There were approximately 461,000 unemployed people aged between 16 and 24 in the United Kingdom in the three months leading to November 2022, 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 2022, by age group (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
Further related statistics
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- Number of registered unemployed people in Romania 2015-2020
- Italy: unemployment figures for predominantly urban regions 2011-2015
- Monthly number of unemployed persons in Finland 2017-2018, by gender
- Italy: unemployment figures for intermediate regions 2011-2015
- Italy: unemployment figures for predominantly rural regions 2011-2015
- Italy: unemployment figures by urban-rural typology in 2015
- Average monthly unemployment benefit in Romania 2018-2020
- Employment indicators in Angola 2021
- Unemployment number in Czechia 2010-2021, by gender
- Change in number of jobs in Australia March-June 2020, by industry
- Working hours lost due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Africa 2020
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- Average monthly unemployment benefit in Romania 2018-2020
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 17, 2023). Unemployment figures in the United Kingdom from May 1992 to November 2022, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280457/unemployment-figures-in-the-uk-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Unemployment figures in the United Kingdom from May 1992 to November 2022, by age group (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280457/unemployment-figures-in-the-uk-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Unemployment figures in the United Kingdom from May 1992 to November 2022, by age group (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280457/unemployment-figures-in-the-uk-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Unemployment Figures in The United Kingdom from May 1992 to November 2022, by Age Group (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280457/unemployment-figures-in-the-uk-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Unemployment figures in the United Kingdom from May 1992 to November 2022, by age group (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280457/unemployment-figures-in-the-uk-by-age/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Unemployment figures in the United Kingdom from May 1992 to November 2022, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), January 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280457/unemployment-figures-in-the-uk-by-age/