As of the first quarter of 2024, there were approximately 799,000 unemployed men in the United Kingdom and 687,000 unemployed women, compared with the previous quarter when there were 792,000 unemployed men and 615,000 unemployed women.
Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 1st quarter 2024, by gender
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Male
Female
Q1 2024
799
687
Q4 2023
737
582
Q3 2023
792
615
Q2 2023
800
639
Q1 2023
742
587
Q4 2022
681
589
Q3 2022
648
576
Q2 2022
705
589
Q1 2022
694
564
Q4 2021
741
632
Q3 2021
782
669
Q2 2021
869
731
Q1 2021
913
760
Q4 2020
965
808
Q3 2020
942
716
Q2 2020
760
637
Q1 2020
762
614
Q4 2019
707
582
Q3 2019
731
575
Q2 2019
740
589
Q1 2019
701
597
Q4 2018
746
617
Q3 2018
748
629
Q2 2018
723
639
Q1 2018
751
667
Q4 2017
778
685
Q3 2017
770
659
Q2 2017
815
670
Q1 2017
844
683
Q4 2016
873
713
Q3 2016
884
734
Q2 2016
891
752
Q1 2016
915
772
Q4 2015
921
766
Q3 2015
962
798
Q2 2015
1,014
835
Q1 2015
1,004
822
Q4 2014
1,041
829
Q3 2014
1,088
874
Q2 2014
1,139
922
Q1 2014
1,230
981
Q4 2013
1,322
1,036
Q3 2013
1,387
1,095
Q2 2013
1,437
1,078
Q1 2013
1,437
1,103
Q4 2012
1,420
1,115
Q3 2012
1,430
1,108
Q2 2012
1,463
1,114
Q1 2012
1,501
1,133
Q4 2011
1,545
1,144
Q3 2011
1,544
1,118
Q2 2011
1,461
1,078
Q1 2011
1,436
1,047
Q4 2010
1,457
1,046
Q3 2010
1,432
1,038
Q2 2010
1,476
1,012
Q1 2010
1,542
984
Q4 2009
1,485
968
Q3 2009
1,522
954
Q2 2009
1,490
958
Q1 2009
1,338
897
Q4 2008
1,191
812
Q3 2008
1,075
765
Q2 2008
978
702
Q1 2008
935
688
Q4 2007
909
699
Q3 2007
935
715
Q2 2007
941
717
Q1 2007
970
733
Q4 2006
969
731
Q3 2006
975
719
Q2 2006
969
716
Q1 2006
930
674
Q4 2005
923
643
Q3 2005
842
594
Q2 2005
832
606
Q1 2005
832
584
Q4 2004
835
588
Q3 2004
813
588
Q2 2004
841
596
Q1 2004
840
594
Q4 2003
878
579
Q3 2003
895
608
Q2 2003
886
580
Q1 2003
931
600
Q4 2002
894
622
Q3 2002
948
618
Q2 2002
912
607
Q1 2002
922
593
Q4 2001
913
606
Q3 2001
899
588
Q2 2001
880
587
Q1 2001
891
590
Q4 2000
913
607
Q3 2000
911
636
Q2 2000
959
640
Q1 2000
988
694
Q4 1999
1,003
681
Q3 1999
1,026
676
Q2 1999
1,060
683
Q1 1999
1,082
697
Q4 1998
1,080
684
Q3 1998
1,094
692
Q2 1998
1,076
715
Q1 1998
1,103
711
Q4 1997
1,144
720
Q3 1997
1,200
751
Q2 1997
1,267
783
Q1 1997
1,298
786
Q4 1996
1,402
827
Q3 1996
1,474
811
Q2 1996
1,520
820
Q1 1996
1,539
791
Q4 1995
1,512
841
Q3 1995
1,577
871
Q2 1995
1,583
861
Q1 1995
1,618
879
Q4 1994
1,650
870
Q3 1994
1,730
910
Q2 1994
1,806
930
Q1 1994
1,830
976
Q4 1993
1,901
992
Q3 1993
1,916
974
Q2 1993
1,934
997
Q1 1993
2,011
993
Q4 1992
1,957
974
Q3 1992
1,871
944
Q2 1992
1,837
940
Q1 1992
1,817
945
Q4 1991
1,746
950
Q3 1991
1,670
954
Q2 1991
1,550
942
Q1 1991
1,404
902
Q4 1990
1,290
868
Q3 1990
1,203
846
Q2 1990
1,161
841
Q1 1990
1,160
844
Q4 1989
1,167
854
Q3 1989
1,179
866
Q2 1989
1,201
882
Q1 1989
1,255
924
Q4 1988
1,329
964
Q3 1988
1,386
999
Q2 1988
1,453
1,037
Q1 1988
1,530
1,083
Q4 1987
1,617
1,124
Q3 1987
1,707
1,178
Q2 1987
1,790
1,231
Q1 1987
1,844
1,269
Q4 1986
1,865
1,291
Q3 1986
1,879
1,297
Q2 1986
1,876
1,283
Q1 1986
1,875
1,274
Q4 1985
1,864
1,270
Q3 1985
1,866
1,271
Q2 1985
1,879
1,273
Q1 1985
1,894
1,286
Q4 1984
1,907
1,311
Q3 1984
1,910
1,328
Q2 1984
1,919
1,346
Q1 1984
1,928
1,315
Q4 1983
1,923
1,243
Q3 1983
1,934
1,175
Q2 1983
1,936
1,113
Q1 1983
1,920
1,079
Q4 1982
1,899
1,060
Q3 1982
1,857
1,039
Q2 1982
1,816
1,024
Q1 1982
1,791
1,012
Q4 1981
1,759
1,002
Q3 1981
1,707
978
Q2 1981
1,637
951
Q1 1981
1,493
910
Q4 1980
1,316
853
Q3 1980
1,115
790
Q2 1980
961
739
Q1 1980
857
701
Q4 1979
798
673
Q3 1979
769
660
Q2 1979
757
649
Q1 1979
776
644
Q4 1978
777
644
Q3 1978
806
650
Q2 1978
817
646
Q1 1978
832
643
Q4 1977
852
646
Q3 1977
854
640
Q2 1977
831
622
Q1 1977
821
615
Q4 1976
824
608
Q3 1976
830
600
Q2 1976
826
587
Q1 1976
806
573
Q4 1975
766
553
Q3 1975
695
526
Q2 1975
619
507
Q1 1975
544
485
Q4 1974
504
472
Q3 1974
487
471
Q2 1974
468
470
Q1 1974
459
465
Q4 1973
428
460
Q3 1973
459
468
Q2 1973
491
477
Q1 1973
521
481
Q4 1972
580
489
Q3 1972
610
490
Q2 1972
644
496
Q1 1972
661
494
Q4 1971
641
491
Q3 1971
596
480
Q2 1971
568
476
Q1 1971
512
468
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 14, 2024). Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 1st quarter 2024, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280400/unemployment-figures-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 1st quarter 2024, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280400/unemployment-figures-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 1st quarter 2024, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280400/unemployment-figures-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of People Unemployed in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 1971 to 1st Quarter 2024, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280400/unemployment-figures-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 1st quarter 2024, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280400/unemployment-figures-uk-by-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 1st quarter 2024, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280400/unemployment-figures-uk-by-gender/