As of August 2020, 31.1 million people were employed in the United Kingdom, compared to 31.44 million in the same month in 2019. The employment figures provided here do not yet however reflect the full impact of the Coronavirus pandemic,
Monthly employment figures in the United Kingdom from January 2010 to August 2020 (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 10, 2020). Monthly employment figures in the United Kingdom from January 2010 to August 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282005/monthly-employment-figures-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Monthly employment figures in the United Kingdom from January 2010 to August 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282005/monthly-employment-figures-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Monthly employment figures in the United Kingdom from January 2010 to August 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282005/monthly-employment-figures-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Monthly Employment Figures in The United Kingdom from January 2010 to August 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282005/monthly-employment-figures-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Monthly employment figures in the United Kingdom from January 2010 to August 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282005/monthly-employment-figures-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Monthly employment figures in the United Kingdom from January 2010 to August 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282005/monthly-employment-figures-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/