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ONS · 1971 Q1 to 2026 Q2 · people

People unemployed

People unemployed: 1971 Q1 to 2026 Q2ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01m2m3m198019902000201020201971 Q1: 980,000 people · published 17 August 20261971 Q2: 1,045,000 people · published 17 August 20261971 Q3: 1,076,000 people · published 17 August 20261971 Q4: 1,133,000 people · published 17 August 20261972 Q1: 1,155,000 people · published 17 August 20261972 Q2: 1,140,000 people · published 17 August 20261972 Q3: 1,100,000 people · published 17 August 20261972 Q4: 1,070,000 people · published 17 August 20261973 Q1: 1,002,000 people · published 17 August 20261973 Q2: 968,000 people · published 17 August 20261973 Q3: 927,000 people · published 17 August 20261973 Q4: 888,000 people · published 17 August 20261974 Q1: 923,000 people · published 17 August 20261974 Q2: 937,000 people · published 17 August 20261974 Q3: 958,000 people · published 17 August 20261974 Q4: 976,000 people · published 17 August 20261975 Q1: 1,029,000 people · published 17 August 20261975 Q2: 1,126,000 people · published 17 August 20261975 Q3: 1,221,000 people · published 17 August 20261975 Q4: 1,319,000 people · published 17 August 20261976 Q1: 1,379,000 people · published 17 August 20261976 Q2: 1,413,000 people · published 17 August 20261976 Q3: 1,430,000 people · published 17 August 20261976 Q4: 1,432,000 people · published 17 August 20261977 Q1: 1,436,000 people · published 17 August 20261977 Q2: 1,452,000 people · published 17 August 20261977 Q3: 1,493,000 people · published 17 August 20261977 Q4: 1,499,000 people · published 17 August 20261978 Q1: 1,474,000 people · published 17 August 20261978 Q2: 1,463,000 people · published 17 August 20261978 Q3: 1,455,000 people · published 17 August 20261978 Q4: 1,421,000 people · published 17 August 20261979 Q1: 1,420,000 people · published 17 August 20261979 Q2: 1,405,000 people · published 17 August 20261979 Q3: 1,430,000 people · published 17 August 20261979 Q4: 1,471,000 people · published 17 August 20261980 Q1: 1,558,000 people · published 17 August 20261980 Q2: 1,700,000 people · published 17 August 20261980 Q3: 1,905,000 people · published 17 August 20261980 Q4: 2,169,000 people · published 17 August 20261981 Q1: 2,403,000 people · published 17 August 20261981 Q2: 2,588,000 people · published 17 August 20261981 Q3: 2,684,000 people · published 17 August 20261981 Q4: 2,761,000 people · published 17 August 20261982 Q1: 2,803,000 people · published 17 August 20261982 Q2: 2,841,000 people · published 17 August 20261982 Q3: 2,897,000 people · published 17 August 20261982 Q4: 2,960,000 people · published 17 August 20261983 Q1: 2,998,000 people · published 17 August 20261983 Q2: 3,049,000 people · published 17 August 20261983 Q3: 3,109,000 people · published 17 August 20261983 Q4: 3,167,000 people · published 17 August 20261984 Q1: 3,243,000 people · published 17 August 20261984 Q2: 3,265,000 people · published 17 August 20261984 Q3: 3,238,000 people · published 17 August 20261984 Q4: 3,217,000 people · published 17 August 20261985 Q1: 3,180,000 people · published 17 August 20261985 Q2: 3,152,000 people · published 17 August 20261985 Q3: 3,137,000 people · published 17 August 20261985 Q4: 3,135,000 people · published 17 August 20261986 Q1: 3,150,000 people · published 17 August 20261986 Q2: 3,159,000 people · published 17 August 20261986 Q3: 3,177,000 people · published 17 August 20261986 Q4: 3,156,000 people · published 17 August 20261987 Q1: 3,113,000 people · published 17 August 20261987 Q2: 3,021,000 people · published 17 August 20261987 Q3: 2,885,000 people · published 17 August 20261987 Q4: 2,741,000 people · published 17 August 20261988 Q1: 2,613,000 people · published 17 August 20261988 Q2: 2,490,000 people · published 17 August 20261988 Q3: 2,385,000 people · published 17 August 20261988 Q4: 2,293,000 people · published 17 August 20261989 Q1: 2,179,000 people · published 17 August 20261989 Q2: 2,083,000 people · published 17 August 20261989 Q3: 2,045,000 