U.K. Unemployment Rate 1991-2023
- U.K. unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.53%, a 0.05% increase from 2020.
- U.K. unemployment rate for 2020 was 4.47%, a 0.73% increase from 2019.
- U.K. unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.74%, a 0.26% decline from 2018.
- U.K. unemployment rate for 2018 was 4.00%, a 0.33% decline from 2017.
Similar Country Ranking | |
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Country Name | Unemployment Rate (%) |
New Caledonia | 16.57% |
Greece | 14.80% |
Spain | 14.73% |
French Polynesia | 14.39% |
Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 13.27% |
Bahamas | 13.24% |
Panama | 12.09% |
Argentina | 10.90% |
Uruguay | 10.45% |
Barbados | 10.41% |
Italy | 9.83% |
Chile | 9.13% |
Croatia | 8.68% |
Sweden | 8.66% |
Puerto Rico | 8.27% |
France | 8.06% |
Lithuania | 7.90% |
Brunei | 7.65% |
Latvia | 7.60% |
Finland | 7.53% |
Canada | 7.51% |
Channel Islands | 7.37% |
Saudi Arabia | 7.36% |
Guam | 6.98% |
Slovak Republic | 6.74% |
Portugal | 6.65% |
Ireland | 6.63% |
Belgium | 6.42% |
Estonia | 6.33% |
Austria | 6.30% |
Cyprus | 6.13% |
United States | 5.46% |
Iceland | 5.40% |
Switzerland | 5.32% |
Hong Kong | 5.32% |
Luxembourg | 5.23% |
Australia | 5.11% |
Israel | 5.05% |
Norway | 4.99% |
Trinidad and Tobago | 4.81% |
Denmark | 4.80% |
United Kingdom | 4.53% |
Slovenia | 4.42% |
New Zealand | 4.12% |
Hungary | 4.12% |
Netherlands | 4.01% |
Kuwait | 3.71% |
Singapore | 3.62% |
Germany | 3.54% |
South Korea | 3.53% |
Malta | 3.50% |
Poland | 3.37% |
UAE | 3.36% |
Oman | 3.12% |
Macao | 3.01% |
Czech Republic | 2.89% |
Japan | 2.80% |
Bahrain | 1.87% |
Qatar | 0.26% |
U.K. Unemployment Rate - Historical Data | ||
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Year | Unemployment Rate (%) | Annual Change |
2021 | 4.53% | 0.05% |
2020 | 4.47% | 0.73% |
2019 | 3.74% | -0.26% |
2018 | 4.00% | -0.33% |
2017 | 4.33% | -0.48% |
2016 | 4.81% | -0.49% |
2015 | 5.30% | -0.81% |
2014 | 6.11% | -1.41% |
2013 | 7.52% | -0.36% |
2012 | 7.88% | -0.16% |
2011 | 8.04% | 0.25% |
2010 | 7.79% | 0.25% |
2009 | 7.54% | 1.92% |
2008 | 5.62% | 0.36% |
2007 | 5.26% | -0.09% |
2006 | 5.35% | 0.60% |
2005 | 4.75% | 0.16% |
2004 | 4.59% | -0.22% |
2003 | 4.81% | -0.23% |
2002 | 5.04% | 0.34% |
2001 | 4.70% | -0.86% |
2000 | 5.56% | -0.48% |
1999 | 6.04% | -0.16% |
1998 | 6.20% | -0.87% |
1997 | 7.07% | -1.12% |
1996 | 8.19% | -0.50% |
1995 | 8.69% | -0.96% |
1994 | 9.65% | -0.70% |
1993 | 10.35% | 0.57% |
1992 | 9.78% | 1.23% |
1991 | 8.55% | 1.23% |