Period, quarters Original time series Seasonal adjustment time series
employment rate unemployment rate employment rate unemployment rate
% previous quarter = 100.0% % previous quarter = 100.0% % previous quarter = 100.0% % previous quarter = 100.0%
2009 Q1 50.5 … 9.4 … 50.9 … 9.1 …
Q2 50.9 100.9 9.3 98.5 50.8 99.8 9.5 104.1
Q3 50.8 99.8 10.0 107.2 50.6 99.5 10.0 106.2
Q4 50.7 99.8 10.0 100.9 50.5 99.9 10.3 102.8
2010 Q1 49.8 98.3 11.4 113.9 50.4 99.8 10.8 104.3
Q2 50.5 101.3 10.8 94.7 50.4 100.0 10.9 101.3
Q3 51.0 101.0 10.5 96.8 50.6 100.3 10.8 98.5
Q4 50.9 99.7 10.4 99.5 50.6 100.1 10.8 100.5
2011 Q1 50.1 98.4 11.4 109.0 50.8 100.3 10.7 98.9
Q2 51.0 101.8 10.5 92.4 50.9 100.3 10.6 99.3
Q3 51.6 101.1 10.4 98.7 51.0 100.2 10.7 101.2
Q4 51.5 99.9 10.4 99.9 51.3 100.5 10.7 99.3
2012 Q1 50.6 98.3 11.6 111.6 51.5 100.4 10.7 100.9
Q2 51.7 102.1 10.7 92.3 51.6 100.2 10.8 100.5
Q3 52.7 101.8 10.1 95.0 52.0 100.7 10.5 97.5
Q4 52.4 99.4 10.3 101.7 52.1 100.2 10.6 100.9
2013 Q1 51.2 97.9 11.2 109.0 52.2 100.2 10.4 98.1
Q2 52.9 103.2 9.8 87.6 52.8 101.0 10.0 95.9
Q3 53.7 101.4 9.5 96.6 53.1 100.6 9.8 97.9
Q4 54.0 100.6 8.8 92.9 53.8 101.4 9.1 92.8
2014 Q1 54.9 101.7 8.0 90.7 55.8 103.6 7.4 81.6
Q2 55.4 100.9 7.9 98.3 55.2 98.9 8.0 108.1
Q3 56.4 101.9 7.2 91.4 55.8 101.2 7.5 93.6
Q4 56.3 99.9 7.0 96.5 56.3 100.8 7.2 95.8
2015 Q1 56.1 99.6 7.6 109.0 56.8 101.0 7.1 98.2
Q2 57.4 102.2 6.7 88.4 57.2 100.7 6.8 96.0
Q3 58.3 101.6 6.2 93.3 57.8 101.0 6.4 94.2
Q4 58.3 100.1 6.0 96.2 58.3 100.8 6.1 95.7
2016 Q1 58.4 100.2 5.8 97.3 59.0 101.2 5.6 91.1
Q2 59.6 102.1 5.0 85.0 59.5 100.9 5.1 91.0
Q3 60.2 101.0 4.8 95.9 59.9 100.6 4.8 95.1
Q4 60.5 100.5 4.3 90.6 60.4 100.9 4.4 92.2
2017 Q1 60.1 99.3 4.4 101.7 60.5 100.2 4.3 96.0
Q2 60.8 101.2 4.1 94.3 60.8 100.5 4.2 97.8
Q3 61.4 100.9 4.0 95.4 61.2 100.6 3.9 93.2
Q4 61.5 100.2 3.7 93.3 61.5 100.4 3.8 96.9
2018 Q1 61.6 100.1 3.7 100.0 61.8 100.6 3.7 97.1
Q2 62.0 100.7 3.4 92.7 62.1 100.4 3.5 96.1
Q3 62.4 100.6 3.7 107.0 62.3 100.4 3.5 100.9
Q4 62.4 100.0 3.5 94.9 62.4 100.2 3.5 99.0
2019 Q1 62.6 100.3 3.4 98.6 62.7 100.5 3.3 95.2
Q2 62.7 100.1 3.3 95.0 62.7 99.9 3.3 100.1
Q3 62.8 100.2 3.4 104.0 62.7 100.0 3.4 100.4
Q4 62.8 100.0 3.1 93.0 62.7 100.0 3.3 97.9
2020 Q1 62.3 99.1 3.6 114.8 62.5 99.7 3.4 103.7
Q2 61.6 98.9 4.5 124.1 61.6 98.5 4.5 131.5
Q3 62.6 101.5 4.3 96.1 62.4 101.3 4.4 97.2
Q4 62.5 100.0 4.1 94.3 62.4 100.0 4.3 98.3
2021 Q1 62.0 99.1 4.5 110.4 62.4 100.1 4.2 99.2
Q2 62.9 101.5 4.1 90.8 62.9 100.8 4.1 95.5
Q3 63.6 101.1 3.9 95.4 63.3 100.6 3.9 96.5
Q4 64.0 100.7 3.7 94.7 63.8 100.7 3.8 95.8
2022 Q1 63.9 99.8 3.7 100.5 64.1 100.5 3.6 96.1
Q2 64.1 100.4 3.2 86.4 64.1 100.0 3.3 90.5
Q3 64.4 100.4 3.6 113.0 64.3 100.2 3.7 112.6
Q4 64.3 99.9 3.9 107.3 64.3 100.0 3.8 103.7
2023 Q1 64.3 99.9 4.0 104.6 64.5 100.3 3.9 102.9
Q2 64.8 100.8 3.9 96.8 64.7 100.3 4.0 103.3
Q3 65.0 100.3 4.0 103.1 64.8 100.2 4.2 102.7
Q4 65.0 100.1 4.4 109.4 65.0 100.2 4.3 103.9
2024 Q1 64.8 99.6 4.6 104.4 65.0 100.1 4.4 103.0
Q2 65.2 100.5 4.3 94.2 65.1 100.1 4.5 101.5
Q3 65.2 100.1 4.6 104.8 65.2 100.1 4.7 103.3
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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. Source: labour force survey, HCSO.

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