Monthly youth unemployment in United Kingdom
The seasonally adjusted youth unemployment rate in United Kingdom was 14.5% in September 2020.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for September 2020. Most countries have figures for September 2026.
United Kingdom, September 2020
14.5%
Change from August 2020
−0.1percentage points
European Union, September 2020
18.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), September 2020
15.7%
Monthly youth unemployment in United Kingdom over time
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% of the labour force under 25. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | – | 15.5% |
| August 2026 | – | 15.4% |
| July 2026 | – | 15.3% |
| June 2026 | – | 15.7% |
| May 2026 | – | 15.6% |
| April 2026 | – | 15.5% |
| March 2026 | – | 15.8% |
| February 2026 | – | 15.6% |
| January 2026 | – | 15.4% |
| December 2025 | – | 15.3% |
| November 2025 | – | 15.4% |
| October 2025 | – | 15.6% |
| September 2025 | – | 15.4% |
| August 2025 | – | 15.3% |
| July 2025 | – | 15.0% |
| June 2025 | – | 15.0% |
| May 2025 | – | 14.9% |
| April 2025 | – | 14.9% |
| March 2025 | – | 15.1% |
| February 2025 | – | 15.2% |
| January 2025 | – | 15.1% |
| December 2024 | – | 14.7% |
| November 2024 | – | 14.9% |
| October 2024 | – | 14.8% |
| September 2024 | – | 15.3% |
| August 2024 | – | 15.3% |
| July 2024 | – | 15.3% |
| June 2024 | – | 14.8% |
| May 2024 | – | 14.8% |
| April 2024 | – | 14.7% |
| March 2024 | – | 14.8% |
| February 2024 | – | 14.9% |
| January 2024 | – | 14.9% |
| December 2023 | – | 15.1% |
| November 2023 | – | 14.8% |
| October 2023 | – | 15.0% |
| September 2023 | – | 14.8% |
| August 2023 | – | 14.8% |
| July 2023 | – | 14.5% |
| June 2023 | – | 14.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 14.6% in August 2020.
- Since November 2019, when it was 10.9%, the figure has changed by +3.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in September 2020 was 18.3%.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
4.9%
September 2020 · Eurostat
Usual weekly working hours
37.0 hours per week
2019 · Eurostat
Part-time employment
24.4%
2019 · Eurostat
UK unemployment rate
4.7%
July 2026 · ONS
UK employment rate
75.3%
July 2026 · ONS
UK economic inactivity
20.9%
July 2026 · ONS