Period, quarters Original time series Seasonal adjustment time series
activity rate activity rate
% previous quarter = 100.0% % previous quarter = 100.0%
2009 Q1 55.7 … 56.0 …
Q2 56.1 100.7 56.1 100.2
Q3 56.4 100.5 56.2 100.1
Q4 56.4 99.9 56.4 100.4
2010 Q1 56.3 99.8 56.6 100.3
Q2 56.6 100.6 56.6 100.1
Q3 57.0 100.6 56.7 100.1
Q4 56.8 99.7 56.8 100.2
2011 Q1 56.5 99.5 56.8 100.0
Q2 57.0 100.9 57.0 100.3
Q3 57.5 100.9 57.2 100.4
Q4 57.4 99.9 57.5 100.5
2012 Q1 57.3 99.7 57.6 100.1
Q2 57.9 101.1 57.9 100.6
Q3 58.6 101.2 58.3 100.7
Q4 58.4 99.6 58.4 100.3
2013 Q1 57.7 98.9 58.0 99.3
Q2 58.7 101.6 58.7 101.1
Q3 59.3 101.1 59.0 100.6
Q4 59.2 99.8 59.3 100.5
2014 Q1 59.7 100.8 60.0 101.2
Q2 60.1 100.7 60.1 100.2
Q3 60.8 101.1 60.5 100.6
Q4 60.6 99.6 60.6 100.2
2015 Q1 60.7 100.3 61.0 100.6
Q2 61.5 101.2 61.5 100.7
Q3 62.1 101.1 61.8 100.6
Q4 62.0 99.9 62.1 100.4
2016 Q1 62.0 100.0 62.3 100.4
Q2 62.7 101.1 62.7 100.7
Q3 63.2 100.8 62.9 100.3
Q4 63.3 100.1 63.3 100.5
2017 Q1 62.9 99.3 63.1 99.8
Q2 63.5 100.9 63.5 100.6
Q3 63.9 100.7 63.6 100.2
Q4 63.9 100.0 63.9 100.4
2018 Q1 64.0 100.1 64.2 100.5
Q2 64.2 100.4 64.3 100.1
Q3 64.8 100.8 64.5 100.3
Q4 64.6 99.8 64.6 100.2
2019 Q1 64.8 100.3 65.0 100.7
Q2 64.8 99.9 64.9 99.8
Q3 65.0 100.3 64.8 99.8
Q4 64.9 99.8 64.8 100.1
2020 Q1 64.6 99.6 64.8 100.0
Q2 64.5 99.8 64.6 99.7
Q3 65.4 101.4 65.1 100.8
Q4 65.2 99.7 65.1 100.0
2021 Q1 64.9 99.6 65.1 100.0
Q2 65.6 101.0 65.7 100.9
Q3 66.1 100.9 65.9 100.4
Q4 66.4 100.4 66.3 100.6
2022 Q1 66.3 99.8 66.5 100.2
Q2 66.2 99.9 66.4 99.8
Q3 66.8 100.9 66.6 100.4
Q4 66.9 100.2 66.8 100.3
2023 Q1 67.0 100.1 67.1 100.5
Q2 67.4 100.6 67.5 100.5
Q3 67.7 100.4 67.5 100.1
Q4 68.1 100.5 67.9 100.6
2024 Q1 68.0 99.9 68.1 100.2
Q2 68.1 100.3 68.2 100.2
Q3 68.3 100.3 68.2 100.0
Q4

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.

Explanation of symbols

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Break in series (limited comparability).
green number
Revised datum.
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