Tuesday 2 August 2011

UK unemployment since 2005

South & East UK escape the worst

The UK experienced a long period of falling unemployment rates after the end of the early 1990s recession where it stood at 10.7 per cent at the start of 1993. The unemployment rate levelled off from around 2001 and reached a low in the UK of 4.7 per cent at the beginning of 2005. This was followed by a small rise and then a sharper increase during the 2008-2009 recession.

National Statistics Online provides a graphical view of the situation (also links to a podcast)



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