Unemployment Rate High Impact % Lower is Better
United Kingdom · 164 historical releases · 164 with estimates
Latest Actual
4.7 %
Unemployment Rate (Aug)
Previous
4.9 %
Change
-0.2
Historical Avg
4.8
164 releases
Range
3.5 — 7.9
Low — High
Beat Rate
39.6%
65 of 164
Miss Rate
20.1%
33 of 164
Historical Releases
All Releases
171
| Date | Period | Actual | Estimate | Previous | Change | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-15 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-11-17 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | — | 5.0 | 4.7 | — | — |
| 2026-10-20 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | -0.2 | +4.08% |
| 2026-09-15 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.0 | +2.0% |
| 2026-08-18 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.0 | -2.08% |
| 2026-07-21 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.0 | +2.0% |
| 2026-07-17 | Unemployment Rate (May) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-18 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -0.1 | +2.0% |
| 2026-06-10 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-19 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | +0.1 | -2.04% |
| 2026-05-13 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | — | 5.3 | 4.9 | — | — |
| 2026-04-21 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | -0.3 | +5.77% |
| 2026-04-15 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | — | 5.3 | 5.2 | — | — |
| 2026-03-19 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.0 | +1.89% |
| 2026-02-17 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | +0.1 | -1.96% |
| 2026-01-20 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.0 | -0.0% |
| 2025-12-16 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2025-11-11 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | +0.2 | -2.04% |
| 2025-10-14 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +0.1 | -2.13% |
| 2025-09-16 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.0 | -0.0% |
| 2025-08-12 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.0 | -0.0% |
| 2025-07-17 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | +0.1 | -2.17% |
| 2025-06-10 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2025-05-13 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2025-04-15 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | — | -0.0% |
| 2025-03-20 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | — | -0.0% |
| 2025-02-18 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | — | +2.22% |
| 2025-01-21 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | +0.1 | -2.33% |
| 2024-12-17 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | — | -0.0% |
| 2024-11-12 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | +0.3 | -4.88% |
| 2024-10-15 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | -0.1 | +2.44% |
| 2024-09-10 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2024-08-13 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | -0.2 | +6.67% |
| 2024-07-18 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | — | -0.0% |
| 2024-06-11 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | +0.1 | -2.33% |
| 2024-05-14 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2024-04-16 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +0.2 | -5.0% |
| 2024-03-12 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | +0.1 | -2.63% |
| 2024-02-13 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | -0.1 | +5.0% |
| 2024-01-16 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | — | -0.0% |
| 2023-12-12 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 | +2.33% |
| 2023-11-14 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 | +2.33% |
| 2023-10-24 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | — | +2.33% |
| 2023-09-12 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2023-08-15 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +0.2 | -5.0% |
| 2023-07-11 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | +0.2 | -5.26% |
| 2023-06-13 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | -0.1 | +5.0% |
| 2023-05-16 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | +0.1 | -2.63% |
| 2023-04-18 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +0.1 | -2.7% |
| 2023-03-14 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | — | +2.63% |
| 2023-02-14 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | — | -0.0% |
| 2023-01-17 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | — | -0.0% |
| 2022-12-13 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2022-11-15 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +0.1 | -2.86% |
| 2022-10-11 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | -0.1 | +2.78% |
| 2022-09-13 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | -0.2 | +5.26% |
| 2022-08-16 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2022-07-19 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | — | +2.56% |
| 2022-06-14 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | +0.1 | -5.56% |
| 2022-05-17 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | -0.1 | +2.63% |
| 2022-04-12 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2022-03-15 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | -0.2 | +2.5% |
| 2022-02-15 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | — | -0.0% |
| 2022-01-18 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | -0.1 | +2.38% |
| 2021-12-14 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2021-11-16 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | -0.2 | +2.27% |
| 2021-10-12 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2021-09-14 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2021-08-17 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | -0.1 | +2.08% |
| 2021-07-15 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +0.1 | -2.13% |
| 2021-06-15 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2021-05-18 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | -0.1 | +2.04% |
| 2021-04-20 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | -0.1 | +3.92% |
| 2021-03-23 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | -0.1 | +3.85% |
| 2021-02-23 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2021-01-26 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | +0.1 | +1.96% |
| 2020-12-15 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | +0.1 | +3.92% |
| 2020-11-10 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | +0.3 | -0.0% |
| 2020-10-13 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | +0.4 | -4.65% |
| 2020-09-15 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | +0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2020-08-11 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | — | +7.14% |
