ONS Labour Force Survey Results for February 2020 Look Almost Surreal

UNEMPLOYMENT - The ONS Labour Force Survey Figures look surreal prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. How fast the situation changed.

For the three months ending February 2020, the highest employment rate estimate in the UK was in the South East (80.1%) and the lowest was in both the North East and Northern Ireland (72.5%).

For the three months ending February 2020, the highest unemployment rate estimate in the UK was in the North East (5.6%) and the lowest was in Northern Ireland (2.5%).

For the three months ending February 2020, the highest economic inactivity rate estimate in the UK was in Northern Ireland (25.6%) and the lowest was in the South East (17.4%).

Between September and December 2019, the largest estimated increase in workforce jobs in the UK was in London at 43,000, while the largest decrease was in the North West at 53,000.

In December 2019, the region with the highest estimated proportion of workforce jobs in the services sector was London at 91.5%, while the East Midlands had the highest proportion of jobs in the production sector at 13.2%.

The highest average estimated actual weekly hours worked, for the 12 months ending December 2019, was in London at 33.8 hours and the lowest was in the North East at 30.9 hours; for full-time and part-time workers, it was highest for both in Northern Ireland, at 38.4 hours and 17.0 hours respectively.

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