The youth unemployment rate for those aged between 16 and 24 in the United Kingdom was 13.9 percent in October 2024, compared with 13.9 percent in the previous month.
Youth unemployment rate in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024
Characteristic
Unemployment rate
Oct 24
13.9%
Sep 24
14.8%
Aug 24
13.6%
Jul 24
14.2%
Jun 24
13.4%
May 24
13.9%
Apr 24
13.6%
Mar 24
13%
Feb 24
12.8%
Jan 24
12.1%
Dec 23
11.6%
Nov 23
12.4%
Oct 23
12.1%
Sep 23
12.1%
Aug 23
12.9%
Jul 23
13%
Jun 23
12.3%
May 23
11.4%
Apr 23
11.4%
Mar 23
11.6%
Feb 23
11.3%
Jan 23
11.1%
Dec 22
11.5%
Nov 22
11.4%
Oct 22
11%
Sep 22
10.3%
Aug 22
9%
Jul 22
9.1%
Jun 22
10.4%
May 22
10.4%
Apr 22
10.8%
Mar 22
10.6%
Feb 22
11.2%
Jan 22
11.2%
Dec 21
11.1%
Nov 21
11%
Oct 21
11.2%
Sep 21
11.7%
Aug 21
12.1%
Jul 21
12.8%
Jun 21
13%
May 21
13.5%
Apr 21
13.5%
Mar 21
13.7%
Feb 21
14.5%
Jan 21
14.6%
Dec 20
14.7%
Nov 20
14.6%
Oct 20
14.9%
Sep 20
14.9%
Aug 20
14.2%
Jul 20
13.7%
Jun 20
13%
May 20
13%
Apr 20
12.7%
Mar 20
12.3%
Feb 20
11.8%
Jan 20
11.7%
Dec 19
11.3%
Nov 19
11.3%
Oct 19
11.2%
Sep 19
11.9%
Aug 19
11.8%
Jul 19
11.4%
Jun 19
11.6%
May 19
11.6%
Apr 19
11.2%
Mar 19
10.8%
Feb 19
11.3%
Jan 19
11.5%
Dec 18
11.8%
Nov 18
11.7%
Oct 18
11.4%
Sep 18
11.2%
Aug 18
10.9%
Jul 18
11.3%
Jun 18
11.3%
May 18
12%
Apr 18
11.8%
Mar 18
12%
Feb 18
12.1%
Jan 18
12.3%
Dec 17
12.4%
Nov 17
12.2%
Oct 17
12%
Sep 17
12%
Aug 17
12.2%
Jul 17
12.1%
Jun 17
12.3%
May 17
12.5%
Apr 17
12.5%
Mar 17
12.4%
Feb 17
12.5%
Jan 17
12.3%
Dec 16
12.5%
Nov 16
12.7%
Oct 16
13%
Sep 16
13.3%
Aug 16
13.8%
Jul 16
13.7%
Jun 16
13.6%
May 16
13.4%
Apr 16
13.5%
Mar 16
13.7%
Feb 16
13.8%
Jan 16
13.8%
Dec 15
13.6%
Nov 15
13.8%
Oct 15
13.6%
Sep 15
14.2%
Aug 15
14.7%
Jul 15
15.5%
Jun 15
15.7%
May 15
15.7%
Apr 15
15.9%
Mar 15
15.9%
Feb 15
16.1%
Jan 15
16.2%
Dec 14
16.4%
Nov 14
17%
Oct 14
16.6%
Sep 14
16.4%
Aug 14
16.1%
Jul 14
16.5%
Jun 14
16.7%
May 14
17.6%
Apr 14
18.2%
Mar 14
18.9%
Feb 14
19.2%
Jan 14
19.9%
Dec 13
20.1%
Nov 13
20.2%
Oct 13
20.6%
Sep 13
21.2%
Aug 13
21.3%
Jul 13
21.3%
Jun 13
21.4%
May 13
20.9%
Apr 13
20.5%
Mar 13
20.8%
Feb 13
21.2%
Jan 13
21.4%
Dec 12
21%
Nov 12
20.8%
Oct 12
20.5%
Sep 12
21%
Aug 12
20.8%
Jul 12
21.6%
Jun 12
21.5%
May 12
21.9%
Apr 12
21.9%
Mar 12
21.9%
Feb 12
22.1%
Jan 12
22.4%
Dec 11
22.3%
Nov 11
22.5%
Oct 11
22.4%
Sep 11
22.3%
Aug 11
21.9%
Jul 11
21.3%
Jun 11
20.6%
May 11
20.1%
Apr 11
19.7%
Mar 11
20.3%
Feb 11
20.5%
Jan 11
20.6%
Dec 10
20.6%
Nov 10
20.5%
Oct 10
20.2%
Sep 10
19.3%
Aug 10
19.8%
Jul 10
19.6%
Jun 10
19.9%
May 10
20.1%
Apr 10
20.2%
Mar 10
20.3%
Feb 10
19.9%
Jan 10
19.6%
Dec 09
19.5%
Nov 09
