United Kingdom Annual Backdated Series

Labour Force Survey
Unemployment Number and Rate Estimates
Backdated Annual Series as at Spring Each Year (March to May) 1971 to 2005
For All Persons, Males and Females Economically Active Aged 16 and Over
Seasonally Adjusted

Year⁽¹⁾
Males
Unemployed
Females
Unemployed
All Persons
Unemployed
Number (thousands)
%
Number (thousands)
%
Number (thousands)
%

2005
841
5.2
584
4.2
1,425
4.7
2004
829
5.1
598
4.4
1,426
4.8
2003
903
5.6
573
4.3
1,476
5.0
2002
919
5.8
614
4.6
1,533
5.2
2001
847
5.3
583
4.4
1,431
4.9
2000
974
6.1
663
5.0
1,638
5.6
1999
1,070
6.8
689
5.3
1,759
6.1
1998
1,076
6.9
707
5.5
1,783
6.3
1997
1,283
8.2
762
6.0
2,045
7.2
1996
1,524
9.7
820
6.5
2,344
8.3
1995
1,591
10.1
879
7.0
2,470
8.8
1994
1,806
11.5
944
7.6
2,750
9.8
1993
1,970
12.5
983
7.9
2,953
10.5
1992
1,855
11.6
940
7.6
2,796
9.8
1991
1,515
9.3
942
7.6
2,457
8.6
1990
1,168
7.2
848
6.8
2,016
7.0
1989
1,219
7.5
900
7.3
2,119
7.4
1988
1,482
9.1
1,059
8.8
2,541
9.0
1987
1,823
11.4
1,257
10.6
3,080
11.0
1986
1,886
11.8
1,287
11.0
3,173
11.5
1985
1,892
11.8
1,283
11.2
3,175
11.5
1984
1,938
12.1
1,360
12.0
3,298
12.1
1983
1,930
12.2
1,093
10.1
3,023
11.3
1982
1,804
11.3
1,020
9.4
2,824
10.5
1981
1,604
9.9
940
8.6
2,544
9.4
1980
923
5.7
726
6.7
1,648
6.1
1979
759
4.7
646
6.1
1,405
5.3
1978
822
5.1
644
6.2
1,466
5.6
1977
823
5.1
618
6.1
1,441
5.5
1976
821
5.1
583
5.8
1,405
5.4
1975
590
3.7
499
5.0
1,089
4.2
1974
466
2.9
468
4.7
933
3.6
1973
498
3.1
478
4.9
977
3.8
1972
658
4.1
497
5.2
1,155
4.5
1971
549
3.4
474
5.0
1,023
4.0
Source (External) Office for National Statistics - Labour Market Theme

Notes:
(1) The Annual Data Presented is as at the SPRING Quarter of each year, for March to May, 1971 to 2005 (i.e. the April Data Month).
The Summer Quarter=June to August ( i.e. July Data Month).
The Autumn Quarter=September to November ( i.e. October Data Month)
The Winter Quarter=December to February ( i.e. January Data Month)
Data updated by the Office for National Statisitics on 7th April 2006

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