Period, quarters Contract of indefinite duration Fixed-term contract Total Not classifieda Employed persons together
male female subtotal male female subtotal
2009 Q1 1,562.7 1,458.8 3,021.4 127.7 103.5 231.2 3,252.6 130.8 3,383.5
Q2 1,568.0 1,447.6 3,015.6 154.6 120.5 275.0 3,290.6 133.2 3,423.8
Q3 1,546.5 1,433.5 2,980.0 170.3 130.2 300.5 3,280.5 137.1 3,417.6
Q4 1,543.2 1,428.8 2,972.0 168.0 135.9 303.9 3,275.8 133.0 3,408.9
2010 Q1 1,503.8 1,432.4 2,936.2 143.6 135.3 278.9 3,215.1 129.4 3,344.5
Q2 1,513.3 1,435.6 2,948.9 171.7 151.0 322.6 3,271.5 127.9 3,399.5
Q3 1,520.5 1,442.5 2,963.0 193.7 154.2 347.9 3,310.9 122.7 3,433.6
Q4 1,525.9 1,438.1 2,964.0 181.0 148.2 329.2 3,293.2 130.2 3,423.4
2011 Q1 1,522.8 1,446.2 2,969.0 138.5 119.5 258.1 3,227.0 132.2 3,359.2
Q2 1,532.3 1,454.0 2,986.3 176.2 134.1 310.3 3,296.6 129.1 3,425.7
Q3 1,555.9 1,451.7 3,007.6 183.3 147.7 331.1 3,338.7 131.3 3,470.0
Q4 1,577.0 1,470.5 3,047.5 165.8 134.5 300.3 3,347.8 129.5 3,477.3
2012 Q1 1,556.8 1,471.2 3,028.0 149.6 116.8 266.4 3,294.4 122.0 3,416.4
Q2 1,563.8 1,483.4 3,047.2 186.0 138.3 324.3 3,371.5 117.1 3,488.7
Q3 1,581.8 1,497.0 3,078.8 198.8 154.6 353.5 3,432.2 120.5 3,552.7
Q4 1,582.9 1,486.9 3,069.8 199.2 145.3 344.5 3,414.3 118.4 3,532.7
2013 Q1 1,568.5 1,474.0 3,042.5 154.4 131.9 286.3 3,328.8 120.2 3,449.0
Q2 1,596.1 1,468.3 3,064.4 223.5 166.8 390.3 3,454.6 125.0 3,579.7
Q3 1,629.1 1,468.0 3,097.1 222.7 185.4 408.1 3,505.2 128.8 3,634.0
Q4 1,626.7 1,474.3 3,100.9 227.2 198.6 425.8 3,526.7 121.4 3,648.1
2014 Q1 1,670.1 1,509.2 3,179.3 193.4 177.3 370.7 3,550.0 115.0 3,665.0
Q2 1,682.1 1,539.3 3,221.3 214.6 174.2 388.7 3,610.1 111.2 3,721.3
Q3 1,715.0 1,565.5 3,280.5 225.3 181.0 406.3 3,686.8 113.2 3,800.1
Q4 1,715.2 1,579.0 3,294.3 225.3 179.3 404.5 3,698.8 109.2 3,808.0
2015 Q1 1,726.1 1,574.1 3,300.2 197.8 167.3 365.1 3,665.4 108.6 3,774.0
Q2 1,741.6 1,575.0 3,316.6 232.0 192.0 424.0 3,740.6 115.0 3,855.6
Q3 1,761.9 1,573.4 3,335.3 247.3 212.2 459.5 3,794.8 117.8 3,912.6
Q4 1,764.1 1,569.2 3,333.4 237.8 216.0 453.8 3,787.2 122.1 3,909.3
2016 Q1 1,819.1 1,615.9 3,435.0 183.9 173.2 357.1 3,792.1 119.5 3,911.6
Q2 1,850.3 1,632.1 3,482.4 199.7 189.1 388.9 3,871.3 122.6 3,993.9
Q3 1,875.1 1,645.5 3,520.6 202.2 194.7 396.9 3,917.5 120.6 4,038.1
Q4 1,913.3 1,661.4 3,574.7 181.9 186.3 368.2 3,942.8 120.3 4,063.1
2017 Q1 1,924.1 1,653.6 3,577.7 166.4 170.2 336.6 3,914.4 120.3 4,034.7
Q2 1,942.9 1,660.7 3,603.6 187.5 179.4 366.9 3,970.5 114.5 4,085.0
Q3 1,957.5 1,666.5 3,624.0 182.7 179.4 362.2 3,986.2 115.7 4,101.9
