International Monetary Fund · Labor
United Kingdom: Unemployment rate (IMF)
4.50percent · 2031-2.2% since 2021
Unemployment as a percentage of the total labour force. Annual figures for United Kingdom from 1980 to 2031.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 4.5 | projection |
| 2030 | 4.5 | projection |
| 2029 | 4.5 | projection |
| 2028 | 4.8 | projection |
| 2027 | 5.3 | projection |
| 2026 | 5.3 | |
| 2025 | 4.9 | |
| 2024 | 4.3 | |
| 2023 | 4.1 | |
| 2022 | 3.8 | |
| 2021 | 4.6 | |
| 2020 | 4.6 | |
| 2019 | 3.8 | |
| 2018 | 4.1 | |
| 2017 | 4.4 | |
| 2016 | 4.9 | |
| 2015 | 5.4 | |
| 2014 | 6.2 | |
| 2013 | 7.6 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 8.1 | |
| 2010 | 7.9 | |
| 2009 | 7.6 | |
| 2008 | 5.7 | |
| 2007 | 5.4 | |
| 2006 | 5.4 | |
| 2005 | 4.8 | |
| 2004 | 4.8 | |
| 2003 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 5.2 | |
| 2001 | 5.1 | |
| 2000 | 5.5 | |
| 1999 | 6 | |
| 1998 | 6.3 | |
| 1997 | 7 | |
| 1996 | 8.1 | |
| 1995 | 8.6 | |
| 1994 | 9.5 | |
| 1993 | 10.4 | |
| 1992 | 10 | |
| 1991 | 8.9 | |
| 1990 | 7.1 | |
| 1989 | 7.2 | |
| 1988 | 8.6 | |
| 1987 | 10.4 | |
| 1986 | 11.3 | |
| 1985 | 11.4 | |
| 1984 | 11.8 | |
| 1983 | 11.5 | |
| 1982 | 10.7 | |
| 1981 | 9.7 | |
| 1980 | 7.1 |
Source
Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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