United Kingdom Monthly Backdated Series

Labour Force Survey
Unemployment Number and Rate Estimates
Backdated Monthly Series - February 1971 to January 2006
For All Persons, Males and Females Economically Active Aged 16 and Over
Seasonally Adjusted

Data Month⁽¹⁾
Males
Unemployed
Females
Unemployed
All Persons
Unemployed
Number (thousands)
%
Number (thousands)
%
Number (thousands)
%

2006 Jan
900
5.5
659
4.7
1,559
5.1
2005 Dec
879
5.3
649
4.7
1,528
5.0
2005 Nov
910
5.5
632
4.6
1,541
5.1
2005 Oct
900
5.5
628
4.5
1,528
5.0
2005 Sep
884
5.4
607
4.4
1,491
4.9
2005 Aug
849
5.2
584
4.2
1,434
4.7
2005 Jul
843
5.2
575
4.2
1,418
4.7
2005 Jun
837
5.1
582
4.2
1,419
4.7
2005 May
834
5.1
600
4.3
1,435
4.8
2005 Apr
841
5.2
584
4.2
1,425
4.7
2005 Mar
828
5.1
578
4.2
1,407
4.7
2005 Feb
830
5.1
579
4.2
1,409
4.7
2005 Jan
836
5.1
603
4.4
1,439
4.8
2004 Dec
834
5.1
585
4.3
1,419
4.7
2004 Nov
834
5.1
584
4.3
1,418
4.7
2004 Oct
832
5.1
576
4.2
1,408
4.7
2004 Sep
806
5.0
588
4.3
1,394
4.7
2004 Aug
815
5.0
577
4.2
1,392
4.7
2004 Jul
823
5.1
573
4.2
1,396
4.7
2004 Jun
829
5.1
586
4.3
1,414
4.7
2004 May
841
5.2
592
4.3
1,434
4.8
2004 Apr
829
5.1
598
4.4
1,426
4.8
2004 Mar
843
5.2
591
4.3
1,434
4.8
2004 Feb
841
5.2
591
4.3
1,432
4.8
2004 Jan
849
5.2
585
4.3
1,434
4.8
2003 Dec
860
5.3
580
4.3
1,441
4.8
2003 Nov
879
5.4
579
4.3
1,458
4.9
2003 Oct
878
5.4
587
4.3
1,464
4.9
2003 Sep
889
5.5
586
4.3
1,476
5.0
2003 Aug
896
5.5
603
4.5
1,499
5.0
2003 Jul
899
5.6
599
4.4
1,498
5.0
2003 Jun
903
5.6
597
4.4
1,500
5.0
2003 May
886
5.5
578
4.3
1,463
4.9
2003 Apr
903
5.6
573
4.3
1,476
5.0
2003 Mar
915
5.7
594
4.4
1,510
5.1
2003 Feb
926
5.8
598
4.4
1,524
5.1
2003 Jan
913
5.7
597
4.4
1,511
5.1
2002 Dec
870
5.4
606
4.5
1,476
5.0
2002 Nov
891
5.5
623
4.6
1,514
5.1
2002 Oct
912
5.7
617
4.6
1,529
5.2
2002 Sep
923
5.7
620
4.6
1,543
5.2
2002 Aug
945
5.9
615
4.6
1,561
5.3
2002 Jul
918
5.7
615
4.6
1,532
5.2
2002 Jun
916
5.7
606
4.5
1,522
5.2
2002 May
910
5.7
606
4.5
1,515
5.2
2002 Apr
919
5.8
614
4.6
1,533
5.2
2002 Mar
917
5.7
600
4.5
1,517
5.2
2002 Feb
919
5.8
593
4.4
1,511
5.2
2002 Jan
907
5.7
593
4.4
