United Kingdom
UK desk: United Kingdom first; euro area, United States, Canada, Australia, Korea, Taiwan and New Zealand alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of male labour force
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.06% |
| 2024 | 4.57% |
| 2023 | 4.33% |
| 2022 | 3.91% |
| 2021 | 5.08% |
| 2020 | 4.76% |
| 2019 | 3.83% |
| 2018 | 4.22% |
| 2017 | 4.62% |
| 2016 | 5.04% |
| 2015 | 5.71% |
| 2014 | 6.69% |
| 2013 | 8.27% |
| 2012 | 8.81% |
| 2011 | 8.82% |
| 2010 | 8.79% |
| 2009 | 8.67% |
| 2008 | 6.22% |
| 2007 | 5.66% |
| 2006 | 5.83% |
| 2005 | 5.29% |
| 2004 | 4.94% |
| 2003 | 5.43% |
| 2002 | 5.61% |
Male unemployment is ILO modelled unemployment among men in the male labour force (SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.ZS). Latest: 5.06% in 2025.
Read it next to the female series. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): mean 6.80%, median 5.83%; low 3.83% (2019), high 12.41% (1993).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).