As of August 2020, 31.1 million people were employed in the United Kingdom, compared to 31.44 million in the same month in 2019. The employment figures provided here do not yet however reflect the full impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, with around 9.6 million jobs currently on furlough.
Monthly employment figures in the United Kingdom from January 2010 to August 2020
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
People in employment in thousands
Aug 20
31,186
Jul 20
31,308
Jun 20
31,396
May 20
31,416
Apr 20
31,437
Mar 20
31,477
Feb 20
31,723
Jan 20
31,687
Dec 19
31,637
Nov 19
31,637
Oct 19
31,577
Sep19
31,493
Aug 19
31,443
Jul 19
31,365
Jun 19
31,463
May 19
31,448
Apr 19
31,421
Mar 19
31,443
Feb 19
31,414
Jan 19
31,438
Dec 18
31,425
Nov 18
31,307
Oct 18
31,272
Sep 18
31,247
Aug 18
31,176
Jul 18
31,173
Jun 18
31,153
May 18
31,159
Apr 18
31,188
Mar 18
31,165
Feb 18
31,146
Jan 18
31,064
Dec 17
31,028
Nov 17
30,970
Oct 17
31,031
Sep 17
30,917
Aug 17
30,883
Jul 17
30,931
Jun 17
30,977
May 17
30,904
Apr 17
30,818
Mar 17
30,753
Feb 17
30,747
Jan 17
30,681
Dec 16
30,639
Nov 16
30,645
Oct 16
30,590
Sep 16
30,577
Aug 16
30,577
Jul 16
30,587
Jun 16
30,588
May 16
30,540
Apr 16
30,502
Mar 16
30,422
Feb 16
30,387
Jan 16
30,376
Dec 15
30,343
Nov 15
30,340
Oct 15
30,301
Sep 15
30,261
Aug 15
30,165
Jul 15
30,064
Jun 15
30,020
May 15
29,967
Apr 15
29,924
Mar 15
29,963
Feb 15
29,952
Jan 15
29,938
Dec 14
29,871
Nov 14
29,820
Oct 14
29,722
Sep 14
29,715
Aug 14
29,717
Jul 14
29,677
Jun 14
29,587
May 14
29,599
Apr 14
29,621
Mar 14
29,527
Feb 14
29,426
Jan 14
29,384
Dec 13
29,267
Nov 13
29,215
Oct 13
29,224
Sep 13
29,152
Aug 13
29,055
Jul 13
28,989
Jun 13
28,972
May 13
28,909
Apr 13
28,855
Mar 13
28,867
Feb 13
28,841
Jan 13
28,831
Dec 12
28,908
Nov 12
28,925
Oct 12
28,876
Sep 12
28,786
Aug 12
28,808
Jul 12
28,819
Jun 12
28,777
May 12
28,718
Apr 12
28,621
Mar 12
28,572
Feb 12
28,550
Jan 12
28,492
Dec 11
28,466
Nov 11
28,461
Oct 11
28,435
Sep 11
28,438
Aug 11
28,426
Jul 11
28,467
Jun 11
28,480
May 11
28,558
Apr 11
28,569
Mar 11
28,541
Feb 11
28,552
Jan 11
28,554
Dec 10
28,491
Nov 10
28,444
Oct 10
28,408
Sep 10
28,455
Aug 10
28,526
Jul 10
28,484
Jun 10
28,462
May 10
28,367
Apr 10
28,343
Mar 10
28,254
Feb 10
28,232
Jan 10
28,251
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 10, 2020). Monthly employment figures in the United Kingdom from January 2010 to August 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282005/monthly-employment-figures-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Monthly employment figures in the United Kingdom from January 2010 to August 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282005/monthly-employment-figures-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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Office for National Statistics (UK), Monthly employment figures in the United Kingdom from January 2010 to August 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282005/monthly-employment-figures-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited November 17, 2024)
Monthly employment figures in the United Kingdom from January 2010 to August 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282005/monthly-employment-figures-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
