"Figure 10: Furlough estimates from Wave 2 (23 March to 5 April 2020) to Wave 17 (19 October to 1 November 2020)","" "Working arrangements, businesses that have not permanently stopped trading, broken down by Wave, UK, 23 March to 1 November 2020","" "","" "Notes","1. Final unweighted results, Wave 2 to Wave 6, and final weighted results, Wave 7 to Wave 17, of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Business Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Survey (BICS). 2. Weighted data are available from Wave 7 onwards only. The sample redesign in Wave 7 improves our coverage for the small-sized businesses, allowing for weighted results to be truly reflective of all businesses. 3. Businesses were asked for their experiences for the reference period. However, for questions regarding the last two weeks, businesses may respond from the point of completion of the questionnaire." "Unit","%" "","" "Wave","On furlough leave (unweighted)","On furlough leave (weighted)" "Wave 2","15.4","" "Wave 3","28.4","" "Wave 4","31.3","" "Wave 5","28.1","" "Wave 6","29.8","" "Wave 7","29.5","29.5" "Wave 8","","25.1" "Wave 9","","22.2" "Wave 10","","18.8" "Wave 11","","15.5" "Wave 12","","13.6" "Wave 13","","11.9" "Wave 14","","9.4" "Wave 15","","9.3" "Wave 16","","7.7" "Wave 17","","9"