The number of job vacancies in the United Kingdom reached a record high of 1.3 million in the three months to May 2022, with the number of vacancies falling in the months since then. From the first quarter of 2020, job vacancies fell from an average of 785,000, to an average of 341,000 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 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Unemployment in the UK
Unemployment rate
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- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of the UK 1971-2022
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of the UK 1992-2022, by country
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Unemployment figures
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- Basic Statistic Number of people unemployed in the UK 1971-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of people unemployed in the UK 1971-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Unemployment figures in the UK 1992-2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Number of people unemployed in the UK 1971-2022, by length of unemployment
Youth unemployment
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- Premium Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the UK 1992-2022
- Basic Statistic Youth unemployment figures in the UK 1992-2022
- Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the UK 1992-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Number of young people who were NEET UK 2001-2022
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Regional data
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- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 2022, by region
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- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in England 1992-2022
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- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in Wales 1992-2022
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in Northern Ireland 1992-2022
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in London 1992-2022
Job Retention Scheme
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- Premium Statistic Cumulative number of jobs furloughed under the job retention scheme UK 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Value of claims made by companies from the job retention scheme in the UK 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Overall number of jobs furloughed in the UK 2021, by sector
- Premium Statistic Daily number of jobs furloughed in the UK 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Daily number of jobs furloughed in the UK 2020-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Daily number of jobs furloughed in the UK 2020-2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Overall number of jobs furloughed in the UK 2021, by region
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- Scottish employment opportunities generated by foreign direct investment (FDI) 2013
- Employment in the geothermal energy industry in Greece 2013-2017
- Employment in solar thermal & photovoltaic industry Bulgaria 2017
- Employment in solar thermal & photovoltaic industry Romania 2014-2018
- Employment in the geothermal energy industry in Austria 2013-2017
- Employment in the geothermal energy industry in Lithuania 2013-2017
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 17, 2023). Number of job vacancies in the United Kingdom from June 2001 to December 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2023, 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 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283771/monthly-job-vacancies-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of job vacancies in the United Kingdom from June 2001 to December 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2023. 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 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2023, 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 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283771/monthly-job-vacancies-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited February 06, 2023)
Number of job vacancies in the United Kingdom from June 2001 to December 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), January 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283771/monthly-job-vacancies-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/