Unemployment in the UK

Statistics report about unemployment in the United Kingdom

Unemployment in the UK

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about unemployment in the United Kingdom. It includes unemployment figures and rates for the general population as well as more specific data about youth unemployment.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of the UK 2000-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of people unemployed in the UK 2000-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of redundancies in the UK 2000-2024
  • Premium Statistic Annual unemployment rate in the UK 2000-2029
  • Basic Statistic Government spending on unemployment benefits in the UK 2009-2024
  • Basic Statistic Government expenditure on Jobseeker's Allowance in the UK 1996-2024

Unemployment figures

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  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 2000-2024, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 2000-2024, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 2024, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Number of people unemployed in the UK 2000-2024, by length of unemployment
  • Premium Statistic Number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the UK 2000-2024

Youth unemployment

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  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the UK 2000-2024
  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment figures in the UK 2000-2024
  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the UK 1992-2024, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Number of young people who were NEET UK 2001-2024
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of young people who were NEET UK 2001-2024

Regional data

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  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of the UK 2000-2024, by country
  • Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 2024, by region
  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the UK 2024, by region
  • Premium Statistic Unemployment rate of metropolitan counties in England 2024

International Comparisons

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  • Premium Statistic Breakdown of unemployment rates in G20 countries 2024
  • Premium Statistic Breakdown of G20 countries with the highest youth unemployment rates 2023
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of the EU 2000-2024
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the EU 2024, by country
  • Basic Statistic U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate 2022-2024
  • Premium Statistic Unemployment rate APAC 2023, by country
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