The number of unemployed persons in The United Kingdom increased to 1681.90 Thousand in May of 2026 from 1680.60 Thousand in April of 2026. Unemployed Persons in the United Kingdom averaged 1550.31 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 1700.00 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 1725.00 Thousand in 2027 and 1760.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.