Youth Unemployment Rate in the United Kingdom increased to 13.70 percent in November from 13.40 percent in October of 2025. Youth Unemployment Rate in the United Kingdom averaged 13.22 percent from 1992 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 20.30 percent in November of 2011 and a record low of 7.60 percent in August of 2022. source: Office for National Statistics

Youth Unemployment Rate in the United Kingdom is expected to be 13.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Youth Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 13.40 percent in 2027 and 13.10 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average Weekly Hours 31.80 31.90 Hours Nov 2025
Claimant Count Change 17.90 -3.30 Thousand Dec 2025
Employed Persons 34303.00 34226.00 Thousand Nov 2025
Employment Change 82.00 -16.00 Thousand Nov 2025
Employment Rate 75.10 74.90 percent Nov 2025
Full Time Employment 25537.00 25584.00 Thousand Nov 2025
Job Vacancies 734.00 728.00 Thousand Nov 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 79.20 79.00 percent Nov 2025
Labour Costs 110.60 109.20 points Jun 2025
HMRC Payrolls Change -42.55 -33.36 Thousand Dec 2025
Part Time Employment 8766.00 8642.00 Thousand Nov 2025
Population 69.28 68.49 Million Dec 2024
Labour Productivity 99.70 99.00 points Sep 2025
Unemployed Persons 1682.90 1662.80 Thousand Nov 2025
Unemployment Rate 5.10 5.10 percent Nov 2025
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr) 4.70 4.80 percent Nov 2025
Average Weekly Wages 741.00 740.00 GBP/Week Nov 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 808.00 805.00 GBP/Week Nov 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 13.70 13.40 percent Nov 2025


United Kingdom Youth Unemployment Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
13.70 13.40 20.30 7.60 1992 - 2025 percent Monthly
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