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Unemployment rate (16+, SA)

GDP & employment · ONS · monthly

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Latest

Latest

4.90%

Jun 2026

1d

+0.00pp

1m

+0.00pp

6m

-0.30pp

1y

+0.20pp

5y

+0.30pp

Full history (Feb 1971 → Jun 2026)

Recent observations (60)

DateValueChange vs prev
Jun 20264.90%+0.00pp
May 20264.90%+0.00pp
Apr 20264.90%+0.00pp
Mar 20264.90%-0.10pp
Feb 20265.00%+0.10pp
Jan 20264.90%-0.30pp
Dec 20255.20%+0.00pp
Nov 20255.20%+0.10pp
Oct 20255.10%+0.00pp
Sep 20255.10%+0.10pp
Aug 20255.00%+0.20pp
Jul 20254.80%+0.10pp
Jun 20254.70%+0.00pp
May 20254.70%+0.00pp
Apr 20254.70%+0.10pp
Mar 20254.60%+0.00pp
Feb 20254.60%+0.10pp
Jan 20254.50%+0.10pp
Dec 20244.40%+0.00pp
Nov 20244.40%+0.00pp
Oct 20244.40%+0.20pp
Sep 20244.20%-0.10pp
Aug 20244.30%+0.20pp
Jul 20244.10%-0.10pp
Jun 20244.20%+0.00pp
May 20244.20%-0.20pp
Apr 20244.40%+0.00pp
Mar 20244.40%+0.10pp
Feb 20244.30%+0.10pp
Jan 20244.20%+0.10pp
Dec 20234.10%+0.20pp
Nov 20233.90%-0.10pp
Oct 20234.00%+0.00pp
Sep 20234.00%-0.10pp
Aug 20234.10%-0.20pp
Jul 20234.30%-0.10pp
Jun 20234.40%+0.20pp
May 20234.20%+0.20pp
Apr 20234.00%+0.10pp
Mar 20233.90%-0.10pp
Feb 20234.00%+0.00pp
Jan 20234.00%+0.10pp
Dec 20223.90%+0.00pp
Nov 20223.90%+0.00pp
Oct 20223.90%+0.10pp
Sep 20223.80%+0.10pp
Aug 20223.70%+0.10pp
Jul 20223.60%+0.00pp
Jun 20223.60%-0.20pp
May 20223.80%+0.10pp
Apr 20223.70%-0.10pp
Mar 20223.80%+0.00pp
Feb 20223.80%-0.10pp
Jan 20223.90%-0.20pp
Dec 20214.10%-0.10pp
Nov 20214.20%+0.00pp
Oct 20214.20%-0.10pp
Sep 20214.30%-0.10pp
Aug 20214.40%-0.10pp
Jul 20214.50%—
Source: ONS · monthly · series_id ons_unemployment_rateCompare unemployment with other economies →← All UK macro indicators

Latest

Latest

4.90%

Jun 2026

1d

+0.00pp

1m

+0.00pp

6m

-0.30pp

1y

+0.20pp

5y

+0.30pp

Full history (Feb 1971 → Jun 2026)

Recent observations (60)

DateValueChange vs prev
Jun 20264.90%+0.00pp
May 20264.90%+0.00pp
Apr 20264.90%+0.00pp
Mar 20264.90%-0.10pp
Feb 20265.00%+0.10pp
Jan 20264.90%-0.30pp
Dec 20255.20%+0.00pp
Nov 20255.20%+0.10pp
Oct 20255.10%+0.00pp
Sep 20255.10%+0.10pp
Aug 20255.00%+0.20pp
Jul 20254.80%+0.10pp
Jun 20254.70%+0.00pp
May 20254.70%+0.00pp
Apr 20254.70%+0.10pp
Mar 20254.60%+0.00pp
Feb 20254.60%+0.10pp
Jan 20254.50%+0.10pp
Dec 20244.40%+0.00pp
Nov 20244.40%+0.00pp
Oct 20244.40%+0.20pp
Sep 20244.20%-0.10pp
Aug 20244.30%+0.20pp
Jul 20244.10%-0.10pp
Jun 20244.20%+0.00pp
May 20244.20%-0.20pp
Apr 20244.40%+0.00pp
Mar 20244.40%+0.10pp
Feb 20244.30%+0.10pp
Jan 20244.20%+0.10pp
Dec 20234.10%+0.20pp
Nov 20233.90%-0.10pp
Oct 20234.00%+0.00pp
Sep 20234.00%-0.10pp
Aug 20234.10%-0.20pp
Jul 20234.30%-0.10pp
Jun 20234.40%+0.20pp
May 20234.20%+0.20pp
Apr 20234.00%+0.10pp
Mar 20233.90%-0.10pp
Feb 20234.00%+0.00pp
Jan 20234.00%+0.10pp
Dec 20223.90%+0.00pp
Nov 20223.90%+0.00pp
Oct 20223.90%+0.10pp
Sep 20223.80%+0.10pp
Aug 20223.70%+0.10pp
Jul 20223.60%+0.00pp
Jun 20223.60%-0.20pp
May 20223.80%+0.10pp
Apr 20223.70%-0.10pp
Mar 20223.80%+0.00pp
Feb 20223.80%-0.10pp
Jan 20223.90%-0.20pp
Dec 20214.10%-0.10pp
Nov 20214.20%+0.00pp
Oct 20214.20%-0.10pp
Sep 20214.30%-0.10pp
Aug 20214.40%-0.10pp
Jul 20214.50%—
Source: ONS · monthly · series_id ons_unemployment_rateCompare unemployment with other economies →← All UK macro indicators