Unemployment rate in United Kingdom, 1999

Unemployment rate in 1999: Annual value — 5.975 % of the labour force. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.

Unemployment rate in 1999 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value 5.975 % of the labour force, source International Monetary Fund
Unemployment rate in 1999 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: International Monetary Fund. forecasteconomy.com

Unemployment rate in 1999

  • Value: 5.975 % of the labour force
  • Change vs 1998: −0.275 % of the labour force (−4.4 %)
  • Position in history: below the 47-year average (average — 6.9746 % of the labour force)
  • Series maximum — 11.75 % of the labour force in 1984 (15 years ago)
  • Series minimum — 3.8 % of the labour force in 2022
  • Value date: 1 January 1999
  • Source: International Monetary Fund

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, % of the labour force
19949.5
19958.625
19968.1
19976.95
19986.25
19995.975
20005.45
20015.1
20025.2
20035

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