1,500
5.1
2001 Dec
913
5.7
600
4.5
1,513
5.2
2001 Nov
914
5.7
609
4.6
1,523
5.2
2001 Oct
901
5.7
592
4.4
1,493
5.1
2001 Sep
902
5.7
583
4.4
1,485
5.1
2001 Aug
897
5.6
586
4.4
1,483
5.1
2001 Jul
896
5.6
581
4.4
1,477
5.1
2001 Jun
888
5.6
582
4.4
1,470
5.0
2001 May
882
5.6
591
4.4
1,472
5.0
2001 Apr
847
5.3
583
4.4
1,431
4.9
2001 Mar
869
5.5
588
4.4
1,456
5.0
2001 Feb
885
5.6
586
4.4
1,472
5.1
2001 Jan
919
5.8
592
4.5
1,511
5.2
2000 Dec
903
5.7
598
4.5
1,501
5.2
2000 Nov
912
5.8
609
4.6
1,521
5.2
2000 Oct
916
5.8
621
4.7
1,537
5.3
2000 Sep
922
5.8
646
4.9
1,568
5.4
2000 Aug
910
5.8
635
4.8
1,545
5.3
2000 Jul
903
5.7
619
4.7
1,523
5.2
2000 Jun
913
5.8
635
4.8
1,548
5.3
2000 May
957
6.0
642
4.9
1,599
5.5
2000 Apr
974
6.1
663
5.0
1,638
5.6
2000 Mar
976
6.1
675
5.1
1,651
5.7
2000 Feb
984
6.2
691
5.2
1,675
5.8
2000 Jan
994
6.3
688
5.2
1,682
5.8
1999 Dec
1,016
6.4
684
5.2
1,700
5.9
1999 Nov
1,002
6.3
682
5.2
1,684
5.8
1999 Oct
1,012
6.4
681
5.2
1,692
5.8
1999 Sep
1,003
6.3
683
5.2
1,686
5.8
1999 Aug
1,026
6.5
676
5.2
1,702
5.9
1999 Jul
1,023
6.5
678
5.2
1,701
5.9
1999 Jun
1,038
6.6
684
5.2
1,722
6.0
1999 May
1,059
6.7
684
5.2
1,743
6.0
1999 Apr
1,070
6.8
689
5.3
1,759
6.1
1999 Mar
1,075
6.8
695
5.3
1,771
6.1
1999 Feb
1,080
6.8
695
5.3
1,775
6.2
1999 Jan
1,096
6.9
695
5.3
1,792
6.2
1998 Dec
1,100
7.0
688
5.3
1,789
6.2
1998 Nov
1,079
6.9
684
5.3
1,763
6.1
1998 Oct
1,083
6.9
684
5.3
1,767
6.2
1998 Sep
1,093
7.0
688
5.3
1,781
6.2
1998 Aug
1,092
7.0
692
5.4
1,783
6.2
1998 Jul
1,087
6.9
713
5.5
1,800
6.3
1998 Jun
1,079
6.9
717
5.6
1,796
6.3
1998 May
1,074
6.9
715
5.6
1,788
6.3
1998 Apr
1,076
6.9
707
5.5
1,783
6.3
1998 Mar
1,092
7.0
704
5.5
1,796
6.3
1998 Feb
1,101
7.0
709
5.5
1,810
6.4
1998 Jan
1,096
7.0
718
5.6
1,814
6.4
1997 Dec
1,106
7.1
713
5.6
1,819
6.4
1997 Nov
1,141
7.3
719
5.6
1,860
6.5
1997 Oct
1,156
7.4
728
5.7
1,884
6.6
1997 Sep
1,171
7.5
735
5.7
1,906
6.7
1997 Aug
1,197
7.6
750
5.8
1,947
6.8
1997 Jul
1,238
7.9
777
6.1
2,015
7.1
1997 Jun
1,289
8.2
791
6.2
2,080
7.3
1997 May
1,265
8.1
783
6.1
2,048
7.2
1997 Apr
1,283
8.2
762
6.0
2,045
7.2
1997 Mar
1,267
8.1
783
