Macro Hawk

UK unemployment rateFinished

UK unemployment, May to July 2026

Tuesday 15 September 2026

At the venue, Newport BST

Office for National Statistics, Newport

Office for National Statistics release

Previous4.9%
Actual4.9%

There is no published expectation for this release.

Actual figures and what was expected
Tuesday 21 July 20264.9%
Tuesday 18 August 20264.9%
Tuesday 15 September 20264.9%
Surprise, actual minus expected
Tuesday 21 July 2026not available
Tuesday 18 August 2026not available
Tuesday 15 September 2026not available
Currency
Market reaction, ECB reference rates from the working day before to the working day after (2026-09-14 to 2026-09-16), the pound against the euro
Stock indexnot available
2-year bondnot available
10-year bondnot available
Currency-0.17%