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Economy and public finances

Unemployment

Stable
4.7%of people 16 and over, three months to Jul 2026

−0.1 pts on a year earlier

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What it means: the share of people available for work and looking for it who have no job. A rising rate is an early sign of a weakening economy.

Source: ONS, labour market statistics, series MGSX.