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Unemployment Rate and Employment Data in United Kingdom

United Kingdom Unemployment Data

Indicator Data Period
Unemployment Rate 3.9 % Aug/19
Youth Unemployment Rate 12.7 % Jun/23
Employed Persons 32693 Thousand Person 2Q/19
Employment Change  -207 Thousand Person Jun/23
Employment Rate  75.9 % 2Q/19
Full Time Employment 24420 Thousand Person Jun/23
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1 % 3Q/20
Part Time Employment 8533 Thousand Persons Jul/19
Unemployed Persons 1192.6 Thousand Persons Sep/19


Latest data on Unemployment Rate (%)

Unemployment Rate
                     United Kingdom - Historical Data (%)

What is Unemployment Rate in United Kingdom?

  • Unemployment Rate in United Kingdom increased to 3.9 % in August 2019. The maximum rate was % and minimum was %.
  • Data published Monthly by .

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
3.9 Aug/19 04.11.2019
3.8 Apr/19 11.06.2019
3.8 Mar/19 14.05.2019
3.9 Feb/19 16.04.2019
3.9 Jan/19 19.03.2019
4 Dec/18 19.02.2019
4 Nov/18 22.01.2019
4.1 Oct/18 11.12.2018


Historical Chart by prime ministers (%)

Unemployment Rate in United Kingdom by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Theresa May 13.07.2016 - 4.9000 4.2000 4.9000 4.2000 -14.29%
David Cameron 11.05.2010 - 13.07.2016 7.9000 4.9000 8.5000 4.9000 -37.97%
Gordon Brown 27.06.2007 - 11.05.2010 5.4000 8.0000 8.0000 5.2000 48.15%
Tony Blair 02.05.1997 - 27.06.2007 7.2000 5.4000 7.3000 4.7000 -25.00%
John Major 28.11.1990 - 02.05.1997 7.5000 7.2000 10.7000 7.2000 -4.00%
Margaret Thatcher 04.05.1979 - 28.11.1990 5.3000 7.4000 12.0000 5.3000 39.62%
James Callaghan 05.04.1976 - 04.05.1979 5.4000 5.3000 5.7000 5.3000 -1.85%


Latest data on Youth Unemployment Rate (%)

Youth Unemployment Rate
                     United Kingdom - Historical Data (%)

What is Youth Unemployment Rate in United Kingdom?

  • Youth Unemployment Rate in United Kingdom increased to 12.7 % in June 2023. The maximum rate was 22.5 % and minimum was 10.8 %.
  • Data published Monthly by Eurostat.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
12.7 Jun/23 16.09.2023
12.3 May/23 15.08.2023
11.4 Apr/23 14.07.2023
10.9 Mar/23 13.06.2023
11.3 Feb/23 16.05.2023
10.8 Jan/23 18.04.2023
10.8 Dec/22 14.03.2023
11.3 Nov/22 14.02.2023


Historical Chart by prime ministers (%)

Youth Unemployment Rate in United Kingdom by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Theresa May 13.07.2016 - 13.2000 11.5000 13.2000 11.5000 -12.88%
David Cameron 11.05.2010 - 13.07.2016 19.7000 13.4000 22.3000 13.2000 -31.98%
Gordon Brown 27.06.2007 - 11.05.2010 14.3000 19.9000 20.4000 13.5000 39.16%
Tony Blair 02.05.1997 - 27.06.2007 13.9000 14.6000 14.7000 11.2000 5.04%
John Major 28.11.1990 - 02.05.1997 11.4000 14.0000 17.6000 11.4000 22.81%
Margaret Thatcher 04.05.1979 - 28.11.1990 20.0000 11.0000 20.5000 9.7000 -45.00%


Latest data on Employed Persons (Thousand Person)

How many employed persons are in United Kingdom?

  • Number of Employed Persons in United Kingdom increased to 32693 Thousand Person in the third quarter of 2019. The maximum rate was Thousand Person and minimum was Thousand Person.
  • Data published Quarterly by .

Historical Data (Thousand Person) by years

Data
Period
Date
32693 2Q/19 05.11.2019


Historical Chart by prime ministers (Thousand Person)

Employed Persons in United Kingdom by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Employment Change  (Thousand Person)

Employment Change 
                     United Kingdom - Historical Data (Thousand Person)

What is Employment Change rate in United Kingdom?

  • Employment Change in United Kingdom decreased by 207 Thousand Person in June 2023. The maximum change was 311 Thousand Person and minimum was -334 Thousand Person.
  • Data published Monthly by Office for National Statistics.

Historical Data (Thousand Person) by years

Data
Period
Date
-207 Jun/23 12.09.2023
-66 May/23 15.08.2023
102 Apr/23 12.07.2023
250 Mar/23 13.06.2023
182 Feb/23 16.05.2023
169 Jan/23 18.04.2023
65 Dec/22 14.03.2023
74 Nov/22 14.02.2023


Historical Chart by prime ministers (Thousand Person)

Employment Change  in United Kingdom by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Employment Rate  (%)

What is Employment Rate in United Kingdom?

  • Employment Rate in United Kingdom increased to 75.9 % in the third quarter of 2019. The maximum rate was % and minimum was %.
  • Data published Quarterly by .

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
75.9 2Q/19 05.11.2019


Historical Chart by prime ministers (%)

Employment Rate  in United Kingdom by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Full Time Employment (Thousand Person)

Full Time Employment
                     United Kingdom - Historical Data (Thousand Person)

What is the number of full-time workers in United Kingdom?

  • Full Time Employment in United Kingdom increased to 24420 Thousand Person in June 2023. The maximum rate was 24715 Thousand Person and minimum was 19136 Thousand Person.
  • Data published Monthly by Office of National Statistics.

Historical Data (Thousand Person) by years

Data
Period
Date
24420 Jun/23 12.09.2023
24396 May/23 15.08.2023
24590 Apr/23 12.07.2023
24636 Mar/23 13.06.2023
24537 Feb/23 16.05.2023
24572 Jan/23 18.04.2023
24504 Dec/22 14.03.2023
24536 Nov/22 14.02.2023


Historical Chart by prime ministers (Thousand Person)

Full Time Employment in United Kingdom by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Long Term Unemployment Rate (%)

Long Term Unemployment Rate
                     United Kingdom - Historical Data (%)

What is Long Term Unemployment Rate in United Kingdom?

  • Long Term Unemployment Rate in United Kingdom increased to 1 % in the third quarter of 2020. The maximum rate was 4.3 % and minimum was 0.8 %.
  • Data published Quarterly by Eurostat.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
1 3Q/20 19.12.2020
0.9 1Q/20 17.06.2020
0.8 4Q/19 21.04.2020
0.9 3Q/19 21.01.2020
1 2Q/19 11.11.2019
1 1Q/19 29.10.2019
1 4Q/18 04.07.2019


Historical Chart by prime ministers (%)

Long Term Unemployment Rate in United Kingdom by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Part Time Employment (Thousand Persons)

What is Part Time Employment in United Kingdom?

  • Part Time Employment in United Kingdom increased to 8533 Thousand Persons in July 2019. The maximum rate was Thousand Persons and minimum was Thousand Persons.
  • Data published Monthly by .

Historical Data (Thousand Persons) by years

Data
Period
Date
8533 Jul/19 05.11.2019


Historical Chart by prime ministers (Thousand Persons)

Part Time Employment in United Kingdom by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Unemployed Persons (Thousand Persons)

How many Unemployed Persons are in United Kingdom?

  • Number of Unemployed Persons in United Kingdom increased to 1192.6 Thousand Persons in September 2019. The maximum rate was Thousand Persons and minimum was Thousand Persons.
  • Data published Monthly by .

Historical Data (Thousand Persons) by years

Data
Period
Date
1192.6 Sep/19 05.11.2019


Historical Chart by prime ministers (Thousand Persons)

Unemployed Persons in United Kingdom by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End

Other labor indicators in United Kingdom

Index Updated Actual Previous
Retirement Age Men 2022 66 66
Wages Aug/19 2798.54 USD/Month
Claimant Count Change  Sep/19 21.1 K
Job Vacancies Aug/19 813 K
Labor Force Participation Rate Jul/19 79 %
Living Wage Individual 2018 1102.991 USD/Month 1047.533

Unemployment Rate in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Austria Sep/23 5.9 % 6.1
Ireland Sep/23 4.2 % 4.1
Luxembourg Aug/23 5.3 % 5.2
Spain 2Q/23 11.6 % 13.26
Iceland Aug/23 3.3 % 3.5
Norway Aug/23 3.6 % 3.6
Belarus Dec/22 3.6 % 3.9
Belgium Aug/23 5.5 % 5.5
Bulgaria Aug/23 5.3 % 5.2
Croatia Aug/23 6 % 5.8
Cyprus Aug/23 6.6 % 6.6
Czech Republic Sep/23 3.6 % 3.6
Denmark Aug/23 2.5 % 2.5
Estonia 2Q/23 6.7 % 5.3
Euro Area Aug/23 6.4 % 6.5
European Union Aug/23 5.9 % 6
Finland Aug/23 6.7 % 6.9
France 2Q/23 7.2 % 7.1
Germany Sep/23 5.7 % 5.7
Greece Aug/23 10.9 % 10.9
Hungary Aug/23 4.1 % 4
Italy Aug/23 7.3 % 7.5
Latvia 2Q/23 6.4 % 6.4
Lithuania Aug/23 8.4 % 8.6
Macedonia 2Q/23 13.2 % 13.4
Malta 2Q/23 2.5 % 2.9
Moldova 2Q/23 3.8 % 5.5
Montenegro Sep/23 16.2 % 16.43
Netherlands Aug/23 3.6 % 3.6
Poland Aug/23 5 % 5
Portugal 2Q/23 6.1 % 7.2
Romania Aug/23 5.4 % 5.5
Russia Aug/23 3 % 3
Serbia 2Q/23 9.6 % 10.1
Slovakia Aug/23 5.23 % 5.22
Slovenia Jul/23 4.8 % 4.7
Sweden Aug/23 7.7 % 6.2
Switzerland Sep/23 2 % 2
Turkey Aug/23 9.2 % 9.4
Ukraine 4Q/21 10.5 % 9.1
United Kingdom Aug/19 3.9 %
Liechtenstein 2022 1.3 % 1.6
Albania 2Q/23 10.7 % 10.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina Jun/23 13.1 % 13.3
Kosovo 4Q/22 12.6 % 20.7