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4.1_Labour market activity1
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  SubTable 17 of 43   4.1_Labour market activity1   Quarterly data  
Month
Quarter
Year
et_1.1__ Selected monthly indicators1   et_2.2__ GDP: by category of exp   et_2.9__ Gross val added chnd vol measrs basic prices, by category of output   et_4.5A_ Unemployment rates1   et_5.5__ Number of property trans1 2 3   et_6.3__ Counterparts to changes in money stock M41 2   et_X2.15 Measrs of UK competitiveness in trade in manufactures  
et_2.1__ National accts aggregates   et_2.3__ GDP & shares of incm & exp   et_3.1__ Prices   et_4.6__ Averearnings (including bonuses)1   et_5.6__ Changes in inventories   et_6.4__ Public sector receipts & exp  
et_2.10_ Summ cap accts & net lending/net borrowing   et_2.4__ Incm, product & spending per head   et_4.1__ Labour mkt activity1   et_4.7__ Productivity & unit wcosts1   et_5.7__ Inventory ratios   et_6.5__ Public sector key fiscal indicators1  
et_2.11_ Prvt non-finl corps:   et_2.5__ Hshlds'1 disposable incm & cons   et_4.2__ Labour mkt activity1   et_5.1__ Output of production industries1   et_5.8__ Retail sales, new registrations of cars & credit business (Great Britain)   et_6.6__ Consumer credit & other household sector borrowing  
et_2.12_ Prvt non-finl corps:   et_2.6__ Household final cons exp, by purpose1 2   et_4.3__ Labour mkt activity by age1   et_5.2__ Engineering & construction: output & orders   et_5.9__ Inland energy cons: primary fuel input basis   et_6.7__ Anal of bank lending to UK residents1 2  
et_2.13_ Bal of pymts: curr acct   et_2.7__ Gross fixed cap formation   et_4.4__ Jobs & claimant count   et_5.3__ Motor vehicle & steel production   et_6.1__ Sterling exchange rates & UK reserves1   et_6.8__ Interest rates & yields1  
et_2.14_ Trade in goods (on a bal of pymts basis)   et_2.8__ Gross val added chnd vol measrs basic prices, by category of output   et_4.5__ Regional claimant count rates1 2 3   et_5.4__ Indicators of fixed invst in dwellings   et_6.2__ Monetary aggregates1 2   et_6.9__ A selection of asset prices  
  4.1 Labour market activity1. { total observations, n=26437 }1     UK National Statistics titles: [ et_doc.txt| ES mirror ] data: [ et (index ) | mirror et ]
  Code     Variable   ( skkd )   Mthly     Qtrly     Yrly     Quarterly Range     1995 i     1995 ii     1995 iii     1995 iv     1996 i     1996 ii     1996 iii     1996 iv     1997 i     1997 ii     1997 iii     1997 iv     1998 i     1998 ii     1998 iii     1998 iv     1999 i     1999 ii     1999 iii     1999 iv     2000 i     2000 ii     2000 iii     2000 iv     2001 i     2001 ii     2001 iii     2001 iv     2002 i     2002 ii     2002 iii     2002 iv     2003 i     2003 ii     2003 iii     2003 iv     2004 i     2004 ii     2004 iii     2004 iv     2005 i     2005 ii     2005 iii     2005 iv     2006 i     2006 ii     2006 iii     2006 iv     2007 i     2007 ii     2007 iii     2007 iv     2008 i     2008 ii     2008 iii  
