| Per Cent | GO Region/Country | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | North East | North West | Yorkshire and the Humber | East Midlands | West Midlands | East of England | London | South East | South West | England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland | ||
| 1999 | Q1 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 4.2 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Q2 | 6.0 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.6 | |
| Q3 | 5.9 | 9.7 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 | |
| Q4 | 5.8 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.7 | |
| 2000 | Q1 | 5.8 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 6.5 |
| Q2 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 6.7 | |
| Q3 | 5.3 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 5.6 | |
| Q4 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.1 | |
| 2001 | Q1 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
| Q2 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.1 | |
| Q3 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 6.0 | |
| Q4 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.9 | |
| 2002 | Q1 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Q2 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.6 | |
| Q3 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | |
| Q4 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.5 | |
| 2003 | Q1 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Q2 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | |
| Q3 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 | |
| Q4 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.2 | |
| 2004 | Q1 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
| Q2 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 5.1 | |
| Q3 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | |
| Q4 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 4.6 | |
| 2005 | Q1 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Q2 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.9 | |
| Q3 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | |
| Q4 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | |
| 2006 | Q1 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| Q2 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.2 | |
| Q3 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | |
| Q4 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.2 | |
| 1 All aged 16 and over unemployed as a percentage of total economically active. | |||||||||||||||