Unemployment Rate, 15+ (Monthly, SA): United Kingdom
The latest reading SOTW holds for United Kingdom is 4.7% of labour force for 2026-07, from OECD.
Reviewed series · Labor · Monthly · % of labour force · OECD.UNEMPLOYMENT.TOTAL.RT.M · GBR
Unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force, both sexes, OECD age code 15 years or over, from national labour force surveys on ICLS definitions. Only reference areas reviewed at 2026-10-13 are enrolled; each keeps its country note. OECD Data Terms section 3 permits commercial reuse with attribution except separately restricted or third-party-owned data; no additional restriction was identified in the pinned flow metadata reviewed 2026-10-13. Collection time is not an original publication timestamp. Source observation flags and reference periods are retained.
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- Latest
- 4.7
- % of labour force · 2026-07
- Previous
- 4.9
- % of labour force · 2026-06
- Oldest shown
- 4.8
- % of labour force · 2016-08
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
United Kingdom · history
% of labour force · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% of labour force) |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | 4.7 |
| 2026-06 | 4.9 |
| 2026-05 | 4.9 |
| 2026-04 | 4.9 |
| 2026-03 | 4.9 |
| 2026-02 | 5.0 |
| 2026-01 | 4.9 |
| 2025-12 | 5.2 |
| 2025-11 | 5.2 |
| 2025-10 | 5.1 |
| 2025-09 | 5.1 |
| 2025-08 | 5.0 |
| 2025-07 | 4.8 |
| 2025-06 | 4.7 |
| 2025-05 | 4.7 |
| 2025-04 | 4.7 |
| 2025-03 | 4.6 |
| 2025-02 | 4.6 |
| 2025-01 | 4.5 |
| 2024-12 | 4.4 |
| 2024-11 | 4.4 |
| 2024-10 | 4.4 |
| 2024-09 | 4.2 |
| 2024-08 | 4.3 |
| 2024-07 | 4.1 |
| 2024-06 | 4.2 |
| 2024-05 | 4.2 |
| 2024-04 | 4.4 |
| 2024-03 | 4.4 |
| 2024-02 | 4.3 |
| 2024-01 | 4.2 |
| 2023-12 | 4.1 |
| 2023-11 | 3.9 |
| 2023-10 | 4.0 |
| 2023-09 | 4.0 |
| 2023-08 | 4.1 |
| 2023-07 | 4.3 |
| 2023-06 | 4.4 |
| 2023-05 | 4.2 |
| 2023-04 | 4.0 |
| 2023-03 | 3.9 |
| 2023-02 | 4.0 |
| 2023-01 | 4.0 |
| 2022-12 | 3.9 |
| 2022-11 | 3.9 |
| 2022-10 | 3.9 |
| 2022-09 | 3.8 |
| 2022-08 | 3.7 |
| 2022-07 | 3.6 |
| 2022-06 | 3.6 |
| 2022-05 | 3.8 |
| 2022-04 | 3.7 |
| 2022-03 | 3.8 |
| 2022-02 | 3.8 |
| 2022-01 | 3.9 |
| 2021-12 | 4.1 |
| 2021-11 | 4.2 |
| 2021-10 | 4.2 |
| 2021-09 | 4.3 |
| 2021-08 | 4.4 |
| 2021-07 | 4.5 |
| 2021-06 | 4.6 |
| 2021-05 | 4.7 |
| 2021-04 | 4.8 |
| 2021-03 | 4.8 |
| 2021-02 | 4.9 |
| 2021-01 | 5.0 |
| 2020-12 | 5.2 |
| 2020-11 | 5.3 |
| 2020-10 | 5.2 |
| 2020-09 | 5.2 |
| 2020-08 | 5.0 |
| 2020-07 | 4.6 |
| 2020-06 | 4.4 |
| 2020-05 | 4.1 |
| 2020-04 | 4.1 |
| 2020-03 | 4.1 |
| 2020-02 | 4.1 |
| 2020-01 | 3.9 |
| 2019-12 | 3.9 |
| 2019-11 | 3.7 |
| 2019-10 | 3.8 |
| 2019-09 | 3.8 |
| 2019-08 | 3.9 |
| 2019-07 | 3.9 |
| 2019-06 | 3.9 |
| 2019-05 | 3.9 |
| 2019-04 | 3.8 |
| 2019-03 | 3.8 |
| 2019-02 | 3.8 |
| 2019-01 | 4.0 |
| 2018-12 | 3.9 |
| 2018-11 | 4.0 |
| 2018-10 | 4.0 |
| 2018-09 | 4.1 |
| 2018-08 | 4.1 |
| 2018-07 | 4.0 |
| 2018-06 | 4.0 |
| 2018-05 | 4.0 |
| 2018-04 | 4.2 |
| 2018-03 | 4.2 |
| 2018-02 | 4.2 |
| 2018-01 | 4.2 |
| 2017-12 | 4.3 |
| 2017-11 | 4.4 |
| 2017-10 | 4.3 |
| 2017-09 | 4.2 |
| 2017-08 | 4.3 |
| 2017-07 | 4.3 |
| 2017-06 | 4.3 |
| 2017-05 | 4.4 |
| 2017-04 | 4.4 |
| 2017-03 | 4.5 |
| 2017-02 | 4.6 |
| 2017-01 | 4.6 |
| 2016-12 | 4.7 |
| 2016-11 | 4.7 |
| 2016-10 | 4.8 |
| 2016-09 | 4.8 |
| 2016-08 | 4.8 |
Source: OECD. Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-08 to 2026-07. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.