1 MGRN 235. LFS: Employees: UK: All: Thousands: SA: Annual = 4 quarter average SA nominal 1145 obs 710 obs 194 obs 0 to 2008 II 21786 21925 22071 22113 22147 22184 22342 22564 22715 22789 22902 22972 23088 23271 23395 23473 23519 23663 23757 23831 23959 24036 24074 24100 24189 24190 24253 24261 24375 24373 24536 24469 24458 24368 24412 24589 24537 24682 24773 24898 24903 25002 24911 25062 25103 25129 25099 25047 25155 25253 25361 25416 25444 25411
2 MGRQ 236. LFS: Self-employed: UK: All: 000s: SA: Annual = 4 quarter average SA nominal 1145 obs 876 obs 236 obs 0 to 2008 II 3558 3542 3523 3489 3497 3522 3515 3480 3464 3447 3415 3407 3363 3296 3320 3305 3321 3303 3296 3276 3251 3255 3240 3278 3277 3310 3317 3314 3333 3348 3352 3421 3553 3639 3646 3609 3670 3572 3622 3599 3616 3648 3681 3713 3708 3749 3780 3807 3792 3804 3821 3859 3839 3795
3 MGRT 237. LFS: Unpaid family workers: UK: All: Thousands: SA: SA nominal 1289 obs 928 obs 241 obs 0 to 2008 II 141 125 130 130 120 114 120 119 115 120 110 99 100 105 96 105 100 95 103 109 112 114 100 98 95 96 104 97 97 93 94 84 88 107 99 104 97 89 97 104 100 89 89 88 92 105 101 102 100 102 105 107 110 92
4 MGRW 238. LFS: Government supported training & employment programmes: UK: All: 000s: SA SA nominal 1289 obs 660 obs 183 obs 0 to 2008 II 283 261 259 241 244 241 220 218 220 216 207 198 165 162 142 153 157 158 163 145 147 151 130 148 145 121 119 112 106 98 96 94 92 107 107 118 124 130 124 128 114 108 108 95 95 93 104 103 113 114 111 119 112 109
5 MGRZ 239. LFS: In employment: UK: All: Aged 16+: 000s:SA: Annual = 4 quarter average SA nominal { 2nd } 1351 obs 784 obs 205 obs 0 to 2008 III 25673 25768 25852 25983 25972 26009 26062 26197 26382 26514 26572 26634 26676 26715 26834 26953 27035 27097 27218 27319 27362 27469 27555 27545 27623 27706 27718 27794 27784 27911 27912 28078 28068 28191 28221 28264 28421 28428 28473 28616 28729 28732 28847 28789 28958 28998 29077 29085 29059 29159 29272 29398 29499 29505 29407
6 MGSC 240. LFS: Unemployed: UK: All: Aged 16+: 000s: SA: Annual = 4 quarter average SA nominal { 2nd } 1351 obs 801 obs 209 obs 0 to 2008 III 2496 2444 2446 2353 2330 2339 2284 2230 2085 2050 1951 1865 1813 1791 1787 1765 1779 1743 1704 1684 1681 1600 1550 1519 1480 1470 1489 1519 1513 1521 1566 1514 1528 1468 1504 1457 1431 1439 1404 1423 1413 1438 1442 1566 1601 1687 1690 1698 1704 1662 1643 1602 1624 1685 1825
7 MGSF 241. LFS: Economically active: UK: All: 000s: SA: Annual = 4 quarter average SA nominal 1383 obs 980 obs 253 obs 0 to 2008 III 28169 28212 28298 28336 28302 28348 28346 28428 28467 28564 28523 28499 28489 28506 28620 28717 28814 28840 28922 29003 29043 29069 29105 29064 29103 29176 29207 29312 29296 29433 29478 29592 29596 29659 29726 29720 29853 29867 29877 30039 30143 30170 30289 30355 30558 30686 30767 30782 30763 30821 30915 31000 31123 31190 31232
8 MGSI 242. LFS: Econ inactive: UK: All: Aged 16+: 000s: SA: Annual = 4 quarter average SA nominal { 2nd } 1531 obs 811 obs 210 obs 0 to 2008 III 17000 16992 16944 16946 17020 17013 17055 17014 17014 16956 17038 17106 17159 17185 17123 17079 17037 17065 17043 17025 17048 17084 17121 17243 17283 17291 17334 17299 17383 17317 17343 17303 17371 17382 17399 17493 17449 17524 17616 17564 17571 17653 17636 17667 17562 17531 17551 17636 17756 17800 17803 17814 17788 17816 17876
