LFS: UK Labour Force Survey Redundancy Tables by Industry, Region, and Age

UK quarterly data on redundancy numbers, rates, and re-employment rates, not seasonally adjusted. The Office for National Statistics produces these tables, which cover totals, industry, region, and age breakdowns. The data was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Monitor national redundancy trends based on quarterly totals mentioned in the description
• Analyze industry-specific redundancy risks based on industry numbers and rates
• Compare regional labour market resilience based on regional numbers and rates
• Study re-employment outcomes for different age groups based on age-specific rates

Strengths

• Produced by the Office for National Statistics under the National Statistics designation
• Updated quarterly, providing regular insights into labour market changes
• Includes multiple breakdowns: total, industry, region, and age

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data is not seasonally adjusted, which may complicate trend analysis

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely collected via the Labour Force Survey (LFS)

Freshness

Updated quarterly; last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:20.972105

Geography

United Kingdom