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OBR · 2009 to 2024 · people

Employment forecasts

Employment forecasts: 2009 to 2024LabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour010m20m30m2010201520202009: 29,156,000 people · published 26 March 20262010: 29,228,500 people · published 26 March 20262011: 29,381,000 people · published 26 March 20262012: 29,723,000 people · published 26 March 20262013: 30,096,750 people · published 26 March 20262014: 30,818,250 people · published 26 March 20262015: 31,345,750 people · published 26 March 20262016: 31,810,250 people · published 26 March 20262017: 32,127,750 people · published 26 March 20262018: 32,506,750 people · published 26 March 20262019: 32,923,000 people · published 26 March 20262020: 32,558,750 people · published 26 March 20262021: 32,555,000 people · published 26 March 20262022: 32,957,250 people · published 26 March 20262023: 33,351,000 people · published 26 March 20262024: 33,615,500 people · published 26 March 2026
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Source: OBR, Historical official forecasts database, Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 (published 26 March 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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