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United Kingdom

Unemployment Rate

Unemployed persons as a share of the total active population

 

The UK unemployment rate comprises all unemployed adults ages 15-74 living in the United Kingdom who want to work, are available to work, and are actively seeking employment. The official estimates of unemployment were produced by the Office of National Statistics. ONS conducts their surveys based on the International Labour Organization standards, facilitating comparisons between the United Kingdom and other countries. The unemployment rate in the United Kingdom dropped from 7.9% in 1996 to 5.3% in 2007.

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Males 9.2 7.6 6.8 6.5 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.0 5.2 5.7 5.6
Females 6.3 5.8 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.9 4.9
Total 7.9 6.8 6.1 5.9 5.4 5.0 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.8 5.4 5.3
Source: Eurostat, Web: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu

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