UK job vacancies (thousands), the three months to April 2021

What it measures and how to read it: UK job vacancies

660thousand

Office for National Statistics, series AP2Y reports UK job vacancies (thousands), the three months to April 2021 of 660thousand for 2021 FEB-APR.

Checked automatically against the source, last 7 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC · Source · Receipt · About Office for National Statistics (ONS)

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Where we use it

• Saqib Bhatti on job vacancies, 20 October 2026: does not hold up

  Saqib Bhatti said: “Just as we were having this debate, I saw a headline saying job vacancies are at their lowest in 12 years.” Checked point by point against the ONS's own figures: does not hold up.

  Saqib Bhatti · 2026-11-07

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