50 plus unemployment rate in the UK 2000-2017

The data displays the unemployment rate for people of 50 years of age and older in the UK from 2000 to 2017. After decreasing to the lowest point in this time period in 2004/2005 when the rate was at 2.8 percent, unemployment for people aged 50 and over increased steadily up to the 2011 figure of 5% before a decreasing trend set in. In the most recent survey period, the unemployment rate was at 3.1% of the total workforce.