The unemployment rate was 4.7% in the three months to January. It has not been lower since June to August 1975.
UK unemployment rates (aged 16 and over), seasonally adjusted, all economically active
People
2
4
6
8
10
12%
Jan-Mar 1971
Jan-Mar 
1981
Jan-Mar 
1991
Jan-Mar 
2001
Jan-Mar 
2011