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ONS · 2016 Q3 to 2026 Q2 · people

People unemployed

People unemployed: 2016 Q3 to 2026 Q2ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0500k1m1.5m2016201820202022202420262016 Q3: 1,619,000 people · published 17 August 20262016 Q4: 1,587,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q1: 1,530,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q2: 1,488,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q3: 1,432,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q4: 1,467,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q1: 1,422,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q2: 1,367,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q3: 1,382,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q4: 1,369,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q1: 1,304,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q2: 1,332,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q3: 1,325,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q4: 1,283,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q1: 1,410,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q2: 1,388,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q3: 1,688,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q4: 1,792,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q1: 1,667,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q2: 1,588,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q3: 1,496,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q4: 1,427,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q1: 1,291,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q2: 1,297,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q3: 1,272,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q4: 1,351,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q1: 1,389,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q2: 1,472,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q3: 1,424,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q4: 1,340,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q1: 1,514,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q2: 1,470,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q3: 1,502,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q4: 1,552,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q1: 1,621,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q2: 1,684,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q3: 1,787,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q4: 1,875,000 people · published 17 August 20262026 Q1: 1,808,000 people · published 17 August 20262026 Q2: 1,772,000 people · published 17 August 2026
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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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