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ONS · 1971 Q1 to 2026 Q2 · people

People in employment

People in employment: 1971 Q1 to 2026 Q2ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour010m20m30m198019902000201020201971 Q1: 24,613,000 people · published 17 August 20261971 Q2: 24,556,000 people · published 17 August 20261971 Q3: 24,464,000 people · published 17 August 20261971 Q4: 24,395,000 people · published 17 August 20261972 Q1: 24,501,000 people · published 17 August 20261972 Q2: 24,542,000 people · published 17 August 20261972 Q3: 24,585,000 people · published 17 August 20261972 Q4: 24,689,000 people · published 17 August 20261973 Q1: 24,903,000 people · published 17 August 20261973 Q2: 24,986,000 people · published 17 August 20261973 Q3: 24,972,000 people · published 17 August 20261973 Q4: 24,999,000 people · published 17 August 20261974 Q1: 24,984,000 people · published 17 August 20261974 Q2: 25,002,000 people · published 17 August 20261974 Q3: 25,066,000 people · published 17 August 20261974 Q4: 25,065,000 people · published 17 August 20261975 Q1: 24,996,000 people · published 17 August 20261975 Q2: 24,955,000 people · published 17 August 20261975 Q3: 24,918,000 people · published 17 August 20261975 Q4: 24,864,000 people · published 17 August 20261976 Q1: 24,809,000 people · published 17 August 20261976 Q2: 24,779,000 people · published 17 August 20261976 Q3: 24,768,000 people · published 17 August 20261976 Q4: 24,788,000 people · published 17 August 20261977 Q1: 24,803,000 people · published 17 August 20261977 Q2: 24,802,000 people · published 17 August 20261977 Q3: 24,809,000 people · published 17 August 20261977 Q4: 24,822,000 people · published 17 August 20261978 Q1: 24,862,000 people · published 17 August 20261978 Q2: 24,897,000 people · published 17 August 20261978 Q3: 24,941,000 people · published 17 August 20261978 Q4: 25,059,000 people · published 17 August 20261979 Q1: 25,113,000 people · published 17 August 20261979 Q2: 25,159,000 people · published 17 August 20261979 Q3: 25,229,000 people · published 17 August 20261979 Q4: 25,280,000 people · published 17 August 20261980 Q1: 25,250,000 people · published 17 August 20261980 Q2: 25,190,000 people · published 17 August 20261980 Q3: 25,050,000 people · published 17 August 20261980 Q4: 24,855,000 people · published 17 August 20261981 Q1: 24,661,000 people · published 17 August 20261981 Q2: 24,495,000 people · published 17 August 20261981 Q3: 24,355,000 people · published 17 August 20261981 Q4: 24,209,000 people · published 17 August 20261982 Q1: 24,120,000 people · published 17 August 20261982 Q2: 24,027,000 people · published 17 August 20261982 Q3: 23,901,000 people · published 17 August 20261982 Q4: 23,755,000 people · published 17 August 20261983 Q1: 23,651,000 people · published 17 August 20261983 Q2: 23,647,000 people · published 17 August 20261983 Q3: 23,809,000 people · published 17 August 20261983 Q4: 23,994,000 people · published 17 August 20261984 Q1: 24,125,000 people · published 17 August 20261984 Q2: 24,245,000 people · published 17 August 20261984 Q3: 24,335,000 people · published 17 August 20261984 Q4: 24,435,000 people · published 17 August 20261985 Q1: 24,515,000 people · published 17 August 20261985 Q2: 24,570,000 people · published 17 August 20261985 Q3: 24,625,000 people · published 17 August 20261985 Q4: 24,660,000 people · published 17 August 20261986 Q1: 24,670,000 people · published 17 August 20261986 Q2: 24,695,000 people · published 17 August 20261986 Q3: 24,770,000 people · published 17 August 20261986 Q4: 24,850,000 people · published 17 August 20261987 Q1: 24,925,000 people · published 17 August 20261987 Q2: 25,110,000 people · published 17 August 20261987 Q3: 25,345,000 people · published 17 August 20261987 Q4: 25,575,000 people · published 17 August 20261988 Q1: 25,795,000 people · published 17 August 20261988 Q2: 25,970,000 people · published 17 August 20261988 Q3: 26,160,000 people · published 17 August 20261988 Q4: 26,355,000 people · published 17 August 20261989 Q1: 26,590,000 people · published 17 August 20261989 Q2: 26,730,000 people · published 17 August 20261989 Q3: 26,795,000 people · published 17 August 20261989 Q4: 