UK Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.7% in Quarter to August

02:15 AM EDT, 10/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Britain's unemployment rate came in at 4.7% in the three months to August, down from 4.9% in the prior three-month period, according to data from the Office for National Statistics published Tuesday. The consensus estimate for the period was 4.9%. Meanwhile, the UK employment rate for those aged 16 and older was 75.3% during the quarter to August.