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Unemployment rate

Official statistics, not accredited

Unemployment rate for people aged 16 and over, UK, from the Labour Force Survey (rolling three months).

Unemployment rate, 16+

4.7%

Jul 2026

Verified against source, 31 October 2026, 11:19 UTC
Unemployment rate, 16+
0%2%4%6%Aug 16Apr 18Dec 19Aug 21Apr 23Dec 24Jul 264.7%

Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

120 periods, newest first

PeriodUnemployment rate, 16+
Jul 20264.7%
Jun 20264.9%
May 20264.9%
Apr 20264.9%
Mar 20264.9%
Feb 20265.0%
Jan 20264.9%
Dec 20255.2%
Nov 20255.2%
Oct 20255.1%
Sep 20255.1%
Aug 20255.0%
Jul 20254.8%
Jun 20254.7%
May 20254.7%
Apr 20254.7%
Mar 20254.6%
Feb 20254.6%
Jan 20254.5%
Dec 20244.4%
Nov 20244.4%
Oct 20244.4%
Sep 20244.2%
Aug 20244.3%
Jul 20244.1%
Jun 20244.2%
May 20244.2%
Apr 20244.4%
Mar 20244.4%
Feb 20244.3%
Jan 20244.2%
Dec 20234.1%
Nov 20233.9%
Oct 20234.0%
Sep 20234.0%
Aug 20234.1%
Jul 20234.3%
Jun 20234.4%
May 20234.2%
Apr 20234.0%
Mar 20233.9%
Feb 20234.0%
Jan 20234.0%
Dec 20223.9%
Nov 20223.9%
Oct 20223.9%
Sep 20223.8%
Aug 20223.7%
Jul 20223.6%
Jun 20223.6%
May 20223.8%
Apr 20223.7%
Mar 20223.8%
Feb 20223.8%
Jan 20223.9%
Dec 20214.1%
Nov 20214.2%
Oct 20214.2%
Sep 20214.3%
Aug 20214.4%
Jul 20214.5%
Jun 20214.6%
May 20214.7%
Apr 20214.8%
Mar 20214.8%
Feb 20214.9%
Jan 20215.0%
Dec 20205.2%
Nov 20205.3%
Oct 20205.2%
Sep 20205.2%
Aug 20205.0%
Jul 20204.6%
Jun 20204.4%
May 20204.1%
Apr 20204.1%
Mar 20204.1%
Feb 20204.1%
Jan 20203.9%
Dec 20193.9%
Nov 20193.7%
Oct 20193.8%
Sep 20193.8%
Aug 20193.9%
Jul 20193.9%
Jun 20193.9%
May 20193.9%
Apr 20193.8%
Mar 20193.8%
Feb 20193.8%
Jan 20194.0%
Dec 20183.9%
Nov 20184.0%
Oct 20184.0%
Sep 20184.1%
Aug 20184.1%
Jul 20184.0%
Jun 20184.0%
May 20184.0%
Apr 20184.2%
Mar 20184.2%
Feb 20184.2%
Jan 20184.2%
Dec 20174.3%
Nov 20174.4%
Oct 20174.3%
Sep 20174.2%
Aug 20174.3%
Jul 20174.3%
Jun 20174.3%
May 20174.4%
Apr 20174.4%
Mar 20174.5%
Feb 20174.6%
Jan 20174.6%
Dec 20164.7%
Nov 20164.7%
Oct 20164.8%
Sep 20164.8%
Aug 20164.8%

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Source and licence

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Check it yourself
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/unemployment/timeseries/mgsx/lms
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
31 October 2026, 11:13 UTC
Publisher release
2026-10-19T23:00:00.000Z; next release 17 November 2026
Series as published
Unemployment rate (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted): % (MGSX, dataset LMS)
Raw files fetched

Verification

Verified against source, 31 October 2026, 11:19 UTC Run at 31 October 2026, 11:19 UTC; 120 of 120 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedOffice for National Statistics; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-31T11:13:24Z; 1 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2561 of 1 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures120 of 120 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers120 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure120 of 120 figures match exactly after downloading 1 source file(s) again (1 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassONS CSV download agrees120 of 120 figures match the CSV at https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?format=csv&uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/unemployment/timeseries/mgsx/lms
PassONS series is currentlast released 2026-10-19, 11 days before retrieval (limit 400); next release 17 November 2026
PassSource page answershttps://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/unemployment/timeseries/mgsx/lms – HTTP 200