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United Kingdom Unemployment Rate 1980s

Name: United Kingdom Unemployment Rate 1980s
Creator: World Bank
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Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

9.97% decade average (1980-1989)

United Kingdom's unemployment rate during the 1980s ranged from 7.13% (1980) to 11.75% (1984), averaging 9.97% over 10 years of data.

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1980s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1980	7.13%	–	27th
1981	9.65%	+2.52pp	34th
1982	10.73%	+1.08pp	33rd
1983	11.48%	+0.75pp	37th
1984	11.75%	+0.28pp	39th
1985	11.38%	−0.38pp	42nd
1986	11.33%	−0.05pp	45th
1987	10.43%	−0.90pp	44th
1988	8.58%	−1.85pp	40th
1989	7.23%	−1.35pp	34th