9 MGSL 243. LFS: Population aged 16+: UK: All: 000s: NSA:Annual = 4 quarter average NSA nominal { 2nd } 1543 obs 765 obs 200 obs 0 to 2008 III 45169 45205 45242 45283 45322 45361 45401 45441 45481 45520 45561 45605 45648 45691 45743 45796 45851 45905 45965 46028 46090 46152 46226 46307 46386 46467 46542 46611 46680 46750 46821 46895 46967 47041 47125 47213 47302 47391 47494 47603 47714 47824 47925 48022 48120 48217 48317 48418 48519 48621 48718 48814 48911 49007 49107
10 MGSU 244. LFS: Employment rate: UK: All: Aged 16-59/64: %: SA SA nominal 1351 obs 867 obs 226 obs 0 to 2008 III 71.10 71.20 71.5 71.80 71.70 71.80 71.80 72.20 72.60 72.80 72.90 73.10 73.20 73.20 73.5 73.70 73.80 73.80 74.10 74.20 74.20 74.40 74.60 74.40 74.5 74.5 74.40 74.40 74.30 74.5 74.40 74.70 74.5 74.70 74.60 74.60 74.80 74.60 74.70 74.80 74.90 74.70 74.80 74.40 74.70 74.60 74.60 74.5 74.30 74.5 74.60 74.80 74.80 74.70 74.40
11 MGRO 245. LFS: Employees: UK: Male: Thousands: SA: SA nominal 1097 obs 1110 obs 314 obs 0 to 2008 II 11235 11295 11362 11373 11392 11395 11488 11658 11739 11809 11886 11916 11984 12073 12112 12140 12163 12247 12313 12386 12422 12439 12467 12470 12470 12496 12500 12480 12544 12526 12684 12615 12616 12527 12504 12617 12568 12657 12694 12771 12754 12785 12760 12812 12846 12893 12877 12863 12931 12994 13013 13027 13045 13006
12 MGRR 246. LFS: Self-employed: UK: Male: Thousands: SA SA nominal 1289 obs 1151 obs 330 obs 0 to 2008 II 2638 2620 2609 2575 2584 2616 2604 2565 2531 2502 2483 2480 2450 2402 2415 2418 2434 2417 2390 2356 2354 2352 2366 2408 2402 2435 2445 2441 2437 2450 2447 2490 2598 2664 2665 2639 2690 2642 2664 2641 2653 2671 2700 2691 2690 2723 2737 2765 2761 2748 2775 2810 2788 2760
13 MGRU 247. LFS: Unpaid family workers: UK: Male: Thousands: SA SA nominal 1166 obs 784 obs 244 obs 0 to 2008 II 46 45 40 41 38 37 39 41 35 39 37 29 29 33 34 37 34 32 35 35 37 37 34 36 33 30 34 31 31 35 34 27 32 40 38 43 41 34 38 42 37 31 29 30 37 42 42 41 37 40 39 36 39 30
14 MGRX 248. LFS: Government supported training & employment programmes: UK: Male: 000's: SA: SA nominal 1097 obs 565 obs 159 obs 0 to 2008 II 182 161 162 150 149 153 133 128 136 137 127 131 107 99 91 97 104 102 106 90 87 97 78 95 97 80 73 70 60 61 62 56 53 61 60 68 72 76 75 70 71 64 61 59 55 56 60 56 63 62 63 74 65 67
15 MGSA 249. LFS: In employment: UK: Male: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: SA SA nominal { 2nd } 1367 obs 854 obs 228 obs 0 to 2008 III 14045 14101 14121 14173 14139 14163 14200 14265 14391 14441 14487 14533 14556 14571 14607 14652 14692 14735 14798 14843 14867 14900 14925 14945 15009 15002 15041 15052 15022 15073 15073 15227 15187 15298 15293 15268 15368 15371 15409 15470 15524 15515 15551 15551 15592 15628 15714 15715 15725 15792 15844 15891 15948 15938 15862
