Quarterly unemployment rate in the UK 2019-2030

Published by D. Clark, Nov 5, 2024

The unemployment rate in the United Kingdom was 4.2 percent in the second quarter of 2024, falling from a recent peak of 5.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020. Unemployment is expected to increase slightly to 4.3 percent in late 2024, before gradually falling to four percent in 2025.

Quarterly unemployment rate in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2019 to 1st quarter 2030

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October 2024

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q1 2019 to Q1 2030

Supplementary notes

Data from Q3 2024 onwards is forecast data

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