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OBR · 2009 to 2024 · per cent

Unemployment forecasts

Unemployment forecasts: 2009 to 2024LabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0%2.5%5%7.5%2010201520202009: 7.6% per cent · published 26 March 20262010: 7.9% per cent · published 26 March 20262011: 8.1% per cent · published 26 March 20262012: 8% per cent · published 26 March 20262013: 7.6% per cent · published 26 March 20262014: 6.2% per cent · published 26 March 20262015: 5.4% per cent · published 26 March 20262016: 4.9% per cent · published 26 March 20262017: 4.4% per cent · published 26 March 20262018: 4.1% per cent · published 26 March 20262019: 3.8% per cent · published 26 March 20262020: 4.6% per cent · published 26 March 20262021: 4.5% per cent · published 26 March 20262022: 3.8% per cent · published 26 March 20262023: 4% per cent · published 26 March 20262024: 4.3% per cent · published 26 March 2026
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Source: OBR, Historical official forecasts database, Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 (published 26 March 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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