UK Unemployment Rate

UK Unemployment Rate 14 November 2023

UK Unemployment Rate 14 November 2023: 4.2% for September 2023, below the 4.3% forecast and unchanged from 4.2% in August 2023. 3 of the last 11 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Tue 14 Nov 2023 at 07:00 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Office for National Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
4.2%
September 2023
Forecast
4.3%
The market consensus
Previous
4.2%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A lower rate can support sterling if it signals a tight jobs market and continued wage pressure.

UK Unemployment Rate 14 November 2023: 4.2% for September 2023 against a 4.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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UK Unemployment Rate 14 November 2023: 4.2% vs 4.3% forecast (Office for National Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/uk-unemployment/2023-11-14

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
14 Nov 2023Sep4.2%4.3%4.2%
24 Oct 2023Aug4.2%——
12 Sep 2023Jul4.3%4.3%4.2%
15 Aug 2023Jun4.2%4%4%
11 Jul 2023May4%3.8%3.8%
13 Jun 2023Apr3.8%4%3.9%
16 May 2023Mar3.9%3.8%3.8%
18 Apr 2023Feb3.8%3.7%3.7%
14 Mar 2023Jan3.7%3.8%3.7%
14 Feb 2023Dec3.7%3.7%3.7%
17 Jan 2023Nov3.7%3.7%3.7%
13 Dec 2022Oct3.7%3.7%3.6%