19.6%
Oct 09
20.1%
Sep 09
20%
Aug 09
19.9%
Jul 09
19.9%
Jun 09
19.4%
May 09
19.4%
Apr 09
18.6%
Mar 09
18.1%
Feb 09
16.9%
Jan 09
16.8%
Dec 08
16.5%
Nov 08
16.3%
Oct 08
15.9%
Sep 08
15.5%
Aug 08
15.3%
Jul 08
14.8%
Jun 08
14.6%
May 08
14%
Apr 08
14.3%
Mar 08
14%
Feb 08
13.8%
Jan 08
13.8%
Dec 07
13.9%
Nov 07
14%
Oct 07
14.2%
Sep 07
14.5%
Aug 07
14.6%
Jul 07
14.6%
Jun 07
14.7%
May 07
14.7%
Apr 07
14.6%
Mar 07
14.5%
Feb 07
14.5%
Jan 07
14.3%
Dec 06
14.1%
Nov 06
13.8%
Oct 06
14.1%
Sep 06
14.3%
Aug 06
14.1%
Jul 06
14.5%
Jun 06
14.3%
May 06
14.1%
Apr 06
13.9%
Mar 06
13.6%
Feb 06
13.7%
Jan 06
13.6%
Dec 05
13.9%
Nov 05
13.6%
Oct 05
13.6%
Sep 05
12.7%
Aug 05
12.6%
Jul 05
12.5%
Jun 05
12.8%
May 05
12.7%
Apr 05
12.4%
Mar 05
12.3%
Feb 05
12.7%
Jan 05
12.5%
Dec 04
12.5%
Nov 04
12.3%
Oct 04
12.2%
Sep 04
12.4%
Aug 04
12.2%
Jul 04
12.2%
Jun 04
12.1%
May 04
11.9%
Apr 04
12.2%
Mar 04
12.1%
Feb 04
11.9%
Jan 04
11.8%
Dec 03
11.8%
Nov 03
11.8%
Oct 03
12.1%
Sep 03
12.4%
Aug 03
12.7%
Jul 03
12.7%
Jun 03
12.4%
May 03
12.5%
Apr 03
12.7%
Mar 03
12.8%
Feb 03
12.5%
Jan 03
12.1%
Dec 02
12.3%
Nov 02
12.3%
Oct 02
12%
Sep 02
12.2%
Aug 02
12.2%
Jul 02
12.1%
Jun 02
11.9%
May 02
12.1%
Apr 02
12.1%
Mar 02
12.3%
Feb 02
12.1%
Jan 02
12.2%
Dec 01
12.4%
Nov 01
12.2%
Oct 01
12.1%
Sep 01
11.9%
Aug 01
11.9%
Jul 01
11.7%
Jun 01
11.7%
May 01
11.6%
Apr 01
11.8%
Mar 01
12%
Feb 01
12.3%
Jan 01
12%
Dec 00
12.3%
Nov 00
12.4%
Oct 00
12.5%
Sep 00
12.1%
Aug 00
11.9%
Jul 00
11.9%
Jun 00
12.3%
May 00
12.8%
Apr 00
12.9%
Mar 00
12.9%
Feb 00
12.7%
Jan 00
12.6%
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 17, 2024). Youth unemployment rate in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280305/youth-unemployment-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Youth unemployment rate in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024." Chart. December 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280305/youth-unemployment-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Youth unemployment rate in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280305/youth-unemployment-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Youth Unemployment Rate in The United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280305/youth-unemployment-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Youth unemployment rate in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280305/youth-unemployment-rate-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Youth unemployment rate in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280305/youth-unemployment-rate-uk/