people · published 17 August 20261989 Q4: 2,021,000 people · published 17 August 20261990 Q1: 2,004,000 people · published 17 August 20261990 Q2: 2,002,000 people · published 17 August 20261990 Q3: 2,049,000 people · published 17 August 20261990 Q4: 2,158,000 people · published 17 August 20261991 Q1: 2,306,000 people · published 17 August 20261991 Q2: 2,492,000 people · published 17 August 20261991 Q3: 2,624,000 people · published 17 August 20261991 Q4: 2,697,000 people · published 17 August 20261992 Q1: 2,762,000 people · published 17 August 20261992 Q2: 2,777,000 people · published 17 August 20261992 Q3: 2,815,000 people · published 17 August 20261992 Q4: 2,932,000 people · published 17 August 20261993 Q1: 3,004,000 people · published 17 August 20261993 Q2: 2,931,000 people · published 17 August 20261993 Q3: 2,890,000 people · published 17 August 20261993 Q4: 2,892,000 people · published 17 August 20261994 Q1: 2,806,000 people · published 17 August 20261994 Q2: 2,736,000 people · published 17 August 20261994 Q3: 2,639,000 people · published 17 August 20261994 Q4: 2,521,000 people · published 17 August 20261995 Q1: 2,497,000 people · published 17 August 20261995 Q2: 2,445,000 people · published 17 August 20261995 Q3: 2,447,000 people · published 17 August 20261995 Q4: 2,353,000 people · published 17 August 20261996 Q1: 2,330,000 people · published 17 August 20261996 Q2: 2,340,000 people · published 17 August 20261996 Q3: 2,285,000 people · published 17 August 20261996 Q4: 2,229,000 people · published 17 August 20261997 Q1: 2,085,000 people · published 17 August 20261997 Q2: 2,051,000 people · published 17 August 20261997 Q3: 1,951,000 people · published 17 August 20261997 Q4: 1,864,000 people · published 17 August 20261998 Q1: 1,813,000 people · published 17 August 20261998 Q2: 1,791,000 people · published 17 August 20261998 Q3: 1,786,000 people · published 17 August 20261998 Q4: 1,764,000 people · published 17 August 20261999 Q1: 1,780,000 people · published 17 August 20261999 Q2: 1,743,000 people · published 17 August 20261999 Q3: 1,702,000 people · published 17 August 20261999 Q4: 1,684,000 people · published 17 August 20262000 Q1: 1,682,000 people · published 17 August 20262000 Q2: 1,599,000 people · published 17 August 20262000 Q3: 1,548,000 people · published 17 August 20262000 Q4: 1,520,000 people · published 17 August 20262001 Q1: 1,481,000 people · published 17 August 20262001 Q2: 1,468,000 people · published 17 August 20262001 Q3: 1,487,000 people · published 17 August 20262001 Q4: 1,520,000 people · published 17 August 20262002 Q1: 1,515,000 people · published 17 August 20262002 Q2: 1,520,000 people · published 17 August 20262002 Q3: 1,566,000 people · published 17 August 20262002 Q4: 1,516,000 people · published 17 August 20262003 Q1: 1,531,000 people · published 17 August 20262003 Q2: 1,467,000 people · published 17 August 20262003 Q3: 1,502,000 people · published 17 August 20262003 Q4: 1,457,000 people · published 17 August 20262004 Q1: 1,434,000 people · published 17 August 20262004 Q2: 1,437,000 people · published 17 August 20262004 Q3: 1,401,000 people · published 17 August 20262004 Q4: 1,423,000 people · published 17 August 20262005 Q1: 1,416,000 people · published 17 August 20262005 Q2: 1,437,000 people · published 17 August 20262005 Q3: 1,437,000 people · published 17 August 20262005 Q4: 1,567,000 people · published 17 August 20262006 Q1: 1,604,000 people · published 17 August 20262006 Q2: 1,685,000 people · published 17 August 20262006 Q3: 1,693,000 people · published 17 August 20262006 Q4: 1,701,000 people · published 17 August 20262007 Q1: 1,704,000 people · published 17 August 20262007 Q2: 1,658,000 people · published 17 August 20262007 Q3: 1,650,000 people · published 17 August 20262007 Q4: 1,608,000 people · published 17 August 20262008 Q1: 1,622,000 people · published 17 August 20262008 Q2: 1,680,000 people · published 17 August 20262008 Q3: 1,840,000 people · published 17 August 20262008 Q4: 2,003,000 people · published 17 August 20262009 Q1: 2,235,000 people · published 