Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total was 11.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 11.1%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 61.3% on the previous year and down 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 69.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 43rd out of 44 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 69.9% | — |
| 1999 | 68.4% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 65.4% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 64.6% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 63.6% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 62.6% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -61.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.2% | 68.4% | 69.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 61.6% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 28.7% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
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More work & labour data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 11.1% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 43rd out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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