United Kingdom Unemployment Rate

The UK unemployment rate stood at 5.1% in the three months to November 2025, unchanged from the previous period and slightly above market expectations of 5.0%. The rate remained at its highest level since the three months to March 2021, as total unemployment rose by 103,000 from the previous quarter to 1.840 million, driven by increases among those unemployed for up to six months, 6–12 months, and over twelve months. Meanwhile, total employment increased by 82,000 to 34.303 million, supported mainly by higher employee numbers, while full-time self-employment declined and part-time self-employment grew. The number of people with second jobs rose slightly to 1.294 million, accounting for 3.8% of those employed. The employment rate remained unchanged at 75.1%, while the economic inactivity rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 20.8%.