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Unemployment rate (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted): % (three-month rolling average; ONS labels each window with its mid month)
passing
4.9 latest (2026-05-01)
% unit
monthly frequency
United Kingdom geography
Coverage 1971-02-01 to 2026-05-01 · series id ons-api/MGSX
Recent values
| Period | Value | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 2026-04-01 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 2026-03-01 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 2026-02-01 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026-01-01 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 2025-12-01 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 2025-11-01 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 2025-10-01 | 5.1 | 1 |
| 2025-09-01 | 5.1 | 1 |
| 2025-08-01 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025-07-01 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 2025-06-01 | 4.7 | 1 |
Verification history
| Check | Result | Expected | Actual | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| golden | pass | 3.9 | 3.9 | 17h ago |
| golden_live | pass | 3.9 | 3.9 | 17h ago |
| golden | pass | 3.7 | 3.7 | 17h ago |
| golden_live | pass | 3.7 | 3.7 | 17h ago |
| freshness | pass | 17h ago | ||
| golden | pass | 3.9 | 3.9 | 41h ago |
License and citation
License open-government (terms). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics.
Official table: Labour market statistics time series · Office for National Statistics (UK)
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curl "https://starwell.dev/api/starwell/v1/sources/ons-api/series/MGSX/observations?latest=12"
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alt="Unemployment rate (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted): % (three-month rolling average; ONS labels each window with its mid month)" width="720" />
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[](https://starwell.dev/sources/ons-api/MGSX)
curl -X POST "https://starwell.dev/api/starwell/v1/answer" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer dlk_live_YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"question": "What is the latest value?", "series": [{"source": "ons-api", "seriesId": "MGSX"}]}'
Data reads need no key; answers do. Keys are free at /account; a keyless sample lives at GET /api/starwell/v1/answer/demo.