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Working days lost to strikes, UK

Working days lost in the UK each month because of labour disputes, thousands, since 2000. The ONS published no monthly figures from February 2020 to December 2021.

Working days lost

23,000

Aug 2026

Verified against source, 31 October 2026, 11:20 UTC
Working days lost
0k200k400k600k800k1,000kJan 00Jul 04Jan 09Jul 13Jan 18Jul 22Aug 2623k

Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

320 periods, newest first

PeriodWorking days lost
Aug 202623,000
Jul 202633,000
Jun 202638,000
May 202628,000
Apr 2026120,000
Mar 202623,000
Feb 202641,000
Jan 202631,000
Dec 2025119,000
Nov 2025143,000
Oct 202536,000
Sep 202547,000
Aug 202515,000
Jul 202590,000
Jun 202537,000
May 202539,000
Apr 202551,000
Mar 202559,000
Feb 202553,000
Jan 202551,000
Dec 202452,000
Nov 202445,000
Oct 202444,000
Sep 202445,000
Aug 202433,000
Jul 202450,000
Jun 2024100,000
May 202451,000
Apr 202417,000
Mar 202422,000
Feb 2024109,000
Jan 2024165,000
Dec 2023104,000
Nov 202372,000
Oct 2023132,000
Sep 2023231,000
Aug 2023119,000
Jul 2023284,000
Jun 2023169,000
May 2023133,000
Apr 2023318,000
Mar 2023556,000
Feb 2023332,000
Jan 2023210,000
Dec 2022830,000
Nov 2022390,000
Oct 2022423,000
Sep 2022208,000
Aug 2022359,000
Jul 202286,000
Jun 202293,000
May 202232,000
Apr 202220,000
Mar 202236,000
Feb 202215,000
Jan 202222,000
Dec 2021–
Nov 2021–
Oct 2021–
Sep 2021–
Aug 2021–
Jul 2021–
Jun 2021–
May 2021–
Apr 2021–
Mar 2021–
Feb 2021–
Jan 2021–
Dec 2020–
Nov 2020–
Oct 2020–
Sep 2020–
Aug 2020–
Jul 2020–
Jun 2020–
May 2020–
Apr 2020–
Mar 2020–
Feb 2020–
Jan 202018,000
Dec 201964,000
Nov 201984,000
Oct 20198,000
Sep 20199,000
Aug 20197,000
Jul 201911,000
Jun 201912,000
May 201910,000
Apr 20192,000
Mar 20199,000
Feb 20197,000
Jan 201911,000
Dec 20185,000
Nov 201811,000
Oct 201816,000
Sep 20189,000
Aug 20184,000
Jul 20184,000
Jun 201817,000
May 20187,000
Apr 20183,000
Mar 2018114,000
Feb 201873,000
Jan 20189,000
Dec 201710,000
Nov 20178,000
Oct 20178,000
Sep 201710,000
Aug 201762,000
Jul 201750,000
Jun 20172,000
May 201750,000
Apr 201720,000
Mar 201718,000
Feb 201720,000
Jan 201717,000
Dec 201619,000
Nov 201622,000
Oct 20168,000
Sep 20168,000
Aug 20165,000
Jul 201676,000
Jun 201616,000
May 201622,000
Apr 201673,000
Mar 201635,000
Feb 201618,000
Jan 201620,000
Dec 20159,000
Nov 201513,000
Oct 20153,000
Sep 20158,000
Aug 201522,000
Jul 201518,000
Jun 20158,000
May 201512,000
Apr 20157,000
Mar 201523,000
Feb 201524,000
Jan 201522,000
Dec 201413,000
Nov 201444,000
Oct 2014101,000
Sep 20143,000
Aug 201427,000
Jul 2014386,000
Jun 201436,000
May 201416,000
Apr 201411,000
Mar 2014109,000
Feb 201432,000
Jan 20148,000
Dec 201338,000
Nov 201313,000
Oct 2013156,000
Sep 20139,000
Aug 20135,000
Jul 20137,000
Jun 201379,000
May 201312,000
Apr 201330,000
Mar 201387,000
Feb 20133,000
Jan 20135,000
Dec 20124,000
Nov 20129,000
Oct 20123,000
Sep 20128,000
Aug 201210,000
Jul 20127,000
Jun 201235,000
May 2012112,000
Apr 20126,000
Mar 201229,000
Feb 20125,000
Jan 201221,000
Dec 20117,000
Nov 2011997,000
Oct 201111,000
Sep 20117,000
Aug 20115,000
Jul 20115,000
Jun 2011272,000
May 201111,000
Apr 201113,000
Mar 201149,000
Feb 20112,000
Jan 20119,000
Dec 20107,000
Nov 201024,000
Oct 201013,000
Sep 201011,000
Aug 20102,000
Jul 20102,000
Jun 20107,000
May 201013,000
Apr 20102,000
Mar 2010277,000
Feb 20103,000
Jan 20104,000
Dec 20093,000
Nov 200936,000
Oct 2009204,000
Sep 200973,000
Aug 200937,000
Jul 200924,000
Jun 200947,000
May 20095,000
Apr 20092,000
Mar 20093,000
Feb 200915,000
Jan 20097,000
Dec 20081,000
Nov 20083,000
Oct 20085,000
Sep 200869,000
Aug 200873,000
Jul 2008369,000
Jun 20088,000
May 20083,000
Apr 2008145,000
Mar 200867,000
Feb 200812,000
Jan 20084,000
Dec 200768,000
Nov 200717,000
Oct 2007327,000
Sep 20078,000
Aug 200787,000
Jul 2007187,000
Jun 200790,000
May 2007111,000
Apr 20073,000
Mar 200714,000
Feb 20074,000
Jan 2007124,000
Dec 200611,000
Nov 200623,000
Oct 200613,000
Sep 200623,000
Aug 20066,000
Jul 200614,000
Jun 20066,000
May 200683,000
Apr 20063,000
Mar 2006482,000
Feb 200614,000
Jan 200677,000
Dec 200515,000
Nov 200519,000
Oct 20057,000
Sep 200529,000
Aug 200517,000
Jul 200515,000
Jun 20055,000
May 200532,000
Apr 20056,000
Mar 20054,000
Feb 20058,000
Jan 20051,000
Dec 20043,000
Nov 2004114,000
Oct 20047,000
Sep 20047,000
Aug 200416,000
Jul 200494,000
Jun 200419,000
May 200462,000
Apr 2004200,000
Mar 2004132,000
Feb 2004220,000
Jan 200432,000
Dec 200336,000
Nov 200362,000
Oct 2003131,000
Sep 200324,000
Aug 200312,000
Jul 200347,000
Jun 200333,000
May 200326,000
Apr 200310,000
Mar 200314,000
Feb 200313,000
Jan 200392,000
Dec 200211,000
Nov 2002371,000
Oct 200242,000
Sep 200210,000
Aug 200213,000
Jul 2002521,000
Jun 200257,000
May 200281,000
Apr 200219,000
Mar 200280,000
Feb 200224,000
Jan 200294,000
Dec 2001102,000
Nov 200162,000
Oct 200139,000
Sep 200124,000
Aug 200118,000
Jul 200124,000
Jun 200112,000
May 200193,000
Apr 200116,000
Mar 200148,000
Feb 200136,000
Jan 200152,000
Dec 200059,000
Nov 2000115,000
Oct 200014,000
Sep 200093,000
Aug 2000115,000
Jul 200036,000
Jun 20007,000
May 200014,000
Apr 200011,000
Mar 200018,000
Feb 20006,000
Jan 200011,000