26,880,000 people · published 17 August 20261990 Q1: 26,900,000 people · published 17 August 20261990 Q2: 26,935,000 people · published 17 August 20261990 Q3: 26,900,000 people · published 17 August 20261990 Q4: 26,750,000 people · published 17 August 20261991 Q1: 26,530,000 people · published 17 August 20261991 Q2: 26,275,000 people · published 17 August 20261991 Q3: 26,025,000 people · published 17 August 20261991 Q4: 25,820,000 people · published 17 August 20261992 Q1: 25,710,000 people · published 17 August 20261992 Q2: 25,605,000 people · published 17 August 20261992 Q3: 25,509,000 people · published 17 August 20261992 Q4: 25,336,000 people · published 17 August 20261993 Q1: 25,282,000 people · published 17 August 20261993 Q2: 25,293,000 people · published 17 August 20261993 Q3: 25,316,000 people · published 17 August 20261993 Q4: 25,320,000 people · published 17 August 20261994 Q1: 25,408,000 people · published 17 August 20261994 Q2: 25,451,000 people · published 17 August 20261994 Q3: 25,559,000 people · published 17 August 20261994 Q4: 25,600,000 people · published 17 August 20261995 Q1: 25,670,000 people · published 17 August 20261995 Q2: 25,770,000 people · published 17 August 20261995 Q3: 25,852,000 people · published 17 August 20261995 Q4: 25,982,000 people · published 17 August 20261996 Q1: 25,970,000 people · published 17 August 20261996 Q2: 26,009,000 people · published 17 August 20261996 Q3: 26,062,000 people · published 17 August 20261996 Q4: 26,198,000 people · published 17 August 20261997 Q1: 26,381,000 people · published 17 August 20261997 Q2: 26,514,000 people · published 17 August 20261997 Q3: 26,572,000 people · published 17 August 20261997 Q4: 26,636,000 people · published 17 August 20261998 Q1: 26,677,000 people · published 17 August 20261998 Q2: 26,714,000 people · published 17 August 20261998 Q3: 26,834,000 people · published 17 August 20261998 Q4: 26,955,000 people · published 17 August 20261999 Q1: 27,036,000 people · published 17 August 20261999 Q2: 27,095,000 people · published 17 August 20261999 Q3: 27,218,000 people · published 17 August 20261999 Q4: 27,322,000 people · published 17 August 20262000 Q1: 27,362,000 people · published 17 August 20262000 Q2: 27,468,000 people · published 17 August 20262000 Q3: 27,555,000 people · published 17 August 20262000 Q4: 27,549,000 people · published 17 August 20262001 Q1: 27,623,000 people · published 17 August 20262001 Q2: 27,707,000 people · published 17 August 20262001 Q3: 27,715,000 people · published 17 August 20262001 Q4: 27,803,000 people · published 17 August 20262002 Q1: 27,797,000 people · published 17 August 20262002 Q2: 27,933,000 people · published 17 August 20262002 Q3: 27,935,000 people · published 17 August 20262002 Q4: 28,110,000 people · published 17 August 20262003 Q1: 28,099,000 people · published 17 August 20262003 Q2: 28,226,000 people · published 17 August 20262003 Q3: 28,256,000 people · published 17 August 20262003 Q4: 28,304,000 people · published 17 August 20262004 Q1: 28,459,000 people · published 17 August 20262004 Q2: 28,470,000 people · published 17 August 20262004 Q3: 28,518,000 people · published 17 August 20262004 Q4: 28,673,000 people · published 17 August 20262005 Q1: 28,789,000 people · published 17 August 20262005 Q2: 28,802,000 people · published 17 August 20262005 Q3: 28,928,000 people · published 17 August 20262005 Q4: 28,880,000 people · published 17 August 20262006 Q1: 29,048,000 people · published 17 August 20262006 Q2: 29,106,000 people · published 17 August 20262006 Q3: 29,183,000 people · published 17 August 20262006 Q4: 29,214,000 people · published 17 August 20262007 Q1: 29,194,000 people · published 17 August 20262007 Q2: 29,322,000 people · published 17 August 20262007 Q3: 29,420,000 people · published 17 August 20262007 Q4: 29,576,000 people · published 17 August 20262008 Q1: 29,684,000 people · published 17 August 20262008 Q2: 29,722,000 people · published 17 August 20262008 Q3: 29,580,000 people · published 17 August 20262008 Q4: 29,528,000 people · published 17 August 20262009 Q1: 29,366,000 people · published 17 August 20262009 Q2: 29,087,000 people · published 17 August 20262009 Q3: 29,069,000 people · published 17 August 