6.1
2,050
7.2
1997 Feb
1,297
8.3
785
6.1
2,082
7.3
1997 Jan
1,331
8.5
800
6.3
2,131
7.5
1996 Dec
1,364
8.7
817
6.4
2,181
7.7
1996 Nov
1,400
8.9
827
6.5
2,227
7.8
1996 Oct
1,440
9.2
820
6.4
2,261
8.0
1996 Sep
1,472
9.4
812
6.4
2,284
8.0
1996 Aug
1,471
9.4
809
6.4
2,280
8.0
1996 Jul
1,473
9.4
807
6.4
2,279
8.0
1996 Jun
1,494
9.5
816
6.5
2,311
8.2
1996 May
1,517
9.7
820
6.5
2,336
8.2
1996 Apr
1,524
9.7
820
6.5
2,344
8.3
1996 Mar
1,539
9.8
809
6.4
2,347
8.3
1996 Feb
1,539
9.8
790
6.3
2,329
8.2
1996 Jan
1,545
9.8
814
6.4
2,358
8.3
1995 Dec
1,549
9.9
829
6.5
2,378
8.4
1995 Nov
1,512
9.6
840
6.6
2,352
8.3
1995 Oct
1,553
9.9
868
6.9
2,421
8.6
1995 Sep
1,579
10.1
857
6.8
2,436
8.6
1995 Aug
1,575
10.0
869
6.9
2,444
8.6
1995 Jul
1,571
10.0
863
6.9
2,433
8.6
1995 Jun
1,579
10.1
866
6.9
2,445
8.7
1995 May
1,581
10.1
861
6.9
2,441
8.7
1995 Apr
1,591
10.1
879
7.0
2,470
8.8
1995 Mar
1,599
10.2
888
7.1
2,487
8.8
1995 Feb
1,617
10.3
877
7.0
2,495
8.9
1995 Jan
1,626
10.4
870
7.0
2,497
8.9
1994 Dec
1,633
10.4
865
7.0
2,498
8.9
1994 Nov
1,650
10.5
870
7.0
2,520
9.0
1994 Oct
1,674
10.7
882
7.1
2,557
9.1
1994 Sep
1,706
10.9
902
7.2
2,608
9.3
1994 Aug
1,730
11.0
909
7.3
2,639
9.4
1994 Jul
1,778
11.3
913
7.3
2,691
9.5
1994 Jun
1,790
11.4
917
7.3
2,707
9.6
1994 May
1,805
11.5
931
7.5
2,737
9.7
1994 Apr
1,806
11.5
944
7.6
2,750
9.8
1994 Mar
1,810
11.5
958
7.7
2,768
9.8
1994 Feb
1,830
11.6
974
7.8
2,804
9.9
1994 Jan
1,858
11.8
990
7.9
2,847
10.1
1993 Dec
1,906
12.1
987
7.9
2,893
10.3
1993 Nov
1,899
12.1
989
7.9
2,889
10.2
1993 Oct
1,895
12.1
992
7.9
2,887
10.2
1993 Sep
1,897
12.1
996
8.0
2,894
10.3
1993 Aug
1,919
12.2
974
7.8
2,892
10.3
1993 Jul
1,915
12.2
994
8.0
2,909
10.3
1993 Jun
1,937
12.3
994
8.0
2,932
10.4
1993 May
1,935
12.3
999
8.0
2,934
10.4
1993 Apr
1,970
12.5
983
7.9
2,953
10.5
1993 Mar
2,000
12.7
989
7.9
2,988
10.6
1993 Feb
2,012
12.7
991
8.0
3,003
10.6
1993 Jan
2,012
12.7
1,014
8.2
3,027
10.7
1992 Dec
1,987
12.5
1,000
8.0
2,986
10.6
1992 Nov
1,959
12.4
974
7.8
2,932
10.4
1992 Oct
1,939
12.2
963
7.7
2,901
10.3
1992 Sep
1,904
12.0
949
7.6
2,853
10.1
1992 Aug
1,874
11.8
943
