United Kingdom Quarterly Backdated Series

Labour Force Survey
Unemployment Number and Rate Estimates
Backdated Quarterly Series - Q1 1971 to Q4 2005
For All Persons, Males and Females Economically Active Aged 16 and Over
Seasonally Adjusted

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

2005 Q4
910
5.5
632
4.6
1,541
5.1
2005 Q3
849
5.2
584
4.2
1,434
4.7
2005 Q2
834
5.1
600
4.3
1,435
4.8
2005 Q1
830
5.1
579
4.2
1,409
4.7
2004 Q4
834
5.1
584
4.3
1,418
4.7
2004 Q3
815
5.0
577
4.2
1,392
4.7
2004 Q2
841
5.2
592
4.3
1,434
4.8
2004 Q1
841
5.2
591
4.3
1,432
4.8
2003 Q4
879
5.4
579
4.3
1,458
4.9
2003 Q3
896
5.5
603
4.5
1,499
5.0
2003 Q2
886
5.5
578
4.3
1,463
4.9
2003 Q1
926
5.8
598
4.4
1,524
5.1
2002 Q4
891
5.5
623
4.6
1,514
5.1
2002 Q3
945
5.9
615
4.6
1,561
5.3
2002 Q2
910
5.7
606
4.5
1,515
5.2
2002 Q1
919
5.8
593
4.4
1,511
5.2
2001 Q4
914
5.7
609
4.6
1,523
5.2
2001 Q3
897
5.6
586
4.4
1,483
5.1
2001 Q2
882
5.6
591
4.4
1,472
5.0
2001 Q1
885
5.6
586
4.4
1,472
5.1
2000 Q4
912
5.8
609
4.6
1,521
5.2
2000 Q3
910
5.8
635
4.8
1,545
5.3
2000 Q2
957
6.0
642
4.9
1,599
5.5
2000 Q1
984
6.2
691
5.2
1,675
5.8
1999 Q4
1,002
6.3
682
5.2
1,684
5.8
1999 Q3
1,026
6.5
676
5.2
1,702
5.9
1999 Q2
1,059
6.7
684
5.2
1,743
6.0
1999 Q1
1,080
6.8
695
5.3
1,775
6.2
1998 Q4
1,079
6.9
684
5.3
1,763
6.1
1998 Q3
1,092
7.0
692
5.4
1,783
6.2
1998 Q2
1,074
6.9
715
5.6
1,788
6.3
1998 Q1
1,101
7.0
709
5.5
1,810
6.4
1997 Q4
1,141
7.3
719
5.6
1,860
6.5
1997 Q3
1,197
7.6
750
5.8
1,947
6.8
1997 Q2
1,265
8.1
783
6.1
2,048
7.2
1997 Q1
1,297
8.3
785
6.1
2,082
7.3
1996 Q4
1,400
8.9
827
6.5
2,227
7.8
1996 Q3
1,471
9.4
809
6.4
2,280
8.0
1996 Q2
1,517
9.7
820
6.5
2,336
8.2
1996 Q1
1,539
9.8
790
6.3
2,329
8.2
1995 Q4
1,512
9.6
840
6.6
2,352
8.3
1995 Q3
1,575
10.0
869
6.9
2,444
8.6
1995 Q2
1,581
10.1
861
6.9
2,441
8.7
1995 Q1
1,617
10.3
877
7.0
2,495
8.9
1994 Q4
1,650
10.5
870
7.0
2,520
9.0
1994 Q3
1,730
11.0
909
7.3
2,639
9.4
1994 Q2
1,805
11.5
931
7.5
2,737
9.7
1994 Q1
1,830
11.6
974
7.8
2,804
9.9
1993 Q4
1,899
12.1
989
7.9
2,889
10.2
1993 Q3
1,919
12.2
974
7.8
2,892
10.3
1993 Q2
1,935
12.3
999
8.0
2,934
10.4
1993 Q1
2,012
12.7
991
8.0
3,003
10.6
1992 Q4
1,959
12.4
974
7.8
2,932
10.4
1992 Q3
1,874
11.8
943
7.6
2,817
9.9
1992 Q2
1,838
11.5
942
7.6
2,780
9.8
1992 Q1
1,817
11.3
945
7.6
2,762
9.7
1991 Q4
1,746
10.9
950
7.6
2,697
9.5
1991 Q3
1,670
10.3
954
7.6
2,624
9.2
1991 Q2
1,550
9.6
942
7.5
2,492
8.7
1991 Q1
1,404
8.6
902
7.2
2,306
8.0
1990 Q4
1,290
7.9
868
6.9
2,158
7.5
1990 Q3
1,203
7.4
846
6.7
2,049
7.1
1990 Q2
1,161
7.1
841
6.7
2,002
6.9
1990 Q1
1,160
7.1
844
6.7
2,004
6.9
1989 Q4
1,167
7.1
854
6.8
2,021
7.0
1989 Q3
1,179
7.2
866
6.9
2,045
7.1
1989 Q2
1,201
7.3
882
7.1
2,083
7.2
1989 Q1
1,255
7.7
924
7.4
2,179
7.6
1988 Q4
1,329
8.2
964
7.8
2,293
8.0
1988 Q3
1,386
8.5
999
8.1
2,385
8.4
1988 Q2
1,453
8.9
1,037
8.5
2,490
8.7
1988 Q1
1,530
9.4
1,083
8.9
2,613
9.2
1987 Q4
1,617
10.0
1,124
9.3
2,741
9.7
