2 May 1997 – 7 June 2001

Work during the Labour 1997–2001 government

Summary

Metric	Level when government took office	Latest	Change during government
Census 2021 economic activity by country of birthONS · people	No complete period was published before this government took office.
Census 2021 socio-economic classification by country of birthONS · people	No complete period was published before this government took office.
Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residenceONS · £ a year	No complete period was published before this government took office.
Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residenceONS · £ a week	No complete period was published before this government took office.
People claiming unemployment-related benefitsONS · people	1,687,960April 1997	980,900May 2001	↓ 41.9%−707,060 · 49 periods
Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64ONS · percent	4.6%April 1997	2.6%May 2001	↓ 43.5%−2% · 49 periods
Employment rateONS · percent	70.8%1997 Q1	72.6%2001 Q1	↑ 2.5%+1.8% · 16 periods
People in employmentONS · people	26,381,0001997 Q1	27,623,0002001 Q1	↑ 4.7%+1,242,000 · 16 periods
Unemployment rateONS · percent	7.3%1997 Q1	5.1%2001 Q1	↓ 30.1%−2.2% · 16 periods
People unemployedONS · people	2,085,0001997 Q1	1,481,0002001 Q1	↓ 29.0%−604,000 · 16 periods
Economic inactivity rateONS · percent	23.6%1997 Q1	23.4%2001 Q1	↓ 0.8%−0.2% · 16 periods
People economically inactiveONS · people	8,660,0001997 Q1	8,779,0002001 Q1	↑ 1.4%+119,000 · 16 periods
Economically inactive because of long-term sicknessONS · people	2,318,0001997 Q1	2,342,0002001 Q1	↑ 1.0%+24,000 · 16 periods
Job vacanciesONS · vacancies	No complete period was published before this government took office.
Average weekly payONS · £	No complete period was published before this government took office.
Average weekly pay, real termsONS · £	No complete period was published before this government took office.

Census 2021 economic activity by country of birth

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Census 2021 socio-economic classification by country of birth

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value

Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

No complete period was published before this government took office.

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People claiming unemployment-related benefits

Inherited April 1997: 1,687,960 people. Latest May 2001: 980,900.

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Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64

Inherited April 1997: 4.6% percent. Latest May 2001: 2.6%.

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Employment rate

Inherited 1997 Q1: 70.8% percent. Latest 2001 Q1: 72.6%.

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People in employment

Inherited 1997 Q1: 26,381,000 people. Latest 2001 Q1: 27,623,000.

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Unemployment rate

Inherited 1997 Q1: 7.3% percent. Latest 2001 Q1: 5.1%.

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People unemployed

Inherited 1997 Q1: 2,085,000 people. Latest 2001 Q1: 1,481,000.

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Economic inactivity rate

Inherited 1997 Q1: 23.6% percent. Latest 2001 Q1: 23.4%.

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People economically inactive

Inherited 1997 Q1: 8,660,000 people. Latest 2001 Q1: 8,779,000.

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Economically inactive because of long-term sickness

Inherited 1997 Q1: 2,318,000 people. Latest 2001 Q1: 2,342,000.

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Job vacancies

No complete period was published before this government took office.

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Average weekly pay

No complete period was published before this government took office.

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Average weekly pay, real terms

No complete period was published before this government took office.

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