7.6
2,817
9.9
1992 Jul
1,867
11.7
952
7.7
2,819
9.9
1992 Jun
1,856
11.6
951
7.7
2,807
9.9
1992 May
1,838
11.5
942
7.6
2,780
9.8
1992 Apr
1,855
11.6
940
7.6
2,796
9.8
1992 Mar
1,840
11.5
942
7.6
2,782
9.8
1992 Feb
1,817
11.3
945
7.6
2,762
9.7
1992 Jan
1,789
11.2
947
7.6
2,735
9.6
1991 Dec
1,766
11.0
948
7.6
2,714
9.5
1991 Nov
1,746
10.9
950
7.6
2,697
9.5
1991 Oct
1,723
10.7
952
7.6
2,675
9.4
1991 Sep
1,698
10.5
954
7.6
2,652
9.3
1991 Aug
1,670
10.3
954
7.6
2,624
9.2
1991 Jul
1,635
10.1
950
7.6
2,585
9.0
1991 Jun
1,594
9.8
946
7.5
2,540
8.8
1991 May
1,550
9.6
942
7.5
2,492
8.7
1991 Apr
1,508
9.3
935
7.4
2,442
8.5
1991 Mar
1,458
9.0
920
7.3
2,378
8.2
1991 Feb
1,404
8.6
902
7.2
2,306
8.0
1991 Jan
1,357
8.3
888
7.1
2,244
7.8
1990 Dec
1,319
8.1
877
7.0
2,196
7.6
1990 Nov
1,290
7.9
868
6.9
2,158
7.5
1990 Oct
1,256
7.7
859
6.8
2,115
7.3
1990 Sep
1,227
7.5
852
6.8
2,079
7.2
1990 Aug
1,203
7.4
846
6.7
2,049
7.1
1990 Jul
1,182
7.2
843
6.7
2,024
7.0
1990 Jun
1,168
7.1
841
6.7
2,009
6.9
1990 May
1,161
7.1
841
6.7
2,002
6.9
1990 Apr
1,162
7.1
841
6.7
2,004
6.9
1990 Mar
1,161
7.1
842
6.7
2,004
6.9
1990 Feb
1,160
7.1
844
6.7
2,004
6.9
1990 Jan
1,160
7.1
846
6.7
2,006
6.9
1989 Dec
1,162
7.1
850
6.8
2,012
7.0
1989 Nov
1,167
7.1
854
6.8
2,021
7.0
1989 Oct
1,169
7.1
858
6.9
2,027
7.0
1989 Sep
1,173
7.2
861
6.9
2,034
7.1
1989 Aug
1,179
7.2
866
6.9
2,045
7.1
1989 Jul
1,187
7.3
870
7.0
2,057
7.1
1989 Jun
1,195
7.3
876
7.0
2,071
7.2
1989 May
1,201
7.3
882
7.1
2,083
7.2
1989 Apr
1,213
7.4
893
7.2
2,106
7.3
1989 Mar
1,233
7.5
907
7.3
2,140
7.4
1989 Feb
1,255
7.7
924
7.4
2,179
7.6
1989 Jan
1,276
7.8
937
7.5
2,213
7.7
1988 Dec
1,302
8.0
951
7.7
2,253
7.9
1988 Nov
1,329
8.2
964
7.8
2,293
8.0
1988 Oct
1,355
8.3
978
7.9
2,333
8.2
1988 Sep
1,373
8.4
988
8.0
2,361
8.3
1988 Aug
1,386
8.5
999
8.1
2,385
8.4
1988 Jul
1,405
8.7
1,010
8.2
2,416
8.5
1988 Jun
1,428
8.8
1,024
8.4
2,452
8.6
1988 May
1,453
8.9
1,037
8.5
2,490
8.7
1988 Apr
1,475
9.1
1,051
8.6
2,526
8.9
1988 Mar
1,502
9.2
1,067
8.8
2,569
9.0
1988 Feb
1,530
9.4
1,083
8.9
2,613
9.2
1988 Jan
1,559
9.6
1,098
9.0
2,657
9.4
1987 Dec
1,587