20262009 Q4: 29,102,000 people · published 17 August 20262010 Q1: 29,013,000 people · published 17 August 20262010 Q2: 29,192,000 people · published 17 August 20262010 Q3: 29,385,000 people · published 17 August 20262010 Q4: 29,324,000 people · published 17 August 20262011 Q1: 29,441,000 people · published 17 August 20262011 Q2: 29,447,000 people · published 17 August 20262011 Q3: 29,284,000 people · published 17 August 20262011 Q4: 29,352,000 people · published 17 August 20262012 Q1: 29,470,000 people · published 17 August 20262012 Q2: 29,689,000 people · published 17 August 20262012 Q3: 29,788,000 people · published 17 August 20262012 Q4: 29,945,000 people · published 17 August 20262013 Q1: 29,884,000 people · published 17 August 20262013 Q2: 29,990,000 people · published 17 August 20262013 Q3: 30,163,000 people · published 17 August 20262013 Q4: 30,350,000 people · published 17 August 20262014 Q1: 30,595,000 people · published 17 August 20262014 Q2: 30,771,000 people · published 17 August 20262014 Q3: 30,899,000 people · published 17 August 20262014 Q4: 31,008,000 people · published 17 August 20262015 Q1: 31,218,000 people · published 17 August 20262015 Q2: 31,170,000 people · published 17 August 20262015 Q3: 31,393,000 people · published 17 August 20262015 Q4: 31,602,000 people · published 17 August 20262016 Q1: 31,636,000 people · published 17 August 20262016 Q2: 31,813,000 people · published 17 August 20262016 Q3: 31,878,000 people · published 17 August 20262016 Q4: 31,914,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q1: 32,017,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q2: 32,138,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q3: 32,134,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q4: 32,222,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q1: 32,410,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q2: 32,451,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q3: 32,497,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q4: 32,669,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q1: 32,776,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q2: 32,963,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q3: 32,896,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q4: 33,057,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q1: 32,981,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q2: 32,628,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q3: 32,361,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q4: 32,270,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q1: 32,321,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q2: 32,443,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q3: 32,727,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q4: 32,735,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q1: 32,799,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q2: 32,992,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q3: 32,928,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q4: 33,121,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q1: 33,335,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q2: 33,335,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q3: 33,357,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q4: 33,385,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q1: 33,347,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q2: 33,468,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q3: 33,784,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q4: 33,871,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q1: 33,994,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q2: 34,216,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q3: 34,198,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q4: 34,253,000 people · published 17 August 20262026 Q1: 34,386,000 people · published 17 August 20262026 Q2: 34,469,000 people · published 17 August 2026
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Source: ONS, Labour market overview, UK (LMS time series), Labour market overview, UK: August 2026 (published 17 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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