The employment rate in the United Kingdom slumped to 74.8 percent in May 2021, as the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic hit the UK labor market. During this provided time period, the employment rate peaked in late 2019 at 76.6 percent, and was at its lowest in early 2010.
Monthly employment rate in the United Kingdom from January 2010 to May 2021
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 15, 2021). Monthly employment rate in the United Kingdom from January 2010 to May 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281996/monthly-employment-rate-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Monthly employment rate in the United Kingdom from January 2010 to May 2021." Chart. July 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281996/monthly-employment-rate-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Monthly employment rate in the United Kingdom from January 2010 to May 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281996/monthly-employment-rate-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Monthly Employment Rate in The United Kingdom from January 2010 to May 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281996/monthly-employment-rate-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Monthly employment rate in the United Kingdom from January 2010 to May 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281996/monthly-employment-rate-in-the-uk/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Monthly employment rate in the United Kingdom from January 2010 to May 2021 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281996/monthly-employment-rate-in-the-uk/