There were estimated to be over 35 million workforce jobs in the United Kingdom's economy as of the fourth quarter of 2021, around 500 thousand fewer than in the same period quarter of 2019, when there were 35.6 million jobs.
Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1959 to 4th quarter 2021
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of jobs in thousands
Q4 2021
35,173
Q3 2021
35,131
Q2 2021
34,983
Q1 2021
34,635
Q4 2020
34,458
Q3 2020
34,631
Q2 2020
35,196
Q1 2020
35,647
Q4 2019
35,656
Q3 2019
35,612
Q2 2019
35,559
Q1 2019
35,455
Q4 2018
35,234
Q3 2018
35,069
Q2 2018
34,982
Q1 2018
34,958
Q4 2017
34,865
Q3 2017
34,954
Q2 2017
34,863
Q1 2017
34,861
Q4 2016
34,656
Q3 2016
34,591
Q2 2016
34,569
Q1 2016
34,385
Q4 2015
34,143
Q3 2015
34,082
Q2 2015
33,898
Q1 2015
33,821
Q4 2014
33,678
Q3 2014
33,573
Q2 2014
33,445
Q1 2014
33,152
Q4 2013
32,823
Q3 2013
32,460
Q2 2013
32,236
Q1 2013
32,195
Q4 2012
31,978
Q3 2012
32,027
Q2 2012
32,091
Q1 2012
32,167
Q4 2011
31,795
Q3 2011
31,775
Q2 2011
31,559
Q1 2011
31,652
Q4 2010
31,553
Q3 2010
31,505
Q2 2010
31,561
Q1 2010
31,496
Q4 2009
31,465
Q3 2009
31,605
Q2 2009
31,731
Q1 2009
31,924
Q4 2008
32,117
Q3 2008
32,313
Q2 2008
32,347
Q1 2008
32,293
Q4 2007
32,247
Q3 2007
32,219
Q2 2007
32,087
Q1 2007
32,007
Q4 2006
32,063
Q3 2006
31,950
Q2 2006
31,811
Q1 2006
31,709
Q4 2005
31,628
Q3 2005
31,542
Q2 2005
31,404
Q1 2005
31,357
Q4 2004
31,212
Q3 2004
31,063
Q2 2004
31,032
Q1 2004
30,980
Q4 2003
30,893
Q3 2003
30,876
Q2 2003
30,709
Q1 2003
30,538
Q4 2002
30,482
Q3 2002
30,505
Q2 2002
30,420
Q1 2002
30,319
Q4 2001
30,319
Q3 2001
30,315
Q2 2001
30,141
Q1 2001
30,025
Q4 2000
30,009
Q3 2000
29,961
Q2 2000
29,779
Q1 2000
29,640
Q4 1999
29,714
Q3 1999
29,578
Q2 1999
29,328
Q1 1999
29,243
Q4 1998
29,210
Q3 1998
29,049
Q2 1998
28,951
Q1 1998
29,044
Q4 1997
29,018
Q3 1997
28,906
Q2 1997
28,760
Q1 1997
28,500
Q4 1996
28,495
Q3 1996
28,406
Q2 1996
28,243
Q1 1996
28,098
Q4 1995
28,196
Q3 1995
28,047
Q2 1995
28,044
Q1 1995
27,928
Q4 1994
27,947
Q3 1994
27,873
Q2 1994
27,676
Q1 1994
27,628
Q4 1993
27,651
Q3 1993
27,579
Q2 1993
27,517
Q1 1993
27,530
Q4 1992
27,415
Q3 1992
27,554
Q2 1992
27,963
Q1 1992
28,116
Q4 1991
28,126
Q3 1991
28,277
Q2 1991
28,444
Q1 1991
28,734
Q4 1990
29,042
Q3 1990
29,264
Q2 1990
29,371
Q1 1990
29,283
Q4 1989
29,264
Q3 1989
29,159
Q2 1989
29,049
Q1 1989
28,947
Q4 1988
28,642
Q3 1988
28,441
Q2 1988
28,161
Q1 1988
27,949
Q4 1987
27,734
Q3 1987
27,476
Q2 1987
27,188
Q1 1987
26,879
Q4 1986
26,817
Q3 1986
26,763
Q2 1986
26,654
Q1 1986
26,614
Q4 1985
26,654
Q3 1985
26,678
Q2 1985
26,607
Q1 1985
26,558
Q4 1984
26,508
Q3 1984
26,417
Q2 1984
26,293
Q1 1984
26,173
Q4 1983
26,044
Q3 1983
25,880
Q2 1983
25,589
Q1 1983
25,522
Q4 1982
25,588
Q3 1982
25,789
Q2 1982
25,895
Q1 1982
25,990
Q4 1981
26,047
Q3 1981
26,250
Q2 1981
26,348
Q1 1981
26,551
Q4 1980
26,813
Q3 1980
27,108
Q2 1980
27,369
Q1 1980
27,465
Q4 1979
27,542
Q3 1979
27,493
Q2 1979
27,413
Q1 1979
27,303
Q4 1978
27,274
Q3 1978
27,092
Q2 1978
26,988
Q1 1978
26,943
Q4 1977
26,872
Q3 1977
26,846
Q2 1977
26,823
Q1 1977
26,823
Q4 1976
26,816
Q3 1976
26,775
Q2 1976
26,784
Q1 1976
26,804
Q4 1975
26,881
Q3 1975
26,954
Q2 1975
27,023
Q1 1975
27,066
Q4 1974
27,154
Q3 1974
27,211
Q2 1974
27,113
Q1 1974
27,055
Q4 1973
27,083
Q3 1973
27,055
Q2 1973
27,023
Q1 1973
27,035
Q4 1972
26,688
Q3 1972
26,514
Q2 1972
26,396
Q1 1972
26,402
Q4 1971
26,205
Q3 1971
26,219
Q2 1971
26,408
Q1 1971
26,427
Q4 1970
26,631
Q3 1970
26,693
Q2 1970
26,747
Q1 1970
26,844
Q4 1969
26,812
Q3 1969
26,841
Q2 1969
26,843
Q1 1969
26,836
Q4 1968
26,844
Q3 1968
26,834
Q2 1968
26,808
Q1 1968
26,830
Q4 1967
26,874
Q3 1967
26,997
Q2 1967
26,958
Q1 1967
26,933
Q4 1966
27,084
Q3 1966
27,331
Q2 1966
27,324
Q1 1966
27,332
Q4 1965
27,285
Q3 1965
27,165
Q2 1965
27,146
Q1 1965
27,117
Q4 1964
27,061
Q3 1964
26,984
Q2 1964
26,861
Q1 1964
26,759
Q4 1963
26,708
Q3 1963
26,565
Q2 1963
26,542
Q1 1963
26,328
Q4 1962
26,415
Q3 1962
26,485
Q2 1962
26,506
Q1 1962
26,450
Q4 1961
26,301
Q3 1961
26,374
Q2 1961
26,312
Q1 1961
26,345
Q4 1960
26,246
Q3 1960
26,060
Q2 1960
26,015
Q1 1960
25,905
Q4 1959
25,751
Q3 1959
25,660
Q2 1959
25,555
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 15, 2022). Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1959 to 4th quarter 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297073/workforce-jobs-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1959 to 4th quarter 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297073/workforce-jobs-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1959 to 4th quarter 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297073/workforce-jobs-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Workforce Jobs in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 1959 to 4th Quarter 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297073/workforce-jobs-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1959 to 4th quarter 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297073/workforce-jobs-uk/ (last visited May 17, 2022)
