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United Kingdom Quarterly Backdated Series

Labour Force Survey
Unemployment Number and Rate Estimates
Backdated Quarterly Series - Q1 1971 to Q4 2005
For All Persons, Males and Females Economically Active Aged 16 and Over
Seasonally Adjusted

Data Quarter(1) Males
Unemployed		 Females
Unemployed		 All Persons
Unemployed
Number (thousands) % Number (thousands) % Number (thousands) %
             
2005 Q4 910 5.5 632 4.6 1,541 5.1
2005 Q3 849 5.2 584 4.2 1,434 4.7
2005 Q2 834 5.1 600 4.3 1,435 4.8
2005 Q1 830 5.1 579 4.2 1,409 4.7
2004 Q4 834 5.1 584 4.3 1,418 4.7
2004 Q3 815 5.0 577 4.2 1,392 4.7
2004 Q2 841 5.2 592 4.3 1,434 4.8
2004 Q1 841 5.2 591 4.3 1,432 4.8
2003 Q4 879 5.4 579 4.3 1,458 4.9
2003 Q3 896 5.5 603 4.5 1,499 5.0
2003 Q2 886 5.5 578 4.3 1,463 4.9
2003 Q1 926 5.8 598 4.4 1,524 5.1
2002 Q4 891 5.5 623 4.6 1,514 5.1
2002 Q3 945 5.9 615 4.6 1,561 5.3
2002 Q2 910 5.7 606 4.5 1,515 5.2
2002 Q1 919 5.8 593 4.4 1,511 5.2
2001 Q4 914 5.7 609 4.6 1,523 5.2
2001 Q3 897 5.6 586 4.4 1,483 5.1
2001 Q2 882 5.6 591 4.4 1,472 5.0
2001 Q1 885 5.6 586 4.4 1,472 5.1
2000 Q4 912 5.8 609 4.6 1,521 5.2
2000 Q3 910 5.8 635 4.8 1,545 5.3
2000 Q2 957 6.0 642 4.9 1,599 5.5
2000 Q1 984 6.2 691 5.2 1,675 5.8
1999 Q4 1,002 6.3 682 5.2 1,684 5.8
1999 Q3 1,026 6.5 676 5.2 1,702 5.9
1999 Q2 1,059 6.7 684 5.2 1,743 6.0
1999 Q1 1,080 6.8 695 5.3 1,775 6.2
1998 Q4 1,079 6.9 684 5.3 1,763 6.1
1998 Q3 1,092 7.0 692 5.4 1,783 6.2
1998 Q2 1,074 6.9 715 5.6 1,788 6.3
1998 Q1 1,101 7.0 709 5.5 1,810 6.4
1997 Q4 1,141 7.3 719 5.6 1,860 6.5
1997 Q3 1,197 7.6 750 5.8 1,947 6.8
1997 Q2 1,265 8.1 783 6.1 2,048 7.2
1997 Q1 1,297 8.3 785 6.1 2,082 7.3
1996 Q4 1,400 8.9 827 6.5 2,227 7.8
1996 Q3 1,471 9.4 809 6.4 2,280 8.0
1996 Q2 1,517 9.7 820 6.5 2,336 8.2
1996 Q1 1,539 9.8 790 6.3 2,329 8.2
1995 Q4 1,512 9.6 840 6.6 2,352 8.3
1995 Q3 1,575 10.0 869 6.9 2,444 8.6
1995 Q2 1,581 10.1 861 6.9 2,441 8.7
1995 Q1 1,617 10.3 877 7.0 2,495 8.9
1994 Q4 1,650 10.5 870 7.0 2,520 9.0
1994 Q3 1,730 11.0 909 7.3 2,639 9.4
1994 Q2 1,805 11.5 931 7.5 2,737 9.7
1994 Q1 1,830 11.6 974 7.8 2,804 9.9
1993 Q4 1,899 12.1 989 7.9 2,889 10.2
1993 Q3 1,919 12.2 974 7.8 2,892 10.3
1993 Q2 1,935 12.3 999 8.0 2,934 10.4
1993 Q1 2,012 12.7 991 8.0 3,003 10.6
1992 Q4 1,959 12.4 974 7.8 2,932 10.4
1992 Q3 1,874 11.8 943 7.6 2,817 9.9
1992 Q2 1,838 11.5 942 7.6 2,780 9.8
1992 Q1 1,817 11.3 945 7.6 2,762 9.7
1991 Q4 1,746 10.9 950 7.6 2,697 9.5
1991 Q3 1,670 10.3 954 7.6 2,624 9.2
1991 Q2 1,550 9.6 942 7.5 2,492 8.7
1991 Q1 1,404 8.6 902 7.2 2,306 8.0
1990 Q4 1,290 7.9 868 6.9 2,158 7.5
1990 Q3 1,203 7.4 846 6.7 2,049 7.1
1990 Q2 1,161 7.1 841 6.7 2,002 6.9
1990 Q1 1,160 7.1 844 6.7 2,004 6.9
1989 Q4 1,167 7.1 854 6.8 2,021 7.0
1989 Q3 1,179 7.2 866 6.9 2,045 7.1
1989 Q2 1,201 7.3 882 7.1 2,083 7.2
1989 Q1 1,255 7.7 924 7.4 2,179 7.6
1988 Q4 1,329 8.2 964 7.8 2,293 8.0
1988 Q3 1,386 8.5 999 8.1 2,385 8.4
1988 Q2 1,453 8.9 1,037 8.5 2,490 8.7
1988 Q1 1,530 9.4 1,083 8.9 2,613 9.2
1987 Q4 1,617 10.0 1,124 9.3 2,741 9.7
