This is the first graph ive ever made so i hope you like it 😀
Any constructive criticism is welcome
Sources:
https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/gbr/united-kingdom/unemployment-rate
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRTUKA
https://www.statista.com/statistics/269959/employment-in-the-united-states/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315397/united-states-unemployment-number-rate-historical/
Tools used:
Flourish
Canva
by HungerGamesPerson
3 Comments
Since this graph ends at 2024;
2025 USA: 4.3%
2025 UK: 4.8%
Anecdotally my prospective job market (tech) is currently seeing big layoffs, I know quite a number of people that are taking ~30% pay cuts and others not expecting to find jobs until Q1 2026. While these cuts aren’t directly tied to over hiring during COVID, companies have slimmed down since that time.
I’m curious about the post-AI-bubble pop, and how large that spike will be
You’ve cut off some of the y axis in the image (I’m seeing zero instead of 10). One thing to check when presenting this is whether the definitions of unemployment are consistent… For example is one based on a labour force of 16 and over and another is 16 to 65, do both have the same ‘job search requirements’ to be counted as unemployed or not in the labour force.