Unemployment6.9%−0.8 ppvs. a year agoUnemployment rate: 6.9% in August 2026, down 0.8 pp from August 2025.Employment rate60.2%+0.5 ppvs. a year agoEmployment rate: 60.2% in August 2026, up 0.5 pp from August 2025.Participation64.7%0.0 ppvs. a year agoLabour force participation rate: 64.7% in August 2026, unchanged from August 2025.Employed8.3M people+1.4%vs. a year agoPeople employed: 8,306,500 people in August 2026, up 1.4% from August 2025.Youth unemployment14.4%−2.0 ppvs. a year agoYouth unemployment rate (15 to 24): 14.4% in August 2026, down 2.0 pp from August 2025.