9.8
1,110
9.1
2,697
9.5
1987 Nov
1,617
10.0
1,124
9.3
2,741
9.7
1987 Oct
1,647
10.2
1,141
9.4
2,788
9.9
1987 Sep
1,678
10.4
1,160
9.6
2,838
10.0
1987 Aug
1,707
10.6
1,178
9.8
2,885
10.2
1987 Jul
1,733
10.7
1,196
9.9
2,929
10.4
1987 Jun
1,761
10.9
1,212
10.1
2,973
10.6
1987 May
1,790
11.1
1,231
10.2
3,021
10.7
1987 Apr
1,814
11.3
1,247
10.4
3,061
10.9
1987 Mar
1,831
11.4
1,259
10.5
3,090
11.0
1987 Feb
1,844
11.5
1,269
10.6
3,113
11.1
1987 Jan
1,855
11.5
1,279
10.7
3,134
11.2
1986 Dec
1,863
11.6
1,287
10.8
3,150
11.2
1986 Nov
1,865
11.6
1,291
10.8
3,156
11.3
1986 Oct
1,870
11.6
1,295
10.9
3,165
11.3
1986 Sep
1,874
11.7
1,298
10.9
3,171
11.3
1986 Aug
1,879
11.7
1,297
10.9
3,177
11.4
1986 Jul
1,881
11.7
1,294
10.9
3,175
11.4
1986 Jun
1,879
11.7
1,289
10.9
3,168
11.4
1986 May
1,876
11.7
1,283
10.9
3,159
11.3
1986 Apr
1,876
11.7
1,277
10.8
3,154
11.3
1986 Mar
1,875
11.7
1,276
10.8
3,151
11.3
1986 Feb
1,875
11.7
1,274
10.9
3,150
11.3
1986 Jan
1,869
11.6
1,273
10.9
3,143
11.3
1985 Dec
1,866
11.6
1,271
10.8
3,138
11.3
1985 Nov
1,864
11.6
1,270
10.8
3,135
11.3
1985 Oct
1,863
11.6
1,271
10.9
3,133
11.3
1985 Sep
1,865
11.6
1,271
10.9
3,135
11.3
1985 Aug
1,866
11.6
1,271
10.9
3,137
11.3
1985 Jul
1,869
11.6
1,270
10.9
3,139
11.3
1985 Jun
1,873
11.6
1,272
10.9
3,145
11.3
1985 May
1,879
11.7
1,273
11.0
3,152
11.4
1985 Apr
1,882
11.7
1,273
11.0
3,156
11.4
1985 Mar
1,890
11.7
1,279
11.1
3,169
11.4
1985 Feb
1,894
11.7
1,286
11.1
3,180
11.5
1985 Jan
1,900
11.8
1,295
11.2
3,195
11.5
1984 Dec
1,903
11.8
1,303
11.3
3,206
11.6
1984 Nov
1,907
11.8
1,311
11.4
3,217
11.6
1984 Oct
1,911
11.9
1,318
11.5
3,229
11.7
1984 Sep
1,911
11.9
1,323
11.5
3,233
11.7
1984 Aug
1,910
11.9
1,328
11.6
3,238
11.7
1984 Jul
1,909
11.9
1,333
11.6
3,242
11.8
1984 Jun
1,915
11.9
1,341
11.7
3,256
11.8
1984 May
1,919
11.9
1,346
11.8
3,265
11.9
1984 Apr
1,928
12.0
1,349
11.8
3,278
11.9
1984 Mar
1,929
12.0
1,334
11.7
3,263
11.9
1984 Feb
1,928
12.0
1,315
11.6
3,243
11.8
1984 Jan
1,925
12.0
1,290
11.4
3,215
11.8
1983 Dec
1,922
12.0
1,267
11.3
3,189
11.7
1983 Nov
1,923
12.1
1,243
11.1
3,167
11.7
1983 Oct
1,926
12.1
