Figure 8.1: UK Unemployment rate (aged 16 and over), seasonally adjusted

January to March 1971 to February to April 2015
Source: Labour Force Survey - Office for National Statistics
Notes:
  1. Lowest: Oct-Dec 1973 & Nov-Jan 1974 (3.4%)
  2. Highest: Feb-Apr to Apr-Jun 1984 (11.9%)
  3. Latest Feb-Apr 2015 (5.5%)
  4. See Figure 8.2 for latest 5 years
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