employers were furloughed in the United Kingdom as part of the government's job retention scheme. The day with the most jobs furloughed at once was May 8, 2020, when 8.86 million jobs were on the job retention scheme. The scheme, introduced in response to the economic damage caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, covers 80 percent of an employees' usual monthly wage, up to 2.5 thousand British pounds a month.
As of November 21, 2021, approximately 11.7 million jobs, from 1.3 million different Cumulative number of jobs furloughed under the job retention scheme in the United Kingdom between April 20, 2020 and November 21, 2021 (in millions)
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HM Revenue and Customs, & Resolution Foundation. (December 16, 2021). Cumulative number of jobs furloughed under the job retention scheme in the United Kingdom between April 20, 2020 and November 21, 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116638/uk-number-of-people-on-furlough/
HM Revenue and Customs, und Resolution Foundation. "Cumulative number of jobs furloughed under the job retention scheme in the United Kingdom between April 20, 2020 and November 21, 2021 (in millions)." Chart. December 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116638/uk-number-of-people-on-furlough/
HM Revenue and Customs, Resolution Foundation. (2021). Cumulative number of jobs furloughed under the job retention scheme in the United Kingdom between April 20, 2020 and November 21, 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116638/uk-number-of-people-on-furlough/
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HM Revenue and Customs & Resolution Foundation, Cumulative number of jobs furloughed under the job retention scheme in the United Kingdom between April 20, 2020 and November 21, 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116638/uk-number-of-people-on-furlough/ (last visited June 07, 2023)
Cumulative number of jobs furloughed under the job retention scheme in the United Kingdom between April 20, 2020 and November 21, 2021 (in millions) [Graph], HM Revenue and Customs, & Resolution Foundation, December 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116638/uk-number-of-people-on-furlough/