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Source and licence

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Check it yourself
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/timeseries/bbfw/lms
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
31 October 2026, 11:14 UTC
Publisher release
2026-10-19T23:00:00.000Z; next release 17 November 2026
Series as published
Labour disputes; working days lost due to strike action; UK (thousands) (BBFW, dataset LMS)
Raw files fetched

Verification

Verified against source, 31 October 2026, 11:20 UTC Run at 31 October 2026, 11:20 UTC; 320 of 320 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedOffice for National Statistics; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-31T11:14:08Z; 1 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2561 of 1 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures320 of 320 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers320 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure320 of 320 figures match exactly after downloading 1 source file(s) again (1 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassONS CSV download agrees320 of 320 figures match the CSV at https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?format=csv&uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/timeseries/bbfw/lms
PassONS series is currentlast released 2026-10-19, 11 days before retrieval (limit 400); next release 17 November 2026
PassLMS dataset CSV agrees320 of 320 figures match column BBFW of https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/labourmarketstatistics/current/lms.csv, the blank months included
PassSource page answershttps://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/timeseries/bbfw/lms – HTTP 200

Notes

  • The ONS suspended its labour disputes survey during the coronavirus pandemic, so February 2020 to December 2021 are blank, not zero. Annual totals are rounded separately, so they can differ from the sum of the months.