17 August 20262009 Q2: 2,448,000 people · published 17 August 20262009 Q3: 2,475,000 people · published 17 August 20262009 Q4: 2,453,000 people · published 17 August 20262010 Q1: 2,526,000 people · published 17 August 20262010 Q2: 2,488,000 people · published 17 August 20262010 Q3: 2,470,000 people · published 17 August 20262010 Q4: 2,503,000 people · published 17 August 20262011 Q1: 2,483,000 people · published 17 August 20262011 Q2: 2,540,000 people · published 17 August 20262011 Q3: 2,661,000 people · published 17 August 20262011 Q4: 2,688,000 people · published 17 August 20262012 Q1: 2,633,000 people · published 17 August 20262012 Q2: 2,575,000 people · published 17 August 20262012 Q3: 2,537,000 people · published 17 August 20262012 Q4: 2,534,000 people · published 17 August 20262013 Q1: 2,540,000 people · published 17 August 20262013 Q2: 2,515,000 people · published 17 August 20262013 Q3: 2,483,000 people · published 17 August 20262013 Q4: 2,358,000 people · published 17 August 20262014 Q1: 2,212,000 people · published 17 August 20262014 Q2: 2,061,000 people · published 17 August 20262014 Q3: 1,962,000 people · published 17 August 20262014 Q4: 1,870,000 people · published 17 August 20262015 Q1: 1,826,000 people · published 17 August 20262015 Q2: 1,848,000 people · published 17 August 20262015 Q3: 1,760,000 people · published 17 August 20262015 Q4: 1,688,000 people · published 17 August 20262016 Q1: 1,688,000 people · published 17 August 20262016 Q2: 1,645,000 people · published 17 August 20262016 Q3: 1,619,000 people · published 17 August 20262016 Q4: 1,587,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q1: 1,530,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q2: 1,488,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q3: 1,432,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q4: 1,467,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q1: 1,422,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q2: 1,367,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q3: 1,382,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q4: 1,369,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q1: 1,304,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q2: 1,332,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q3: 1,325,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q4: 1,283,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q1: 1,410,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q2: 1,388,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q3: 1,688,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q4: 1,792,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q1: 1,667,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q2: 1,588,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q3: 1,496,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q4: 1,427,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q1: 1,291,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q2: 1,297,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q3: 1,272,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q4: 1,351,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q1: 1,389,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q2: 1,472,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q3: 1,424,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q4: 1,340,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q1: 1,514,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q2: 1,470,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q3: 1,502,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q4: 1,552,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q1: 1,621,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q2: 1,684,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q3: 1,787,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q4: 1,875,000 people · published 17 August 20262026 Q1: 1,808,000 people · published 17 August 20262026 Q2: 1,772,000 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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