Unemployment figures in the UK 2000-2017, by gender

The data displays the unemployment figures in the UK from 2000 to 2017, by gender. The rate for women was consistently lower than that of men during this time period. With a low of 592 thousand in 2003 and 2004 and a high of almost 1.12 million, the trend for women was an upward one. Unlike for men, who with 943 thousand in 2000 declined to 806 million in 2017.