1987 Q3 1,707 10.6 1,178 9.8 2,885 10.2
1987 Q2 1,790 11.1 1,231 10.2 3,021 10.7
1987 Q1 1,844 11.5 1,269 10.6 3,113 11.1
1986 Q4 1,865 11.6 1,291 10.8 3,156 11.3
1986 Q3 1,879 11.7 1,297 10.9 3,177 11.4
1986 Q2 1,876 11.7 1,283 10.9 3,159 11.3
1986 Q1 1,875 11.7 1,274 10.9 3,150 11.3
1985 Q4 1,864 11.6 1,270 10.8 3,135 11.3
1985 Q3 1,866 11.6 1,271 10.9 3,137 11.3
1985 Q2 1,879 11.7 1,273 11.0 3,152 11.4
1985 Q1 1,894 11.7 1,286 11.1 3,180 11.5
1984 Q4 1,907 11.8 1,311 11.4 3,217 11.6
1984 Q3 1,910 11.9 1,328 11.6 3,238 11.7
1984 Q2 1,919 11.9 1,346 11.8 3,265 11.9
1984 Q1 1,928 12.0 1,315 11.6 3,243 11.8
1983 Q4 1,923 12.1 1,243 11.1 3,167 11.7
1983 Q3 1,934 12.2 1,175 10.7 3,109 11.5
1983 Q2 1,936 12.2 1,113 10.3 3,049 11.4
1983 Q1 1,920 12.1 1,079 10.0 2,998 11.3
1982 Q4 1,899 11.9 1,060 9.8 2,960 11.1
1982 Q3 1,857 11.6 1,039 9.6 2,897 10.8
1982 Q2 1,816 11.4 1,024 9.4 2,841 10.6
1982 Q1 1,791 11.2 1,012 9.3 2,803 10.4
1981 Q4 1,759 10.9 1,002 9.2 2,761 10.2
1981 Q3 1,707 10.6 978 9.0 2,684 9.9
1981 Q2 1,637 10.1 951 8.7 2,588 9.6
1981 Q1 1,493 9.2 910 8.3 2,403 8.9
1980 Q4 1,316 8.2 853 7.8 2,169 8.0
1980 Q3 1,115 6.9 790 7.3 1,905 7.1
1980 Q2 961 6.0 739 6.8 1,700 6.3
1980 Q1 857 5.3 701 6.5 1,558 5.8
1979 Q4 798 5.0 673 6.3 1,471 5.5
1979 Q3 769 4.8 660 6.2 1,430 5.4
1979 Q2 757 4.7 649 6.1 1,405 5.3
1979 Q1 776 4.8 644 6.1 1,420 5.4
1978 Q4 777 4.9 644 6.1 1,421 5.4
1978 Q3 806 5.0 650 6.2 1,455 5.5
1978 Q2 817 5.1 646 6.2 1,463 5.6
1978 Q1 832 5.2 643 6.2 1,474 5.6
1977 Q4 852 5.3 646 6.3 1,499 5.7
1977 Q3 854 5.3 640 6.2 1,493 5.7
1977 Q2 831 5.2 622 6.1 1,452 5.5
1977 Q1 821 5.1 615 6.0 1,436 5.5
1976 Q4 824 5.1 608 6.0 1,432 5.5
1976 Q3 830 5.2 600 5.9 1,430 5.5
1976 Q2 826 5.1 587 5.8 1,413 5.4
1976 Q1 806 5.0 573 5.7 1,379 5.3
1975 Q4 766 4.8 553 5.5 1,319 5.0
1975 Q3 695 4.3 526 5.2 1,221 4.7
1975 Q2 619 3.9 507 5.0 1,126 4.3
1975 Q1 544 3.4 485 4.8 1,029 4.0
1974 Q4 504 3.1 472 4.7 976 3.7
1974 Q3 487 3.0 471 4.7 958 3.7
1974 Q2 468 2.9 470 4.7 937 3.6
1974 Q1 459 2.9 465 4.7 923 3.6
1973 Q4 428 2.7 460 4.7 888 3.4
1973 Q3 459 2.9 468 4.8 927 3.6
1973 Q2 491 3.0 477 4.9 968 3.7
1973 Q1 521 3.2 481 4.9 1,002 3.9
1972 Q4 580 3.6 489 5.1 1,070 4.2
1972 Q3 610 3.8 490 5.1 1,100 4.3
1972 Q2 644 4.0 496 5.2 1,140 4.4
1972 Q1 661 4.1 494 5.2 1,155 4.5
1971 Q4 641 4.0 491 5.2 1,133 4.4
1971 Q3 596 3.7 480 5.1 1,076 4.2
1971 Q2 568 3.5 476 5.0 1,045 4.1
1971 Q1 512 3.2 468 4.9 980 3.8
Source Office for National Statistics - Labour Market Theme

Notes:
(1) Quarter 1 = Three Months Ending in March (i.e. February Data Month)
Quarter 2 = Three Months Ending in June (i.e. May Data Month)
Quarter 3 = Three Months Ending in September (i.e. August Data Month)
Quarter 4 = Three Months Ending in December (i.e. November Data Month)
Data updated by the Office for National Statisitics on 7th April 2006

For further details, please contact:
Paul Ayre
Corporate Research and Intelligence Team
Policy Unit
Christchurch Precinct
PO Box 78
County Hall
Preston
PR1 8XJ
Tel 01772 534158
Email Paul.Ayre@lancashire.gov.uk