OECD monthly unemployment rate in United Kingdom
The OECD harmonised unemployment rate in United Kingdom was 4.7% in July 2026. The value for July 2026 is the lowest since June 2025.
United Kingdom, July 2026
4.7%
Change from June 2026
−0.2percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), July 2026
6.0%
OECD monthly unemployment rate in United Kingdom over time
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United Kingdom
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the labour force aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted. Source: OECD Data Explorer. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| July 2026 | 4.7% |
| June 2026 | 4.9% |
| May 2026 | 4.9% |
| April 2026 | 4.9% |
| March 2026 | 4.9% |
| February 2026 | 5.0% |
| January 2026 | 4.9% |
| December 2025 | 5.2% |
| November 2025 | 5.2% |
| October 2025 | 5.1% |
| September 2025 | 5.1% |
| August 2025 | 5.0% |
| July 2025 | 4.8% |
| June 2025 | 4.7% |
| May 2025 | 4.7% |
| April 2025 | 4.7% |
| March 2025 | 4.6% |
| February 2025 | 4.6% |
| January 2025 | 4.5% |
| December 2024 | 4.4% |
| November 2024 | 4.4% |
| October 2024 | 4.4% |
| September 2024 | 4.2% |
| August 2024 | 4.3% |
| July 2024 | 4.1% |
| June 2024 | 4.2% |
| May 2024 | 4.2% |
| April 2024 | 4.4% |
| March 2024 | 4.4% |
| February 2024 | 4.3% |
| January 2024 | 4.2% |
| December 2023 | 4.1% |
| November 2023 | 3.9% |
| October 2023 | 4.0% |
| September 2023 | 4.0% |
| August 2023 | 4.1% |
| July 2023 | 4.3% |
| June 2023 | 4.4% |
| May 2023 | 4.2% |
| April 2023 | 4.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 4.9% in June 2026.
- Since September 2025, when it was 5.1%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
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Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
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Monthly youth unemployment
14.5%
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UK unemployment rate
4.7%
July 2026 · ONS
UK employment rate
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