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:
- Lowest: Oct-Dec 1973 & Nov-Jan 1974 (3.4%)
- Highest: Feb-Apr to Apr-Jun 1984 (11.9%)
- Latest Feb-Apr 2015 (5.5%)
- See Figure 8.2 for latest 5 years