OBR · 2020 to 2024 · per cent

Unemployment forecasts

Unemployment forecasts: 2020 to 2024ConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0%2%4%202020212022202320242020: 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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