Civometry / People in employment / ChartONS · 2016 Q3 to 2026 Q2 · people
People in employment People in employment: 2016 Q3 to 2026 Q2 Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 10m 20m 30m 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2016 Q3: 31,878,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2016 Q4: 31,914,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2017 Q1: 32,017,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2017 Q2: 32,138,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2017 Q3: 32,134,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2017 Q4: 32,222,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2018 Q1: 32,410,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2018 Q2: 32,451,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2018 Q3: 32,497,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2018 Q4: 32,669,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2019 Q1: 32,776,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2019 Q2: 32,963,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2019 Q3: 32,896,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2019 Q4: 33,057,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2020 Q1: 32,981,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2020 Q2: 32,628,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2020 Q3: 32,361,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2020 Q4: 32,270,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2021 Q1: 32,321,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2021 Q2: 32,443,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2021 Q3: 32,727,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2021 Q4: 32,735,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2022 Q1: 32,799,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2022 Q2: 32,992,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2022 Q3: 32,928,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2022 Q4: 33,121,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2023 Q1: 33,335,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2023 Q2: 33,335,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2023 Q3: 33,357,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2023 Q4: 33,385,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2024 Q1: 33,347,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2024 Q2: 33,468,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2024 Q3: 33,784,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2024 Q4: 33,871,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2025 Q1: 33,994,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2025 Q2: 34,216,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2025 Q3: 34,198,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2025 Q4: 34,253,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2026 Q1: 34,386,000 people · published 17 August 2026 2026 Q2: 34,469,000 people · published 17 August 2026
Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value 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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