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UK Unemployment Rate

UK Unemployment Rate 17 February 2026

UK Unemployment Rate 17 February 2026: 5.2% for December 2025, above the 5.1% forecast and against 5.1% in September 2025 (first reported as 5%). It is the highest of the last 12 releases. It is the third release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Tue 17 Feb 2026 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
5.2%
December 2025
Forecast
5.1%
The market consensus
Previous
5.1%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A higher unemployment rate than forecast can weigh on sterling as markets see a looser labour market and greater scope for BoE cuts.

UK Unemployment Rate 17 February 2026: 5.2% for December 2025 against a 5.1% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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UK Unemployment Rate 17 February 2026: 5.2% vs 5.1% forecast (Office for National Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/uk-unemployment/2026-02-17

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
17 Feb 2026Dec5.2%5.1%5.1%
11 Nov 2025Sep5%4.9%4.8%
14 Oct 2025Aug4.8%4.7%4.7%
16 Sep 2025Jul4.7%4.7%4.7%
12 Aug 2025Jun4.7%4.7%4.7%
17 Jul 2025May4.7%4.6%4.6%
10 Jun 2025Apr4.6%4.6%4.5%
13 May 2025Mar4.5%4.5%4.4%
15 Apr 2025Feb4.4%4.4%4.4%
20 Mar 2025Jan4.4%4.4%4.4%
18 Feb 2025Dec4.4%4.5%4.4%
21 Jan 2025Nov4.4%4.3%4.3%
The release before:UK Unemployment Rate 11 November 2025The release after:UK Unemployment Rate 19 March 2026UK Unemployment Rate: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar