ONS · 12 June 1987 – 9 April 1992

People unemployed during the Conservative 1987–1992 government

1987 Q1 → 1992 Q1 · 20 periods

↓ 11.3%−351,000 people

People unemployed fell by 11.3% over the period, from 3,113,000 people (1987 Q1, the level when the government took office) to 2,762,000 (1992 Q1, the last complete period before it left office).

Inherited level 1987 Q1: 3,113,000
Level when it left 1992 Q1: 2,762,000
method: latest complete period before start / before end

Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.

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Definition and caveats

The estimated number of people aged 16 and over in the UK who were unemployed on the International Labour Organization definition, seasonally adjusted.

Doesn’t measure: Claimants of any benefit: the count comes from a survey of households, not from benefit records.