1987 Q3
1,707
10.6
1,178
9.8
2,885
10.2
1987 Q2
1,790
11.1
1,231
10.2
3,021
10.7
1987 Q1
1,844
11.5
1,269
10.6
3,113
11.1
1986 Q4
1,865
11.6
1,291
10.8
3,156
11.3
1986 Q3
1,879
11.7
1,297
10.9
3,177
11.4
1986 Q2
1,876
11.7
1,283
10.9
3,159
11.3
1986 Q1
1,875
11.7
1,274
10.9
3,150
11.3
1985 Q4
1,864
11.6
1,270
10.8
3,135
11.3
1985 Q3
1,866
11.6
1,271
10.9
3,137
11.3
1985 Q2
1,879
11.7
1,273
11.0
3,152
11.4
1985 Q1
1,894
11.7
1,286
11.1
3,180
11.5
1984 Q4
1,907
11.8
1,311
11.4
3,217
11.6
1984 Q3
1,910
11.9
1,328
11.6
3,238
11.7
1984 Q2
1,919
11.9
1,346
11.8
3,265
11.9
1984 Q1
1,928
12.0
1,315
11.6
3,243
11.8
1983 Q4
1,923
12.1
1,243
11.1
3,167
11.7
1983 Q3
1,934
12.2
1,175
10.7
3,109
11.5
1983 Q2
1,936
12.2
1,113
10.3
3,049
11.4
1983 Q1
1,920
12.1
1,079
10.0
2,998
11.3
1982 Q4
1,899
11.9
1,060
9.8
2,960
11.1
1982 Q3
1,857
11.6
1,039
9.6
2,897
10.8
1982 Q2
1,816
11.4
1,024
9.4
2,841
10.6
1982 Q1
1,791
11.2
1,012
9.3
2,803
10.4
1981 Q4
1,759
10.9
1,002
9.2
2,761
10.2
1981 Q3
1,707
10.6
978
9.0
2,684
9.9
1981 Q2
1,637
10.1
951
8.7
2,588
9.6
1981 Q1
1,493
9.2
910
8.3
2,403
8.9
1980 Q4
1,316
8.2
853
7.8
2,169
8.0
1980 Q3
1,115
6.9
790
7.3
1,905
7.1
1980 Q2
961
6.0
739
6.8
1,700
6.3
1980 Q1
857
5.3
701
6.5
1,558
5.8
1979 Q4
798
5.0
673
6.3
1,471
5.5
1979 Q3
769
4.8
660
6.2
1,430
5.4
1979 Q2
757
4.7
649
6.1
1,405
5.3
1979 Q1
776
4.8
644
6.1
1,420
5.4
1978 Q4
777
4.9
644
6.1
1,421
5.4
1978 Q3
806
5.0
650
6.2
1,455
5.5
1978 Q2
817
5.1
646
6.2
1,463
5.6
1978 Q1
832
5.2
643
6.2
1,474
5.6
1977 Q4
852
5.3
646
6.3
1,499
5.7
1977 Q3
854
5.3
640
6.2
1,493
5.7
1977 Q2
831
5.2
622
6.1
1,452
5.5
1977 Q1
821
5.1
615
6.0
1,436
5.5
1976 Q4
824
5.1
608
6.0
1,432
5.5
1976 Q3
830
5.2
600
5.9
1,430
5.5
1976 Q2
826
5.1
587
5.8
1,413
5.4
1976 Q1
806
5.0
573
5.7
1,379
5.3
1975 Q4
766
4.8
553
5.5
1,319
5.0
1975 Q3
695
4.3
526
5.2
1,221
4.7
1975 Q2
619
3.9
507
5.0
1,126
4.3
1975 Q1
544
3.4
485
4.8
1,029
4.0
1974 Q4
504
3.1
472
4.7
976
3.7
1974 Q3
487
3.0
471
4.7
958
3.7
1974 Q2
468
2.9
470
4.7
937
3.6
1974 Q1
459
2.9
465
4.7
923
3.6
1973 Q4
428
2.7
460
4.7
888
3.4
1973 Q3
459
2.9
468
4.8
927
3.6
1973 Q2
491
3.0
477
4.9
968
3.7
1973 Q1
521
3.2
481
4.9
1,002
3.9
1972 Q4
580
3.6
489
5.1
1,070
4.2
1972 Q3
610
3.8
490
5.1
1,100
4.3
1972 Q2
644
4.0
496
5.2
1,140
4.4
1972 Q1
661
4.1
494
5.2
1,155
4.5
1971 Q4
641
4.0
491
5.2
1,133
4.4
1971 Q3
596
3.7
480
5.1
1,076
4.2
1971 Q2
568
3.5
476
5.0
1,045
4.1
1971 Q1
512
3.2
468
4.9
980
3.8
Source (External) Office for National Statistics - Labour Market Theme

Notes:
(1) Quarter 1=Three Months Ending in March (i.e. February Data Month)
Quarter 2=Three Months Ending in June (i.e. May Data Month)
Quarter 3=Three Months Ending in September (i.e. August Data Month)
Quarter 4=Three Months Ending in December (i.e. November Data Month)
Data updated by the Office for National Statisitics on 7th April 2006

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