UK Labour Disputes Statistics on Stoppages and Days Lost

UK breakdown of labour disputes covering the number of working days lost and the number of stoppages. The statistics relate to both strikes and lockouts. The dataset is produced by the Office for National Statistics and was last updated on 2026-07 08.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in industrial action over time based on the number of stoppages.
• Measure economic impact of labour disputes based on the number of working days lost.
• Compare strike and lockout activity based on the statistics covering both types of disputes.

Strengths

• Produced by the Office for National Statistics and designated as National Statistics, indicating official status.
• Covers two key metrics for labour disputes: number of stoppages and number of working days lost.
• Last updated on 2026-07-08, suggesting recent data availability.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official reports and surveys of industrial action.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:11.842232.

Geography

United Kingdom