Pat McFadden on the unemployment rate, 27 April 2026
The statement
The latest unemployment figures published last week show a fall to 4.9% in February, which I am sure the whole House will welcome.
Pat McFadden, 27 April 2026. Source
What the sources report
- Office for National Statistics, series MGSX (Unemployment rate (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted): %), release of 2026-09-14 reports unemployment rate, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted (Dec–Feb 2026): 5%src
- Office for National Statistics, series MGSX (Unemployment rate (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted): %), release of 2026-09-14 reports unemployment rate, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted (Oct–Dec 2025): 5.2%src
- Office for National Statistics, series MGSX reports unemployment rate, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted (Apr–Jun 2026, latest): 4.7%src
Notes
The ONS series now shows 5.0% for December 2025 to February 2026 and 5.2% for October to December 2025.
The latest ONS figure is 4.9% for April to June 2026.
Each figure's own page, with every change: Unemployment rate, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted (Dec–Feb 2026), Unemployment rate, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted (Oct–Dec 2025), Unemployment rate, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted (Apr–Jun 2026, latest).
Receipts
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- Parliament recordStatement source: Pat McFadden
- Official statisticsOffice for National Statistics, series MGSX (Unemployment rate (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted): %), release of 2026-09-14: Unemployment rate, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted (Dec–Feb 2026)
- Official statisticsOffice for National Statistics, series MGSX (Unemployment rate (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted): %), release of 2026-09-14: Unemployment rate, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted (Oct–Dec 2025)
- Official statisticsOffice for National Statistics, series MGSX: Unemployment rate, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted (Apr–Jun 2026, latest)
- Official statisticsONS time series MGSX: Unemployment rate (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted)