Unemployment rate in United Kingdom, 1991

Unemployment rate in 1991: Annual value — 8.85 % of the labour force. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.

Unemployment rate in 1991 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value 8.85 % of the labour force, source International Monetary Fund
Unemployment rate in 1991 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: International Monetary Fund. forecasteconomy.com

Unemployment rate in 1991

  • Value: 8.85 % of the labour force
  • Change vs 1990: +1.75 % of the labour force (+24.65 %)
  • Position in history: above the 47-year average (average — 6.9746 % of the labour force)
  • Series maximum — 11.75 % of the labour force in 1984 (7 years ago)
  • Series minimum — 3.8 % of the labour force in 2022
  • Value date: 1 January 1991
  • Source: International Monetary Fund

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, % of the labour force
198611.325
198710.425
19888.575
19897.225
19907.1
19918.85
19929.95
199310.375
19949.5
19958.625

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