In 2019 approximately 106 thousand people were made redundant, the most since 2016 when there were 114 thousand redundancies. In the provided time period, redundancies peaked at 235 thousand in 2009 at the height of the late 2000s financial crisis.
Number of people made redundant in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 18, 2020). Number of people made redundant in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284145/redundancy-level-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of people made redundant in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284145/redundancy-level-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Number of people made redundant in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284145/redundancy-level-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of People Made Redundant in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284145/redundancy-level-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of people made redundant in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284145/redundancy-level-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Number of people made redundant in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284145/redundancy-level-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/