The extremes of employment forecasts as published by OBR, across the 16 periods held here (2009 to 2024). Each record is a published figure, not a computed one, and the scope is this series — not “ever”.
The latest figure, 33,615,500 in 2024, is the highest in the whole published series of 16 periods. The rule: a period counts as beaten only when its figure is strictly below the latest, and the claim is only made when it reaches back at least five years.
Highest published
33,615,5002024
Lowest published
29,156,0002009
The full series
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A record is the extreme of the periods this site holds for the current series, at each period’s newest published release. Earlier series measured under different methods are not compared against it. Money is in cash terms: a record set years ago stands against the money of its own year.