16 MGSD 250. LFS: Unemployed: UK: Male: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: SA: SA nominal { 2nd } 1399 obs 748 obs 196 obs 0 to 2008 III 1618 1582 1576 1512 1540 1519 1473 1402 1299 1267 1200 1145 1103 1076 1095 1080 1082 1060 1027 1003 987 959 913 912 889 882 901 913 921 914 950 894 930 890 898 880 840 845 819 838 833 837 850 927 932 978 978 974 977 950 935 913 942 990 1075
17 MGSG 251. LFS: Economically active: UK: Male: Thousands: SA: SA nominal 1543 obs 800 obs 209 obs 0 to 2008 III 15663 15683 15697 15686 15679 15682 15673 15667 15690 15708 15686 15678 15658 15647 15702 15732 15773 15795 15826 15846 15854 15860 15838 15857 15899 15883 15942 15965 15942 15988 16022 16121 16117 16187 16191 16148 16208 16217 16228 16308 16357 16352 16402 16478 16524 16606 16693 16690 16702 16742 16779 16804 16890 16928 16937
18 MGSJ 252. LFS: Economically inactive: UK: Male: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: SA SA nominal { 2nd } 1775 obs 1143 obs 301 obs 0 to 2008 III 6040 6040 6047 6080 6109 6126 6156 6183 6180 6183 6225 6255 6296 6330 6303 6301 6290 6298 6299 6312 6338 6365 6428 6457 6462 6525 6511 6530 6594 6591 6599 6543 6589 6562 6607 6699 6689 6731 6776 6757 6769 6835 6842 6821 6830 6804 6774 6835 6881 6899 6917 6947 6917 6934 6982
19 MGSM 253. LFS: Population aged 16 and over: UK: Male: Thousands: NSA NSA nominal { 2nd } 1496 obs 1071 obs 283 obs 0 to 2008 III 21703 21723 21744 21766 21787 21809 21830 21850 21870 21890 21911 21933 21955 21976 22004 22033 22064 22093 22125 22159 22192 22224 22267 22314 22361 22409 22453 22495 22536 22579 22621 22664 22707 22750 22797 22847 22897 22947 23004 23065 23126 23187 23243 23299 23354 23409 23466 23524 23582 23640 23697 23752 23807 23862 23919
20 MGSV 254. LFS: Employment rate: UK: Male: Aged 16-64: %: SA SA nominal 1556 obs 1013 obs 267 obs 0 to 2008 III 76 76.30 76.40 76.70 76.5 76.60 76.70 77 77.60 77.80 77.90 78.20 78.30 78.30 78.5 78.60 78.60 78.70 79 79.10 79.10 79.20 79.30 79.20 79.5 79.20 79.20 79.10 78.90 79 78.80 79.40 79 79.5 79.30 79 79.40 79.20 79.20 79.30 79.30 79.10 79 78.70 78.80 78.70 79 78.80 78.70 78.80 78.80 79 79 78.80 78.30
21 MGRP 255. LFS: Employees: UK: Female: Thousands: SA: SA nominal 1289 obs 769 obs 217 obs 0 to 2008 II 10551 10630 10709 10739 10755 10790 10855 10907 10976 10980 11016 11057 11104 11199 11282 11332 11356 11415 11444 11446 11536 11596 11608 11629 11719 11694 11753 11780 11831 11847 11851 11854 11843 11841 11907 11972 11968 12025 12079 12127 12149 12217 12151 12250 12257 12236 12222 12184 12224 12259 12348 12389 12399 12405
22 MGRS 256. LFS: Self-employed: UK: Female: Thousands: SA: SA nominal 1145 obs 618 obs 180 obs 0 to 2008 II 921 922 914 914 913 907 911 916 933 945 931 927 913 893 905 887 887 886 907 920 896 902 874 870 875 875 873 873 896 897 905 931 955 975 981 970 980 931 959 958 963 977 980 1022 1018 1026 1043 1042 1031 1056 1046 1049 1051 1035
23 MGRV 257. LFS: Unpaid family workers: UK: Female: Thousands: SA SA nominal 1145 obs 954 obs 261 obs 0 to 2008 II 95 80 90 89 83 78 81 78 80 82 73 71 71 72 62 69 66 63 68 74 76 77 66 62 62 67 70 66 66 58 60 57 56 67 61 61 57 55 59 62 63 58 60 58 56 63 60 61 63 62 65 70 70 63
