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Economy

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate, published by ONS. Coverage: UK; updated monthly.

Open official source

Mar-May 2026

4.9%

Jan–Mar 1971Apr–Jun 2026

Showing 664 of 664 available data points.

Published by

ONS

Latest period

Mar-May 2026

Available history

Jan–Mar 1971 to Apr–Jun 2026

Data points

664