Unemployment Rate - United Kingdom

World BankStored official data

Annual unemployment rate for the United Kingdom from the World Bank indicator catalog.

Latest4.10%

YoY+10.81%

10Y Avg4.12%

FrequencyAnnual

Chart typeScale

Min3.70%

Mean4.12%

Max4.50%

Latest obs2023

SourceWorld Bank

HistoryPlatform snapshot

Data record

Tier 1 - critical

Source note Provider health

Source

World Bank Open Data

Native key

SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS

Freshness

Stored · 2023

History

Platform snapshot

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Research notes

82 · Acceptable

ComparabilityLabor definitions vary by survey and agency: Do not mix levels across definitions; compare rates or changes only after matching population, adjustment, and frequency.Seasonal-adjustment status needs attention: Prefer same-adjustment comparisons, or transform to year-over-year changes before cross-series comparison.Provider comparability note: Check provider dimensions, units, and methodological notes before using this series as a model input.

4 notes

QualitySource authority: 100/100. Source kind is classified as official multilateral.Methodology completeness: 100/100. 100% of core provider, geography, unit, frequency, citation, and revision fields are populated.Timeliness and freshness: 52/100. 5 observations available; latest observation 2023; release status none; data status fallbackRevision and vintage depth: 67/100. Macro by Mark stores each successful current-value observation fetch as a platform-captured point-in-time snapshot from the fetch date forward.

3/6 strong

CitationUnemployment Rate - United Kingdom (World Bank Indicators: SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS, United Kingdom, retrieved May 9, 2026)

Retrieved May 9, 2026

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