Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment was 29.9 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in United Kingdom, 1998–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in United Kingdom is 29.9, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in United Kingdom peaked at 70.1 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 29.9, in 2019.
United Kingdom ranks 38th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 69.9 | — |
| 1999 | 70.1 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 70 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 69.1 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 68.2 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 67.3 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 64.8 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 62.4 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 64 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 63 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 62.6 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 65.8 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 64 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 62 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 58.7 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 55.4 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 47.9 | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 41.7 | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 38 | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 35.2 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 32.3 | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 29.9 | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70 | 69.9 | 70.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.72 | 62.4 | 70 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.51 | 29.9 | 64 | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 35 Malta 38.8 compare
- 36 Ireland 36.9 compare
- 37 Türkiye 35 compare
- 38 United Kingdom 29.9 compare
- 40 Portugal 29.6 compare
- 41 Netherlands 29.1 compare
- 41 Netherlands 29.1 compare
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 32,527 (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 32,527 (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 33,796 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.8 (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.2 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.1 (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 48,389 (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.2 (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.2 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in United Kingdom?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in United Kingdom was 29.9 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1 in 1999.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9 in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- United Kingdom ranks 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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