1,220
10.9
3,146
11.6
1983 Sep
1,929
12.1
1,196
10.8
3,125
11.6
1983 Aug
1,934
12.2
1,175
10.7
3,109
11.5
1983 Jul
1,939
12.2
1,155
10.5
3,093
11.5
1983 Jun
1,940
12.2
1,135
10.4
3,074
11.5
1983 May
1,936
12.2
1,113
10.3
3,049
11.4
1983 Apr
1,930
12.2
1,093
10.1
3,023
11.3
1983 Mar
1,924
12.1
1,084
10.0
3,008
11.3
1983 Feb
1,920
12.1
1,079
10.0
2,998
11.3
1983 Jan
1,916
12.1
1,073
9.9
2,988
11.2
1982 Dec
1,910
12.0
1,067
9.9
2,976
11.2
1982 Nov
1,899
11.9
1,060
9.8
2,960
11.1
1982 Oct
1,884
11.8
1,053
9.7
2,938
11.0
1982 Sep
1,871
11.7
1,047
9.7
2,917
10.9
1982 Aug
1,857
11.6
1,039
9.6
2,897
10.8
1982 Jul
1,844
11.5
1,034
9.5
2,877
10.7
1982 Jun
1,828
11.4
1,028
9.5
2,857
10.6
1982 May
1,816
11.4
1,024
9.4
2,841
10.6
1982 Apr
1,804
11.3
1,020
9.4
2,824
10.5
1982 Mar
1,797
11.2
1,017
9.3
2,813
10.5
1982 Feb
1,791
11.2
1,012
9.3
2,803
10.4
1982 Jan
1,784
11.1
1,009
9.3
2,792
10.4
1981 Dec
1,774
11.0
1,006
9.2
2,780
10.3
1981 Nov
1,759
10.9
1,002
9.2
2,761
10.2
1981 Oct
1,744
10.8
996
9.1
2,740
10.1
1981 Sep
1,726
10.7
987
9.0
2,713
10.0
1981 Aug
1,707
10.6
978
9.0
2,684
9.9
1981 Jul
1,686
10.4
969
8.9
2,654
9.8
1981 Jun
1,664
10.3
960
8.8
2,624
9.7
1981 May
1,637
10.1
951
8.7
2,588
9.6
1981 Apr
1,604
9.9
940
8.6
2,544
9.4
1981 Mar
1,550
9.6
926
8.5
2,476
9.1
1981 Feb
1,493
9.2
910
8.3
2,403
8.9
1981 Jan
1,437
8.9
893
8.2
2,330
8.6
1980 Dec
1,381
8.6
874
8.0
2,255
8.3
1980 Nov
1,316
8.2
853
7.8
2,169
8.0
1980 Oct
1,246
7.7
831
7.6
2,077
7.7
1980 Sep
1,179
7.3
810
7.5
1,989
7.4
1980 Aug
1,115
6.9
790
7.3
1,905
7.1
1980 Jul
1,056
6.6
771
7.1
1,828
6.8
1980 Jun
1,003
6.2
753
7.0
1,756
6.5
1980 May
961
6.0
739
6.8
1,700
6.3
1980 Apr
923
5.7
726
6.7
1,648
6.1
1980 Mar
889
5.5
713
6.6
1,603
6.0
1980 Feb
857
5.3
701
6.5
1,558
5.8
1980 Jan
832
5.2
690
6.4
1,521
5.7
1979 Dec
810
5.1
679
6.3
1,490
5.6
1979 Nov
798
5.0
673
6.3
1,471
5.5
1979 Oct
786
4.9
667
6.2
1,453
5.4
1979 Sep
778
4.9
663
6.2
1,441
5.4
1979 Aug
769
4.8
660
6.2
1,430
5.4
1979 Jul
764
4.8
658
6.2
1,422
5.3
1979 Jun
761
4.8
654
6.2
1,415
5.3
1979 May
757
4.7
649
6.1
1,405
5.3
1979 Apr
759
4.7
646
6.1
