{"metric":"unemployment_level","title":"People unemployed","topic":"work","unit":"people","measure_type":"estimate","geography":"K02000001","comparison_method":"same_quarter_previous_year","latest":{"period_start":"2026-04-01","period_end":"2026-06-30","period_label":"2026 Q2","value":1772000,"status":"final","vintage":"2026-08-17"},"comparison":{"period_label":"2025 Q2","value":1684000,"vintage":"2026-08-17"},"source":{"publisher":"ONS","publication":"Labour market overview, UK (LMS time series)","landing_url":"https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/latest","sheet":"LMS","table":"MGSC","row":"LFS: Unemployed: UK: All: Aged 16+: 000s: SA: Annual = 4 quarter average","column":"2026 Q2","raw_value":"1772","file_url":"https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/latest","file_sha256":"9995a0293e3629add1cf76516e37f3e60f0be365343415867ab5fa687950e0fc","release_date":"2026-08-17","release_label":"Labour market overview, UK: August 2026"},"definition":"The estimated number of people aged 16 and over in the UK who were unemployed on the International Labour Organization definition, seasonally adjusted.\n","does_not_measure":"Claimants of any benefit: the count comes from a survey of households, not from benefit records.\n","links":{"page":"/work/unemployment-level","series":"/api/metrics/unemployment_level/series","vintages":"/api/metrics/unemployment_level/vintages"}}