In 2023, there were approximately 1.4 million people unemployed in the United Kingdom, with this expected to rise to 1.5 million in 2024. Although unemployment is expected to rise to 1.6 million in 2025, unemployment is expected to fall to 1.5 million between 2026 and 2028.
Annual number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2028
(in millions)
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Office for Budget Responsibility, & Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 6, 2024). Annual number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2028 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107870/uk-unemployment-forecast/
Office for Budget Responsibility, und Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2028 (in millions)." Chart. March 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107870/uk-unemployment-forecast/
Office for Budget Responsibility, Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Annual number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2028 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107870/uk-unemployment-forecast/
Office for Budget Responsibility, and Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual Number of People Unemployed in The United Kingdom from 2000 to 2028 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107870/uk-unemployment-forecast/
Office for Budget Responsibility & Office for National Statistics (UK), Annual number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2028 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107870/uk-unemployment-forecast/ (last visited December 27, 2024)
Annual number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2028 (in millions) [Graph], Office for Budget Responsibility, & Office for National Statistics (UK), March 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107870/uk-unemployment-forecast/
