Redundancies

People who have been made redundant or have taken voluntary redundancy.

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3.6 per 1,000 employees

2021 JUN-AUG

The number of payroll employees showed another monthly increase, up 207,000 to a record 29.2 million in September 2021, returning to pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (February 2020) levels.
Our latest Labour Force estimates for June to August 2021 show the employment rate increased by 0.5 percentage points on the quarter, to 75.3%, and the unemployment rate decreased by 0.4 percentage points, to 4.5%.
The number of job vacancies in July to September 2021 was a record high of 1,102,000, an increase of 318,000 from its pre-pandemic (January to March 2020) level; this was the second consecutive month that the three-month average has risen over one million.

A roundup of the latest data and analysis on the UK economy, business and jobs following Brexit and during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

RED02: Redundancies by age, industry and region

Redundancies by age, industry, and region, not seasonally adjusted. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
RED01 SA: Redundancies levels and rates (seasonally adjusted)

Number of people (levels), men and women made redundant and redundancy rates, seasonally adjusted. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
RED01 NSA: Redundancies levels and rates (not seasonally adjusted)

Number of people (levels), men and women made redundant and redundancy rates, not seasonally adjusted. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
Labour market statistics time series

Large dataset which contains labour market statistics data time series.
A05 SA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity by age group (seasonally adjusted)

Employment, unemployment, economic activity and inactivity by age group (seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.

Labour market overview, UK: October 2021

Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) roundup

Catch up on the latest data and analysis related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its impact on our economy and society.