?Unemployment rate (%)
?Unemployment levels (000s)
?Employment rate (%)
?Employment levels (000s)
?GDP gap
(% fall since recession)
?Employment rate gap
(% fall since recession)
?Part-time workers (000s)
?Involuntary part-time workers (000s)
?Temporary workers (000s)
?Involuntary temporary workers (000s)
?Self-employed (000s)
?"Want work" rate (%)
?Economically inactive people (000s)
?Economic inactivity rate (%)
?Youth unemployment level (000s)
?Long-term unemployment level (000s)
?Vacancy ratio
(claimants per job)
?Average weekly earnings (£)
?RPI inflation (index)
?CPI inflation (index)
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Unemployment rate

The proportion of economically active adults who are unemployed

Economic indicators for 11/2011

Unemployment rate8.4%sameUnemployment levels2,671,000down
Employment rate70.3%sameEmployment levels29,129,000up
GDP gap-3.9%upEmployment rate gap-2.7%same
Part-time workers7,871,000upInvoluntary part-time workers1,346,000up
Temporary workers1,548,000downInvoluntary temporary workers602,000up
Self-employed4,076,000down"Want work" rate14.5%up
Economically inactive people9,286,000downEconomic inactivity rate23.1%same
Youth unemployment level1,038,000downLong-term unemployment level854,000up
Vacancy ratio5.8sameAverage weekly earnings£465up
RPI inflation238downCPI inflation121.1down