Unemployment Rate 2025 Uk. The employment rate (for those aged 16 and over) is expected to remain close to. The unemployment rate is forecast to average 4.3% in 2025, a small increase on 2023, before remaining close to 4.0%.

Payrolled employees fell by 9,000 (0.0%) over the quarter but rose by 182,000 (0.6%) over the year, when looking at july to september 2025, which is the period comparable with our labour force. The unemployment rate for those aged 50 to 64.