Over 2 million people claimed unemployment benefits in the United Kingdom in April 2020, a huge increase of over over 850 thousand people when compared with March 2020. The Coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown has played havoc with the UK economy, seeing monthly GDP fall by 5.8 percent, and around 7.5 million workers put on furlough.
Number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2010 to April 2020
(in 1,000s)
Number of claims in thousands
Apr 20
2,096.6
Mar 20
1,240.1
Feb 20
1,234.7
Jan 20
1,228.8
Dec 19
1,229
Nov 19
1,226.4
Oct 19
1,211.4
Sep19
1,185
Aug 19
1,171.5
Jul 19
1,155.2
Jun 19
1,135.5
May 19
1,104.1
Apr 19
1,079.6
Mar 19
1,060.5
Feb 19
1,037.9
Jan 19
1,011.1
Dec 18
999
Nov 18
977.2
Oct 18
954.2
Sep 18
933
Aug 18
912.7
Jul 18
898.9
Jun 18
888.2
May 18
878.5
Apr 18
861.6
Mar 18
848.5
Feb 18
833.9
Jan 18
825.9
Dec 17
825.2
Nov 17
814.8
Oct 17
807.3
Sep 17
803.9
Aug 17
801.4
Jul 17
800.3
Jun 17
799.4
May 17
794.1
Apr 17
789
Mar 17
779.9
Feb 17
763.1
Jan 17
768.9
Dec 16
780.5
Nov 16
787.2
Oct 16
783
Sep 16
779.6
Aug 16
776.7
Jul 16
772.1
Jun 16
772.4
May 16
767.3
Apr 16
765.1
Mar 16
766.5
Feb 16
758.5
Jan 16
764.8
Dec 15
769.6
Nov 15
771.5
Oct 15
776.9
Sep 15
780.6
Aug 15
785.2
Jul 15
790.9
Jun 15
794.7
May 15
795.8
Apr 15
804.7
Mar 15
814.8
Feb 15
834.7
Jan 15
855.5
Dec 14
876.6
Nov 14
897.9
Oct 14
922.5
Sep 14
947.4
Aug 14
971.7
Jul 14
1,008.8
Jun 14
1,042.1
May 14
1,085.5
Apr 14
1,119.8
Mar 14
1,152.5
Feb 14
1,187.2
Jan 14
1,221.4
Dec 13
1,242
Nov 13
1,263.8
Oct 13
1,297.7
Sep 13
1,342.6
Aug 13
1,392.8
Jul 13
1,428.4
Jun 13
1,461.9
May 13
1,489.8
Apr 13
1,510.5
Mar 13
1,530.6
Feb 13
1,544.6
Jan 13
1,550
Dec 12
1,560.3
Nov 12
1,576.9
Oct 12
1,579.8
Sep 12
1,571.3
Aug 12
1,571.4
Jul 12
1,583.7
Jun 12
1,589.3
May 12
1,585.5
Apr 12
1,582.6
Mar 12
1,606.7
Feb 12
1,609.5
Jan 12
1,609.9
Dec 11
1,601.8
Nov 11
1,599.2
Oct 11
1,595.7
Sep 11
1,596
Aug 11
1,576.7
Jul 11
1,555.1
Jun 11
1,519.5
May 11
1,500.4
Apr 11
1,484.7
Mar 11
1,463.5
Feb 11
1,458.5
Jan 11
1,461.8
Dec 10
1,454
Nov 10
1,452.4
Oct 10
1,451
Sep 10
1,457.1
Aug 10
1,457.3
Jul 10
1,458.2
Jun 10
1,471.3
May 10
1,494.8
Apr 10
1,526.1
Mar 10
1,548.6
Feb 10
1,576.5
Jan 10
1,609
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 19, 2020). Number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2010 to April 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118923/uk-jobless-claims/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2010 to April 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118923/uk-jobless-claims/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2010 to April 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118923/uk-jobless-claims/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of People Claiming Unemployment Benefit in The United Kingdom (Uk) from January 2010 to April 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118923/uk-jobless-claims/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2010 to April 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118923/uk-jobless-claims/ (last visited May 29, 2020)
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