The number of unemployed persons in The United Kingdom increased to 1666.90 Thousand in January of 2026 from 1662.20 Thousand in December of 2025. Unemployed Persons in the United Kingdom averaged 1549.70 Thousand from 1971 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 3090.00 Thousand in July of 1986 and a record low of 422.60 Thousand in December of 1973. source: Office for National Statistics
Unemployed Persons in the United Kingdom is expected to be 1720.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Unemployed Persons is projected to trend around 1810.00 Thousand in 2027, according to our econometric models.