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Unemployment in United Kingdom
The unemployment rate in the United Kingdom averaged 4.6% in the decade to 2024, below the 5.8% average for Major Economies. The unemployment rate in the United Kingdom was 4.3% in 2024. For more information on unemployment, visit our dedicated page.
United Kingdom Unemployment Chart
Note: This chart displays Unemployment Rate for United Kingdom from 2014 to 2025.
Source: Macrobond.
United Kingdom Unemployment Data
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment (% of active population, aop) | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment (% of active population, eop) | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | - |
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects British unemployment projections for the next ten years from a panel of 32 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable unemployment forecast available for British unemployment.
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