The number of job vacancies in the United Kingdom reached a record high of almost 1.25 million in the three months to Dcember 2021, around 658 thousand more vacancies when compared with the same period in 2020. From the first quarter of 2020, job vacancies fell from an average of 785 thousand, to an average of 341 thousand in the second quarter of that year, a huge drop brought about by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Number of job vacancies in the United Kingdom from June 2001 to December 2021
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of job vacancies in thousands
Dec 21
1,247
Nov 21
1,214
Oct 21
1,184
Sep 21
1,119
Aug 21
1,035
Jul 21
950
Jun 21
863
May 21
764
Apr 21
663
Mar 21
621
Feb 21
611
Jan 21
608
Dec 20
589
Nov 20
564
Oct 20
545
Sep 20
496
Aug 20
435
Jul 20
375
Jun 20
340
May 20
477
Apr 20
637
Mar 20
785
Feb 20
811
Jan 20
803
Dec 19
803
Nov 19
807
Oct 19
815
Sep 19
831
Aug 19
826
Jul 19
826
Jun 19
826
May 19
834
Apr 19
834
Mar 19
838
Feb 19
842
Jan 19
851
Dec 18
853
Nov 18
859
Oct 18
864
Sep 18
855
Aug 18
849
Jul 18
840
Jun 18
833
May 18
819
Apr 18
807
Mar 18
811
Feb 18
812
Jan 18
816
Dec 17
819
Nov 17
818
Oct 17
812
Sep 17
806
Aug 17
796
Jul 17
785
Jun 17
786
May 17
784
Apr 17
789
Mar 17
769
Feb 17
762
Jan 17
748
Dec 16
755
Nov 16
759
Oct 16
765
Sep 16
756
Aug 16
753
Jul 16
747
Jun 16
745
May 16
744
Apr 16
742
Mar 16
749
Feb 16
750
Jan 16
753
Dec 15
746
Nov 15
741
Oct 15
739
Sep 15
741
Aug 15
741
Jul 15
739
Jun 15
728
May 15
726
Apr 15
726
Mar 15
733
Feb 15
726
Jan 15
715
Dec 14
708
Nov 14
703
Oct 14
699
Sep 14
685
Aug 14
680
Jul 14
667
Jun 14
660
May 14
652
Apr 14
639
Mar 14
616
Feb 14
595
Jan 14
581
Dec 13
573
Nov 13
570
Oct 13
554
Sep 13
549
Aug 13
537
Jul 13
540
Jun 13
534
May 13
522
Apr 13
514
Mar 13
503
Feb 13
500
Jan 13
497
Dec 12
501
Nov 12
497
Oct 12
494
Sep 12
490
Aug 12
485
Jul 12
481
Jun 12
475
May 12
470
Apr 12
464
Mar 12
464
Feb 12
467
Jan 12
469
Dec 11
465
Nov 11
466
Oct 11
472
Sep 11
467
Aug 11
464
Jul 11
460
Jun 11
461
May 11
461
Apr 11
471
Mar 11
480
Feb 11
485
Jan 11
490
Dec 10
482
Nov 10
477
Oct 10
461
Sep 10
458
Aug 10
463
Jul 10
482
Jun 10
484
May 10
479
Apr 10
466
Mar 10
461
Feb 10
459
Jan 10
457
Dec 09
453
Nov 09
442
Oct 09
440
Sep 09
441
Aug 09
442
Jul 09
433
Jun 09
432
May 09
444
Apr 09
453
Mar 09
459
Feb 09
469
Jan 09
493
Dec 08
525
Nov 08
563
Oct 08
598
Sep 08
615
Aug 08
625
Jul 08
642
Jun 08
656
May 08
678
Apr 08
693
Mar 08
702
Feb 08
692
Jan 08
687
Dec 07
686
Nov 07
686
Oct 07
683
Sep 07
682
Aug 07
680
Jul 07
669
Jun 07
658
May 07
650
Apr 07
646
Mar 07
643
Feb 07
628
Jan 07
622
Dec 06
619
Nov 06
619
Oct 06
619
Sep 06
611
Aug 06
611
Jul 06
608
Jun 06
603
May 06
596
Apr 06
597
Mar 06
598
Feb 06
610
Jan 06
618
Dec 05
608
Nov 05
606
Oct 05
610
Sep 05
621
Aug 05
624
Jul 05
633
Jun 05
641
May 05
642
Apr 05
635
Mar 05
644
Feb 05
657
Jan 05
668
Dec 04
661
Nov 04
655
Oct 04
653
Sep 04
652
Aug 04
654
Jul 04
652
Jun 04
640
May 04
637
Apr 04
630
Mar 04
623
Feb 04
617
Jan 04
616
Dec 03
614
Nov 03
610
Oct 03
605
Sep 03
593
Aug 03
578
Jul 03
574
Jun 03
579
May 03
588
Apr 03
585
Mar 03
592
Feb 03
594
Jan 03
603
Dec 02
603
Nov 02
608
Oct 02
609
Sep 02
609
Aug 02
613
Jul 02
611
Jun 02
616
May 02
613
Apr 02
619
Mar 02
619
Feb 02
616
Jan 02
607
Dec 01
602
Nov 01
625
Oct 01
637
Sep 01
661
Aug 01
661
Jul 01
673
Jun 01
680
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 18, 2022). Number of job vacancies in the United Kingdom from June 2001 to December 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283771/monthly-job-vacancies-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of job vacancies in the United Kingdom from June 2001 to December 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283771/monthly-job-vacancies-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Number of job vacancies in the United Kingdom from June 2001 to December 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283771/monthly-job-vacancies-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Job Vacancies in The United Kingdom from June 2001 to December 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283771/monthly-job-vacancies-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of job vacancies in the United Kingdom from June 2001 to December 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283771/monthly-job-vacancies-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited January 26, 2022)
