UK Unemployment Rate Stable at 4.9% in Quarter to July

02:14 AM EDT, 09/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Britain's unemployment rate stood at 4.9% in the three months to July, unchanged from the level in the prior three-month period, according to data from the Office for National Statistics published Tuesday. The consensus estimate for the period was 5%. Meanwhile, the UK employment rate for those aged 16 and older was 60.7% during the quarter to July.