As of the third quarter of 2024, the youth unemployment rate for men in the United Kingdom was 17.7 percent, and 11.9 percent for women. During this provided time period, male youth unemployment was highest in Q4 2011, when it reached 25.5 percent, with female youth unemployment peaking in Q3 2011, at 19.1 percent.
Youth unemployment rate in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 3rd quarter 2024, by gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
Q3 2024
17.7%
11.9%
Q2 2024
15.8%
10.9%
Q1 2024
15.2%
10.7%
Q4 2023
14.2%
8.7%
Q3 2023
14.5%
9.4%
Q2 2023
14.6%
9.7%
Q1 2023
13.2%
10%
Q4 2022
14%
9%
Q3 2022
12.7%
8%
Q2 2022
12.6%
8%
Q1 2022
12.5%
8.5%
Q4 2021
12.4%
9.8%
Q3 2021
12.3%
11%
Q2 2021
14.3%
11.6%
Q1 2021
15%
12.3%
Q4 2020
16.5%
12.9%
Q3 2020
17.5%
12.1%
Q2 2020
14%
12%
Q1 2020
13.4%
11.1%
Q4 2019
12.8%
9.6%
Q3 2019
13.5%
10.1%
Q2 2019
13.8%
9.3%
Q1 2019
12.6%
8.9%
Q4 2018
13%
10.4%
Q3 2018
12%
10.2%
Q2 2018
12.2%
10.3%
Q1 2018
12.8%
11.1%
Q4 2017
13.4%
11.3%
Q3 2017
13.5%
10.5%
Q2 2017
13.7%
10.8%
Q1 2017
14%
10.8%
Q4 2016
14.7%
10.1%
Q3 2016
15.3%
11%
Q2 2016
15.3%
11.8%
Q1 2016
14.8%
12.5%
Q4 2015
14.8%
12.4%
Q3 2015
15.5%
12.8%
Q2 2015
17.6%
13.7%
Q1 2015
17.8%
13.8%
Q4 2014
18%
14.7%
Q3 2014
18.4%
14.2%
Q2 2014
18.7%
14.5%
Q1 2014
21%
16.5%
Q4 2013
22.5%
17.5%
Q3 2013
23.4%
18.8%
Q2 2013
23.7%
18.8%
Q1 2013
22.8%
18.6%
Q4 2012
23.5%
18.4%
Q3 2012
23.3%
18.4%
Q2 2012
24.3%
18.4%
Q1 2012
25%
18.5%
Q4 2011
25.5%
18.8%
Q3 2011
25.3%
19.1%
Q2 2011
22.8%
18.3%
Q1 2011
22.2%
18.1%
Q4 2010
22.2%
18.7%
Q3 2010
20.8%
17.7%
Q2 2010
22.1%
17.4%
Q1 2010
23.3%
16.9%
Q4 2009
22.4%
16.5%
Q3 2009
23.1%
16.8%
Q2 2009
22.3%
16.2%
Q1 2009
20.5%
15.4%
Q4 2008
18.7%
14.1%
Q3 2008
17.6%
13.2%
Q2 2008
16.6%
12.4%
Q1 2008
16%
11.7%
Q4 2007
15.6%
12%
Q3 2007
16.1%
12.7%
Q2 2007
16.3%
12.9%
Q1 2007
15.9%
13%
Q4 2006
15.8%
12.3%
Q3 2006
15.9%
12.5%
Q2 2006
16.2%
12.2%
Q1 2006
15.6%
11.5%
Q4 2005
15.8%
11.9%
Q3 2005
14.6%
10.7%
Q2 2005
14.3%
11.1%
Q1 2005
13.7%
10.7%
Q4 2004
13.9%
11%
Q3 2004
13.5%
11.1%
Q2 2004
13.1%
11.1%
Q1 2004
13.4%
10.6%
Q4 2003
13.5%
10%
Q3 2003
13.9%
10.8%
Q2 2003
13.9%
10.8%
Q1 2003
14.5%
10.9%
Q4 2002
13.9%
10.4%
Q3 2002
14.1%
10.1%
Q2 2002
13.8%
9.9%
Q1 2002
13.9%
10.4%
Q4 2001
13.8%
10.8%
Q3 2001
13.5%
10.2%
Q2 2001
13%
10.1%
Q1 2001
13.5%
10.3%
Q4 2000
13.5%
11%
Q3 2000
12.9%
11.3%
Q2 2000
13.7%
10.8%
Q1 2000
13.6%
12.1%
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 12, 2024). Youth unemployment rate in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 3rd quarter 2024, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280329/youth-unemployment-rate-by-gender-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Youth unemployment rate in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 3rd quarter 2024, by gender." Chart. November 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280329/youth-unemployment-rate-by-gender-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Youth unemployment rate in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 3rd quarter 2024, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280329/youth-unemployment-rate-by-gender-uk/
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