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October 20, 2026UK UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, JUNE-AUGUST 2026 
The UK unemployment rate for the three-month period June-August 2026 was 4.7%, down from the preceding 3-month period (March-May 2026). From June-August 2025, the UK unemployment rate averaged 4.8%.
There were 1.712 million unemployed people in the UK, 48,000 (-2.7%) less than the preceding 3-month period and 26,000 (-1.5%) less than over the same period a year ago. Employment in the UK was at 34.577 million, 102,000 (+0.3%) more than the preceding 3-month period and 356,000 (+1.0%) more compared to a year earlier. UK labour force increased by 55,000 (+0.2%) from the preceding 3-month period, rising to 36.290 million and increased by 331,000 (+0.9%) over the past year.
In both Canada and Nova Scotia, labour force and employment have grown more rapidly than in the UK.
Source: UK Labour Market Statistics; UK Labour Market Data; Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0287-01 Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle, last 5 months
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