UK unemployment rate, 16 and over
Unemployment rate, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted, three-month rolling. Series id uk.unemployment.rate. Seasonally adjusted. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0.
Recent observations
| Period | Value | Vintage |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07 | 4.7 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2026-06 | 4.9 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2026-05 | 4.9 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2026-04 | 4.9 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2026-03 | 4.9 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2026-02 | 5.0 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2026-01 | 4.9 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-12 | 5.2 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-11 | 5.2 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-10 | 5.1 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-09 | 5.1 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-08 | 5.0 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-07 | 4.8 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-06 | 4.7 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-05 | 4.7 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-04 | 4.7 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-03 | 4.6 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-02 | 4.6 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-01 | 4.5 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2024-12 | 4.4 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2024-11 | 4.4 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2024-10 | 4.4 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2024-09 | 4.2 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2024-08 | 4.3 | 2026-11-02 |
Calls
GET /api/v1/series/uk.unemployment.rate
GET /api/v1/series/uk.unemployment.rate/history?limit=120
GET /api/v1/series/uk.unemployment.rate/history?as_of=2026-06-30
GET /api/v1/series/uk.unemployment.rate/vintages?period=2026-07
MCP: macro_latest(series_id="uk.unemployment.rate")Source: UK Office for National Statistics. Adapter ons.
About this series
UK unemployment rate, 16 and over is published by UK Office for National Statistics monthly in percent, seasonally adjusted. Unemployment rate, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted, three-month rolling. MacroDataAPI collects it at release, keeps every revision with its vintage date, and serves it under its Open Government Licence v3.0 licence with attribution in the source field.
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