Sep 06
693
338
413
234
16
Aug 06
684
342
418
231
15
Jul 06
698
340
421
222
17
Jun 06
688
340
421
222
14
May 06
678
327
422
224
14
Apr 06
665
327
410
217
14
Mar 06
651
319
408
212
15
Feb 06
650
308
405
207
14
Jan 06
642
295
387
210
17
Dec 05
656
301
382
212
16
Nov 05
641
306
362
211
18
Oct 05
646
291
342
208
13
Sep 05
603
287
331
202
15
Aug 05
596
277
331
203
13
Jul 05
594
284
335
198
12
Jun 05
607
284
339
197
11
May 05
600
297
337
191
11
Apr 05
585
294
333
195
13
Mar 05
584
289
331
200
13
Feb 05
605
296
331
201
14
Jan 05
595
297
323
195
15
Dec 04
594
304
315
196
15
Nov 04
584
301
315
193
14
Oct 04
577
304
315
191
10
Sep 04
588
290
321
194
9
Aug 04
580
297
329
190
10
Jul 04
575
296
338
205
9
Jun 04
572
299
354
202
11
May 04
563
294
360
204
13
Apr 04
576
291
353
205
13
Mar 04
572
307
341
202
13
Feb 04
563
311
348
202
12
Jan 04
555
319
355
199
13
Dec 03
551
321
362
209
15
Nov 03
550
319
364
213
14
Oct 03
563
319
370
209
12
Sep 03
578
325
377
211
12
Aug 03
589
329
365
211
10
Jul 03
591
323
361
221
11
Jun 03
575
317
344
218
13
May 03
581
318
356
218
12
Apr 03
589
329
362
224
14
Mar 03
593
331
365
231
11
Feb 03
582
320
371
231
12
Jan 03
561
310
367
236
8
Dec 02
570
311
391
235
8
Nov 02
568
324
401
231
8
Oct 02
556
334
411
233
11
Sep 02
561
342
410
240
13
Aug 02
563
334
396
234
12
Jul 02
554
336
388
235
13
Jun 02
549
340
387
230
13
May 02
558
354
388
229
14
Apr 02
556
360
377
217
12
Mar 02
562
355
376
211
12
Feb 02
552
359
375
212
9
Jan 02
561
364
377
207
10
Dec 01
568
354
379
210
9
Nov 01
560
352
372
203
9
Oct 01
550
342
370
218
8
Sep 01
541
351
367
221
8
Aug 01
540
337
380
216
9
Jul 01
528
344
381
208
10
Jun 01
527
342
383
206
10
May 01
521
328
377
196
10
Apr 01
531
330
378
210
10
Mar 01
536
331
386
216
11
Feb 01
550
335
389
232
11
Jan 01
540
334
384
235
11
Dec 00
548
340
374
245
12
Nov 00
553
342
388
246
11
Oct 00
562
347
404
249
8
Sep 00
545
341
409
245
8
Aug 00
534
348
394
242
11
Jul 00
530
360
397
253
12
Jun 00
552
368
406
263
10
May 00
579
374
410
267
10
Apr 00
582
382
416
267
9
Mar 00
581
401
415
274
10
Feb 00
570
408
427
269
11
Jan 00
570
408
437
274
12
Dec 99
561
414
435
263
12
Nov 99
558
418
441
264
12
Oct 99
563
418
440
255
11
Sep 99
565
417
446
260
14
Aug 99
579
417
439
259
12
Jul 99
583
419
445
264
11
Jun 99
591
423
446
273
11
May 99
593
423
456
277
12
Apr 99
594
429
461
280
10
Mar 99
605
422
466
275
12
Feb 99
618
423
469
273
11
Jan 99
624
429
454
272
11
Dec 98
615
424
450
265
10
Nov 98
615
433
447
260
12
Oct 98
607
455
447
261
12
Sep 98
612
462
437
262
13
Aug 98
628
466
431
267
15
Jul 98
613
463
440
267
17
Jun 98
609
461
432
272
16
May 98
596
467
433
278
13
Apr 98
604
473
424
283
15
Mar 98
602
474
438
286
13
Feb 98
608
470
446
278
13
Jan 98
603
482
447
276
13
Dec 97
607
486
468
292
11
Nov 97
601
497
470
307
11
Oct 97
620
483
481
313
12
Sep 97
636
498
489
316
12
Aug 97
670
509
511
317
14
Jul 97
688
533
516
332
15
Jun 97
664
525
521
327
13
May 97
656
517
532
327
15
Apr 97
652
521
539
323
18
Mar 97
668
525
550
323
19
Feb 97
680
554
551
328
18
Jan 97
695
567
563
341
16
Dec 96
707
588
563
354
17
Nov 96
719
590
574
360
19
Oct 96
721
607
581
361
17
Sep 96
708
611
585
361
20
Aug 96
696
618
591
363
17
Jul 96
704
630
597
370
14
Jun 96
714
639
608
366
14
May 96
724
638
607
363
15
Apr 96
725
628
618
362
17
Mar 96
709
626
612
367
16
Feb 96
711
634
623
372
17
Jan 96
711
640
630
374
22
Dec 95
705
640
618
371
20
Nov 95
723
659
639
382
18
Oct 95
727
658
652
387
13
Sep 95
730
652
664
388
14
Aug 95
731
651
652
392
12
Jul 95
739
662
652
383
12
Jun 95
739
657
651
385
13
May 95
753
671
647
391
12
Apr 95
752
673
655
396
13
Mar 95
754
687
647
397
12
Feb 95
754
674
652
402
14
Jan 95
750
671
655
408
13
Dec 94
755
668
662
422
14
Nov 94
763
687
666
424
15
Oct 94
796
709
656
432
15
Sep 94
804
711
669
438
17
Aug 94
819
721
680
455
16
Jul 94
808
718
700
466
14
Jun 94
812
734
701
474
15
May 94
813
743
706
472
15
Apr 94
814
751
700
488
17
Mar 94
826
750
716
498
16
Feb 94
841
763
730
495
16
Jan 94
874
778
733
491
17
Dec 93
879
777
736
485
17
Nov 93
870
764
748
485
18
Oct 93
872
775
740
487
17
Sep 93
875
767
747
488
14
Aug 93
889
772
751
478
16
Jul 93
899
773
751
487
17
Jun 93
903
772
751
485
20
May 93
907
782
746
497
19
Apr 93
914
796
766
493
19
Mar 93
924
802
766
492
19
Feb 93
923
815
770
497
18
Jan 93
907
802
755
500
18
Dec 92
893
797
742
481
19
Nov 92
888
788
731
474
19
Oct 92
876
775
728
451
20
Sep 92
870
762
712
449
21
Aug 92
870
776
704
445
22
Jul 92
865
775
703
438
22
Jun 92
858
774
691
432
22
May 92
860
766
715
430
24
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