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Unemployment figures in the UK 2000-2017

Unemployment figures in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2017 (in thousand)

The data displays the unemployment figure for the UK from 2000 to 2017. In 2000, unemployment in the United Kingdom was at 1,587,000. In 2017, 1,480,000 members of the United Kingdom labor force aged 16 and over didn't have a job. This figure was a the lowest on record since 2007.

2000 1587
2001 1489
2002 1529
2003 1489
2004 1424
2005 1464
2006 1671
2007 1655
2008 1786
2009 2403
2010 2497
2011 2593
2012 2572
2013 2474
2014 2026
2015 1780
2016 1633
2017 1480