Unemployment rate
jobs
Share of the economically active population who are unemployed.
Latest
4.9 %
2026 JUNPrevious-period movement
+0
This describes movement, not whether the outcome is good or bad.Source
Retrieved 2026-09-21 · revision 1Recent observations
| Period | Value | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 JUN | 4.9 % | 1 |
| 2026 MAY | 4.9 % | 1 |
| 2026 APR | 4.9 % | 1 |
| 2026 MAR | 4.9 % | 1 |
| 2026 FEB | 5 % | 1 |
| 2026 JAN | 4.9 % | 1 |
| 2025 DEC | 5.2 % | 1 |
| 2025 NOV | 5.2 % | 1 |
| 2025 OCT | 5.1 % | 1 |
| 2025 SEP | 5.1 % | 1 |
| 2025 AUG | 5 % | 1 |
| 2025 JUL | 4.8 % | 1 |
| 2025 JUN | 4.7 % | 1 |
| 2025 MAY | 4.7 % | 1 |
| 2025 APR | 4.7 % | 1 |
| 2025 MAR | 4.6 % | 1 |
| 2025 FEB | 4.6 % | 1 |
| 2025 JAN | 4.5 % | 1 |
| 2024 DEC | 4.4 % | 1 |
| 2024 NOV | 4.4 % | 1 |
| 2024 OCT | 4.4 % | 1 |
| 2024 SEP | 4.2 % | 1 |
| 2024 AUG | 4.3 % | 1 |
| 2024 JUL | 4.1 % | 1 |
One reading
A strong employment picture can support household incomes and reduce pressure on public finances.
Another reading
Headline rates can miss economic inactivity, insecure work, hours worked and whether pay is keeping pace with prices.
What the data cannot prove: a movement does not by itself identify its cause or show that every person experienced the same outcome.