1,405
5.3
1979 Mar
770
4.8
645
6.1
1,414
5.3
1979 Feb
776
4.8
644
6.1
1,420
5.4
1979 Jan
774
4.8
643
6.1
1,417
5.3
1978 Dec
771
4.8
642
6.1
1,413
5.3
1978 Nov
777
4.9
644
6.1
1,421
5.4
1978 Oct
788
4.9
647
6.2
1,435
5.4
1978 Sep
800
5.0
650
6.2
1,449
5.5
1978 Aug
806
5.0
650
6.2
1,455
5.5
1978 Jul
810
5.1
649
6.2
1,459
5.5
1978 Jun
812
5.1
647
6.2
1,459
5.5
1978 May
817
5.1
646
6.2
1,463
5.6
1978 Apr
822
5.1
644
6.2
1,466
5.6
1978 Mar
826
5.2
643
6.2
1,469
5.6
1978 Feb
832
5.2
643
6.2
1,474
5.6
1978 Jan
839
5.2
644
6.2
1,484
5.6
1977 Dec
847
5.3
646
6.3
1,493
5.7
1977 Nov
852
5.3
646
6.3
1,499
5.7
1977 Oct
856
5.3
645
6.3
1,502
5.7
1977 Sep
856
5.3
642
6.3
1,498
5.7
1977 Aug
854
5.3
640
6.2
1,493
5.7
1977 Jul
847
5.3
634
6.2
1,481
5.6
1977 Jun
839
5.2
628
6.1
1,467
5.6
1977 May
831
5.2
622
6.1
1,452
5.5
1977 Apr
823
5.1
618
6.1
1,441
5.5
1977 Mar
821
5.1
616
6.0
1,437
5.5
1977 Feb
821
5.1
615
6.0
1,436
5.5
1977 Jan
823
5.1
613
6.0
1,436
5.5
1976 Dec
824
5.1
611
6.0
1,435
5.5
1976 Nov
824
5.1
608
6.0
1,432
5.5
1976 Oct
825
5.1
606
6.0
1,431
5.5
1976 Sep
828
5.2
604
6.0
1,432
5.5
1976 Aug
830
5.2
600
5.9
1,430
5.5
1976 Jul
829
5.2
595
5.9
1,425
5.4
1976 Jun
829
5.2
590
5.8
1,419
5.4
1976 May
826
5.1
587
5.8
1,413
5.4
1976 Apr
821
5.1
583
5.8
1,405
5.4
1976 Mar
813
5.1
578
5.7
1,392
5.3
1976 Feb
806
5.0
573
5.7
1,379
5.3
1976 Jan
796
4.9
566
5.6
1,363
5.2
1975 Dec
783
4.9
560
5.5
1,343
5.1
1975 Nov
766
4.8
553
5.5
1,319
5.0
1975 Oct
742
4.6
544
5.4
1,286
4.9
1975 Sep
718
4.5
534
5.3
1,252
4.8
1975 Aug
695
4.3
526
5.2
1,221
4.7
1975 Jul
673
4.2
520
5.2
1,193
4.6
1975 Jun
648
4.0
514
5.1
1,162
4.5
1975 May
619
3.9
507
5.0
1,126
4.3
1975 Apr
590
3.7
499
5.0
1,089
4.2
1975 Mar
564
3.5
491
4.9
1,055
4.1
1975 Feb
544
3.4
485
4.8
1,029
4.0
1975 Jan
528
3.3
479
4.8
1,007
3.9
1974 Dec
514
3.2
475
4.7
989
3.8
1974 Nov
504
3.1
472
4.7
976
3.7
1974 Oct
498
3.1
471
4.7
969
3.7
1974 Sep
494
3.1
471
4.7
965
3.7
1974 Aug
487
3.0
471
4.7
958
3.7
1974 Jul
480
3.0
471
4.7
951
3.7
1974 Jun
471
2.9
470
4.7
941
3.6
1974 May
468
2.9
470
4.7
937
3.6
1974 Apr
466
2.9
468
4.7
933
3.6