| 2020-07-16 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | — | +7.14% |
| 2020-06-16 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | — | +17.02% |
| 2020-05-19 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | -0.1 | +11.36% |
| 2020-04-21 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | +0.1 | -2.56% |
| 2020-03-17 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | +0.1 | -2.63% |
| 2020-02-18 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2020-01-21 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2019-12-17 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | — | +2.56% |
| 2019-11-12 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -0.1 | +2.56% |
| 2019-10-15 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | +0.1 | -2.63% |
| 2019-09-10 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -0.1 | +2.56% |
| 2019-08-13 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | +0.1 | -2.63% |
| 2019-07-16 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2019-06-11 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2019-05-14 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -0.1 | +2.56% |
| 2019-04-16 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | — | -0.0% |
| 2019-03-19 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -0.1 | +2.5% |
| 2019-02-19 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2019-01-22 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | -0.1 | +2.44% |
| 2018-12-11 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-11-13 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +0.1 | -2.5% |
| 2018-10-16 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-09-11 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-08-14 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | -0.2 | +4.76% |
| 2018-07-17 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-06-12 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-05-15 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-04-17 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | -0.1 | +2.33% |
| 2018-03-21 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | -0.1 | +2.27% |
| 2018-02-21 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | +0.1 | -2.33% |
| 2018-01-24 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | — | -0.0% |
| 2017-12-13 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | — | -2.38% |
| 2017-11-15 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | — | -0.0% |
| 2017-10-18 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | — | -0.0% |
| 2017-09-13 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | -0.1 | +2.27% |
| 2017-08-16 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -0.1 | +2.22% |
| 2017-07-12 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | -0.1 | +2.17% |
| 2017-06-14 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | — | -0.0% |
| 2017-05-17 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | -0.1 | +2.13% |
| 2017-04-12 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | — | -0.0% |
| 2017-03-15 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | -0.1 | +2.08% |
| 2017-02-15 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2017-01-18 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-12-14 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-11-16 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | -0.1 | +2.04% |
| 2016-10-19 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-09-14 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-08-17 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-07-20 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -0.1 | +2.0% |
| 2016-06-15 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | -0.1 | +1.96% |
| 2016-05-18 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-04-20 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-03-16 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-02-17 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | — | -2.0% |
| 2016-01-20 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | -0.1 | +1.92% |
| 2015-12-16 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | -0.1 | +1.89% |
| 2015-11-11 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | -0.1 | +1.85% |
| 2015-10-14 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | -0.1 | +1.82% |
| 2015-09-16 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | -0.1 | +1.79% |
| 2015-08-12 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | — | -0.0% |
| 2015-07-15 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +0.1 | -1.82% |
| 2015-06-17 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2015-05-13 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2015-04-17 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2015-03-18 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | — | -1.79% |
| 2015-02-18 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | -0.1 | +1.72% |
| 2015-01-21 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | -0.2 | +1.69% |
| 2014-12-17 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | — | -1.69% |
| 2014-11-12 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | — | -1.69% |
| 2014-10-15 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | -0.2 | +1.64% |
| 2014-09-17 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | -0.2 | +1.59% |
| 2014-08-13 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2014-07-16 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2014-06-11 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | -0.2 | +1.49% |
| 2014-05-14 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2014-04-16 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | -0.3 | +2.82% |
| 2014-03-19 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-02-19 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | +0.1 | -1.41% |
| 2014-01-22 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | -0.3 | +2.74% |
| 2013-12-18 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | -0.2 | +2.63% |
| 2013-11-13 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | -0.1 | +1.3% |
| 2013-10-16 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | — | -0.0% |
| 2013-09-11 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | -0.1 | +1.28% |
| 2013-08-14 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2013-07-17 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2013-06-12 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2013-05-15 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | -0.1 | +2.5% |
| 2013-04-17 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | +0.1 | -1.28% |
| 2013-03-20 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2013-02-20 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | — | — | — | — | — |