The number of unemployed persons in The United Kingdom increased to 1039.20 Thousand in February of 2019 from 1012.10 Thousand in January of 2019. Unemployed Persons in the United Kingdom averaged 1520.81 Thousand from 1971 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 3090 Thousand in July of 1986 and a record low of 422.60 Thousand in December of 1973.

Unemployed Persons in the United Kingdom is expected to be 1011.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Unemployed Persons in the United Kingdom to stand at 1100.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Unemployed Persons is projected to trend around 1100.00 Thousand in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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United Kingdom Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 3.90 4.00 12.00 3.40 percent [+]
Employed Persons 32714.00 32597.00 32714.00 23630.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 1039.20 1012.10 3090.00 422.60 Thousand [+]
Part Time Employment 8562.00 8514.00 8636.00 5995.00 Thousand [+]
Full Time Employment 24035.00 24021.00 24035.00 19136.00 Thousand [+]
Employment Rate 76.10 75.80 76.10 65.60 percent [+]
Claimant Count Change 27.00 15.70 142.80 -98.50 Thousand [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 79.30 79.10 79.30 74.10 percent [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.10 1.00 4.30 0.90 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 11.00 11.50 22.30 9.70 percent [+]
Productivity 101.60 101.40 101.90 43.10 Index Points [+]
Labour Costs 104.80 103.90 104.80 20.70 Index Points [+]
Job Vacancies 854.00 863.00 863.00 432.00 Thousand [+]
Wages 530.00 529.00 530.00 300.00 GBP/Week [+]
Wage Growth 3.40 3.50 6.60 -2.60 percent [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 609.00 607.00 609.00 356.00 GBP/Week [+]
Minimum Wages 8.21 7.83 8.21 5.05 GBP/Hour [+]
Population 66.19 65.81 66.19 52.20 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 65.50 65.00 65.50 60.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 65.50 65.00 65.50 65.00 [+]
Living Wage Family 1300.00 1230.00 1300.00 1180.00 GBP/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 895.00 850.00 900.00 785.00 GBP/Month [+]
Wages Low Skilled 1320.00 1180.00 1320.00 1180.00 GBP/Month [+]
Wages High Skilled 2330.00 2110.00 2460.00 2110.00 GBP/Month [+]
Average Weekly Hours 32.00 32.00 33.50 31.30 Hours [+]
Employment Change 222.00 167.00 311.00 -279.00 Thousand [+]


United Kingdom Unemployed Persons

The number of unemployed persons refers to the claimant count which is a full count of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) each month. . This page provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom Unemployed Persons - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United Kingdom Unemployed Persons - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1039.20 1012.10 3090.00 422.60 1971 - 2019 Thousand Monthly
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Argentina 1185.00 Dec/18
Australia 664.29 Feb/19
Brazil 12.67 Jan/19
Canada 1161.30 Feb/19
China 968.00 Sep/18
Euro Area 12757.00 Jan/19
France 3414.00 Jan/19
Germany 2372.70 Feb/19
India 44.85 Dec/16
Indonesia 6871264.00 Dec/18
Italy 2719.05 Jan/19
Japan 1720.00 Jan/19
Mexico 1828591.00 Dec/18
Netherlands 312.00 Feb/19
Russia 3.66 Feb/19
Saudi Arabia 847917.00 Jun/18
Singapore 100.20 Dec/18
South Africa 6100.00 Dec/18
South Korea 1033.00 Feb/19
Spain 3179.25 Feb/19
Switzerland 119473.00 Feb/19
Turkey 4302.00 Dec/18
United Kingdom 1039.20 Feb/19
United States 6235.00 Feb/19


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