As of the third quarter of 2024, there were around 908,000 people in the United Kingdom who had been unemployed for less than six months, compared with 241,000 unemployed for between 6 and 12 months, and 337,000 who were unemployed for more than a year.
Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024, by length of unemployment
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 12, 2024). Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024, by length of unemployment (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284187/uk-unemployment-figures-by-length/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024, by length of unemployment (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284187/uk-unemployment-figures-by-length/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024, by length of unemployment (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284187/uk-unemployment-figures-by-length/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of People Unemployed in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 2000 to 3rd Quarter 2024, by Length of Unemployment (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284187/uk-unemployment-figures-by-length/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024, by length of unemployment (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284187/uk-unemployment-figures-by-length/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024, by length of unemployment (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284187/uk-unemployment-figures-by-length/