Unemployment rate, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted (Aug–Oct 2025)

5.1%

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 (Aug–Oct 2025) of 5.1% for 17 December 2025.

Taken from the source, last 23 Oct 2026, 16:56 UTC · Source · Receipt · About Office for National Statistics (ONS)

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• Keir Starmer on the unemployment rate, PMQs 17 December 2025

  Keir Starmer said: “I remind the Conservatives that, under their watch, unemployment averaged 5.4%—higher than it is today.” This page repeats what Office for National Statistics reports.

  Keir Starmer · week of 2026-10-23

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