Number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the UK 2000-2025

Published by D. Clark, Jul 10, 2025

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million people claimed unemployment benefits in the United Kingdom in the first quarter of 2025, one of the lowest claimant counts since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic and subsequent lockdowns played havoc with the UK economy, leading to the sharp rise in jobless claims seen here in the second quarter of 2020.

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Number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 1st quarter 2025 (in 1,000s)

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Statistic: Number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 1st quarter 2025 (in 1,000s)

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Release date

May 2025

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q1 2000 to Q1 2025

Age group

16 years and older

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This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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