Q4 1,979.7 1,675.2 3,655.0 162.3 169.3 331.7 3,986.6 125.0 4,111.6
2018 Q1 1,984.8 1,683.0 3,667.8 145.0 150.0 295.0 3,962.8 125.4 4,088.2
Q2 1,989.7 1,699.2 3,688.8 151.8 155.1 307.0 3,995.8 121.0 4,116.8
Q3 2,017.0 1,701.4 3,718.4 142.7 138.4 281.1 3,999.5 129.7 4,129.2
Q4 2,029.4 1,705.0 3,734.4 134.2 138.4 272.6 4,006.9 128.7 4,135.6
2019 Q1 2,049.9 1,711.1 3,761.0 122.8 133.1 255.9 4,016.9 120.5 4,137.5
Q2 2,030.9 1,717.8 3,748.6 132.0 136.5 268.5 4,017.1 118.4 4,135.5
Q3 2,023.6 1,708.0 3,731.6 148.2 135.7 284.0 4,015.6 119.7 4,135.3
Q4 2,028.8 1,713.9 3,742.7 124.8 124.4 249.2 3,991.9 116.4 4,108.3
2020 Q1 2,002.7 1,680.8 3,683.5 118.8 127.4 246.1 3,929.6 127.1 4,056.8
Q2 1,974.4 1,666.4 3,640.8 106.5 104.0 210.5 3,851.3 134.9 3,986.3
Q3 2,001.7 1,678.4 3,680.1 117.8 122.6 240.3 3,920.4 127.1 4,047.5
Q4 2,005.0 1,671.6 3,676.6 108.4 108.8 217.2 3,893.8 128.0 4,021.8
2021 Q1 1,980.1 1,770.3 3,750.3 111.4 115.2 226.7 3,977.0 3,977.0
Q2 1,988.2 1,791.8 3,779.9 117.0 125.8 242.9 4,022.8 4,022.8
Q3 1,978.8 1,819.6 3,798.4 128.6 128.6 257.2 4,055.6 4,055.6
Q4 2,003.4 1,852.0 3,855.4 116.9 107.2 224.0 4,079.4 4,079.4
2022 Q1 2,005.9 1,842.8 3,848.7 111.4 109.0 220.4 4,069.1 4,069.1
Q2 2,017.2 1,849.6 3,866.7 108.2 110.2 218.4 4,085.2 4,085.2
Q3 2,008.4 1,849.4 3,857.8 116.4 116.9 233.3 4,091.1 4,091.1
Q4 1,998.1 1,860.9 3,858.9 117.6 106.1 223.7 4,082.7 4,082.7
2023 Q1 2,013.0 1,878.9 3,891.8 106.2 92.2 198.4 4,090.2 4,090.2
Q2 2,031.5 1,878.6 3,910.1 111.3 100.0 211.3 4,121.4 4,121.4
Q3 2,029.5 1,879.5 3,909.0 113.3 105.8 219.1 4,128.1 4,128.1
Q4 2,045.1 1,907.5 3,952.6 100.3 98.2 198.5 4,151.1 4,151.1
2024 Q1 2,022.7 1,924.5 3,947.2 111.5 92.4 203.9 4,151.1 4,151.1
Q2 2,027.9 1,921.7 3,949.7 112.5 92.0 204.5 4,154.2 4,154.2
Q3 2,018.3 1,931.8 3,950.1 118.0 89.5 207.6 4,157.6 4,157.6
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Footnotes

*From 25 October 2024 onwards, the Labour Force Survey estimates are produced using population projections based on the 2022 Census. The data has been extrapolated back to 2018 using the new base. Data of labour force survey refer to the population aged 15–74. Source: labour force survey, HCSO.
aBetween 2009 and 2020, persons who were recipients of child care benefits were not considered employed during their absence from work. From those who last worked over 7 years ago, employment characteristics are not available by contract duration data until the end of 2020, so they are placed in the not classified group.
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