# United Kingdom Unemployment Rate

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/unemployment
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic data
> License: https://fxmacrodata.com/terms

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 4.9 |
| Latest release date | 2026-09-15 |
| Previous value | 4.9 |
| Change | 0 |

## Next release

The next United Kingdom Unemployment Rate release is scheduled for Oct 20, 2026 at 07:00 Europe/London. This page updates with the official value the moment the announcement is published.

United Kingdom Unemployment Rate printed 4.9% in July 2026, a change of 0 percentage points from 4.9%. The value sits in line with the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of GBP macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-15 | 4.9 | 4.9 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/unemployment/announcements/gbp_unemployment_2026-09-15 |
| 2026-08-18 | 4.9 | 4.9 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/unemployment/announcements/gbp_unemployment_2026-08-18 |
| 2026-07-21 | 4.9 | 4.9 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/unemployment/announcements/gbp_unemployment_2026-07-21 |
| 2026-06-18 | 4.9 | 5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/unemployment/announcements/gbp_unemployment_2026-06-18 |
| 2026-05-19 | 5 | 4.9 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/unemployment/announcements/gbp_unemployment_2026-05-19 |
| 2026-04-21 | 4.9 | 5.2 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/unemployment/announcements/gbp_unemployment_2026-04-21 |
| 2026-03-19 | 5.2 | 5.2 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/unemployment/announcements/gbp_unemployment_2026-03-19 |
| 2026-02-17 | 5.2 | 5.1 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/unemployment/announcements/gbp_unemployment_2026-02-17 |
| 2026-01-20 | 5.1 | 5.1 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/unemployment/announcements/gbp_unemployment_2026-01-20 |
| 2025-12-16 | 5.1 | 5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/unemployment/announcements/gbp_unemployment_2025-12-16 |
| 2025-11-11 | 5 | 4.8 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/unemployment/announcements/gbp_unemployment_2025-11-11 |
| 2025-10-14 | 4.8 | 4.7 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/unemployment/announcements/gbp_unemployment_2025-10-14 |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/gbp/unemployment?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

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