1974 Mar
465
2.9
467
4.7
931
3.6
1974 Feb
459
2.9
465
4.7
923
3.6
1974 Jan
441
2.8
462
4.7
904
3.5
1973 Dec
431
2.7
461
4.7
892
3.4
1973 Nov
428
2.7
460
4.7
888
3.4
1973 Oct
438
2.7
463
4.7
901
3.5
1973 Sep
448
2.8
465
4.7
913
3.5
1973 Aug
459
2.9
468
4.8
927
3.6
1973 Jul
472
2.9
472
4.8
943
3.6
1973 Jun
483
3.0
475
4.8
957
3.7
1973 May
491
3.0
477
4.9
968
3.7
1973 Apr
498
3.1
478
4.9
977
3.8
1973 Mar
507
3.1
480
4.9
987
3.8
1973 Feb
521
3.2
481
4.9
1,002
3.9
1973 Jan
540
3.3
484
5.0
1,024
4.0
1972 Dec
562
3.5
487
5.0
1,049
4.1
1972 Nov
580
3.6
489
5.1
1,070
4.2
1972 Oct
595
3.7
490
5.1
1,085
4.2
1972 Sep
603
3.7
489
5.1
1,092
4.2
1972 Aug
610
3.8
490
5.1
1,100
4.3
1972 Jul
616
3.8
491
5.1
1,107
4.3
1972 Jun
628
3.9
494
5.2
1,122
4.4
1972 May
644
4.0
496
5.2
1,140
4.4
1972 Apr
658
4.1
497
5.2
1,155
4.5
1972 Mar
665
4.1
496
5.2
1,161
4.5
1972 Feb
661
4.1
494
5.2
1,155
4.5
1972 Jan
656
4.1
493
5.2
1,149
4.5
1971 Dec
651
4.1
493
5.2
1,143
4.5
1971 Nov
641
4.0
491
5.2
1,133
4.4
1971 Oct
625
3.9
488
5.1
1,113
4.4
1971 Sep
607
3.8
483
5.1
1,090
4.3
1971 Aug
596
3.7
480
5.1
1,076
4.2
1971 Jul
589
3.7
478
5.0
1,068
4.2
1971 Jun
583
3.6
479
5.0
1,062
4.1
1971 May
568
3.5
476
5.0
1,045
4.1
1971 Apr
549
3.4
474
5.0
1,023
4.0
1971 Mar
527
3.3
471
5.0
998
3.9
1971 Feb
512
3.2
468
4.9
980
3.8
Source (External) Office for National Statistics - Labour Market Theme

Notes:
(1) Data Month: the date of the data presented is the middle month of a three-month rolling average, therefore January 2006=the middle month of the three months ending in February 2006.
Data updated by the Office for National Statisitics on 7th April 2006

This page was compiled by Ann Weaver and Paul Ayre .

All enquiries from the media should be sent to Corporate.Communications@lancashire.gov.uk .

Any other questions about the content of this page may be sent to EconInfo@lancashire.gov.uk .

For all enquiries about the county council's services , contact the Customer Service Centre on 0845 0530000 (01772 530000) or at Enquiries@css.lancscc.gov.uk .

Change Text Only Settings

Graphic version of this page