24 MGRY 258. LFS: Government supported training & employment programmes: UK: Female: 000's:SA SA nominal 1303 obs 920 obs 254 obs 0 to 2008 II 100 100 96 91 94 88 86 90 84 79 81 66 58 63 51 55 54 55 57 55 60 54 53 52 49 41 46 42 45 37 34 38 39 46 46 50 51 53 49 58 43 44 47 36 40 37 44 46 49 51 48 45 47 42
25 MGSB 259. LFS: In employment: UK: Female: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: SA SA nominal { 2nd } 1413 obs 751 obs 203 obs 0 to 2008 III 11628 11668 11731 11810 11833 11845 11862 11933 11990 12073 12086 12101 12120 12145 12227 12301 12344 12362 12419 12476 12495 12568 12630 12600 12614 12704 12677 12741 12762 12838 12839 12851 12881 12893 12929 12995 13053 13057 13064 13146 13205 13218 13295 13238 13366 13371 13362 13369 13334 13367 13428 13507 13552 13568 13545
26 MGSE 260. LFS: Unemployed: UK: Female: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: SA SA nominal { 2nd } 1557 obs 756 obs 205 obs 0 to 2008 III 879 862 870 841 791 820 810 828 786 783 751 720 711 715 692 684 698 683 677 681 694 641 637 607 590 589 589 606 592 607 617 621 598 579 606 577 591 593 585 585 580 601 592 639 669 709 712 724 727 712 708 689 681 695 750
27 MGSH 261. LFS: Economically active: UK: Female: Thousands: SA SA nominal 1557 obs 1146 obs 308 obs 0 to 2008 III 12506 12530 12601 12651 12624 12666 12673 12761 12776 12856 12837 12822 12831 12859 12919 12985 13041 13046 13096 13157 13189 13209 13267 13207 13204 13292 13266 13347 13354 13445 13456 13471 13479 13472 13535 13572 13644 13650 13649 13731 13786 13819 13887 13877 14034 14080 14074 14093 14061 14079 14136 14196 14233 14262 14295
28 MGSK 262. LFS: Economically inactive: UK: Female: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: SA SA nominal { 2nd } 1569 obs 953 obs 254 obs 0 to 2008 III 10960 10952 10897 10866 10911 10887 10899 10831 10834 10774 10813 10851 10863 10855 10820 10778 10747 10767 10744 10713 10710 10719 10693 10786 10821 10766 10823 10769 10789 10726 10744 10760 10781 10819 10793 10794 10760 10793 10840 10808 10802 10818 10794 10846 10732 10728 10777 10801 10876 10901 10886 10867 10870 10882 10894
29 MGSN 263. LFS: Population aged 16 and over: UK: Female: Thousands: NSA NSA nominal { 2nd } 1397 obs 859 obs 229 obs 0 to 2008 III 23466 23482 23498 23517 23535 23553 23572 23592 23611 23630 23650 23672 23694 23715 23739 23763 23788 23812 23840 23869 23899 23928 23960 23993 24025 24059 24089 24116 24143 24171 24200 24231 24261 24291 24327 24366 24405 24443 24489 24538 24588 24637 24681 24723 24766 24808 24851 24894 24937 24980 25022 25063 25104 25144 25188
30 MGSW 264. LFS: Employment rate: UK: Female: Aged 16-59 %: SA SA nominal 1569 obs 1290 obs 344 obs 0 to 2008 III 65.70 65.80 66.10 66.5 66.70 66.70 66.60 67.10 67.20 67.5 67.5 67.70 67.80 67.90 68.20 68.40 68.70 68.70 68.90 69 69 69.30 69.5 69.20 69.20 69.5 69.20 69.30 69.40 69.70 69.60 69.60 69.70 69.70 69.60 69.80 70 69.80 69.80 70.10 70.10 70 70.30 69.70 70.20 70.10 69.90 69.80 69.60 69.70 70 70.20 70.40 70.30 70.10
Abbreviations:
  NSA = not seasonally adjusted (raw data)
  SA = seasonally adjusted
  LFS = Labour Force Survey
41107 obs 26437 obs 7143 obs