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United Kingdom Unemployment Rate Planned 2026-10-20 07:00 Europe/London: data, chart, and analysis

United Kingdom Unemployment Rate came in at 4.7 on Oct 20, 2026, compared with 4.9 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of England context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
4.7
Previous
4.9
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-08-31

Last updated:

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United Kingdom Unemployment Rate release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

United Kingdom Unemployment Rate chart through 2026-08-31
GBP Unemployment Rate readings through 2026-08-31. Latest: 4.7.

Unemployment Rate release read

United Kingdom Unemployment Rate came in at 4.7 on Oct 20, 2026, compared with 4.9 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of England context, and API access for this series.

The parent Unemployment Rate page shows the full time series for United Kingdom. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For GBP event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Pickup record

When the official source published this release and when the figure was on FXMacroData. All times are UTC.

On FXMacroData at

20 Oct 2026 UTC

Scheduled for

20 Oct 2026 UTC

Pickup record for this release
Scheduled release
Official source published By UTC, 20 Oct 2026
Observed by FXMacroData's first read of the official source that showed this period. The publisher does not issue this timestamp.
On FXMacroData at

The publication moment could not be bracketed for this release, so no elapsed time is stated.

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Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID gbp_unemployment_2026-10-20
API announcement ID gbp_unemployment_2026-08-31
Release time
Planned 2026-10-20 06:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-08-31
Actual value 4.7
Previous value 4.9
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1792476000

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United Kingdom Unemployment Rate history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Older release

2026-09-15 07:00 Europe/London · 4.9

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Average Weekly Earnings / Wages

Measures nominal wage growth.

Employment Level

Total number of employed persons.

Full-Time Employment

Number of persons employed full-time.

Labor Force Participation Rate

Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.

Part-Time Employment

Number of persons employed part-time.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United Kingdom Unemployment Rate.

What did United Kingdom Unemployment Rate come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

United Kingdom Unemployment Rate was 4.7% in August 2026. The previous reading was 4.9%.

When was this United Kingdom Unemployment Rate release published?

The official schedule lists Oct 20, 2026 at 07:00 Europe/London. The actual publication time is unavailable.

When is the next United Kingdom Unemployment Rate release?

The next United Kingdom Unemployment Rate release is scheduled for Nov 17, 2026.

What is the official source for United Kingdom Unemployment Rate?

ONS publishes the official Unemployment Rate series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

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  "announcement_id": "gbp_unemployment_2026-08-31",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/releasecalendar?release-type=type-upcoming",
  "available_at_iso": "2026-10-20T06:00:26.561421Z",
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  "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-10-20T06:00:26.366796Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1792476026366795574,
  "date": "2026-08-31",
  "ingestion_latency_ms": 26366.796,
  "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
  "observed_at_ns": 1792476026366795574,
  "official_planned_release_datetime": 1792476000,
  "previous_value": 4.9,
  "publication_time_basis": "official_schedule",
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
  "revisions": [
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      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1792476000,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 26366.796,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1792476026366795574,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1792476000,
      "publication_time_precision": "minute",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "source_frequency": "Monthly",
      "source_identity_basis": "response_metadata",
      "source_published_by_ns": 1792476026341385814,
      "source_published_by_surface": "ons_api",
      "source_published_window_basis": "first_new_period_read_only",
      "source_series_id": "ONS:LMS:MGSX",
      "val": 4.7,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "source_contract": {
    "basis": "catalogue",
    "frequency": "Monthly",
    "source_series_id": "ONS:LMS:MGSX",
    "unit": "%"
  },
  "source_frequency": "Monthly",
  "source_identity_basis": "response_metadata",
  "source_published_by_ns": 1792476026341385814,
  "source_published_by_surface": "ons_api",
  "source_published_window_basis": "first_new_period_read_only",
  "source_series_id": "ONS:LMS:MGSX",
  "val": 4.7
}