Official Statistics

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme statistics: December 2020

Time series and statistics as at 31 October on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, with analysis by scheme size, sector, geography, gender and flexible furlough.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 17 December 2020
• Last updated: 29 July 2021
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  1. 29 July 2021

     The number of employments eligible for Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been amended for the initial scheme (March to October 2020). The figures for the numbers of eligible employments and employers, employment and employer take-up rates and the tables showing employer size have been adjusted in line with this.

  2. 24 December 2020

     Description of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme amended to reflect the announcement of the CJRS extension to April 2021.

  3. 17 December 2020

     First published.

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This is an Experimental Official Statistics publication produced by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) using HMRC’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme claims data.

The figures for the number of employments eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in this release have been revised down slightly for March 2020 to 31 October 2020.

This reflects a refinement to the methodology for the number of employments eligible for the scheme and results in a small increase in our estimates of employer and employment take-up rates. The overall figures for the number of jobs on furlough are not affected.

This publication covers all Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme claims submitted by employers from the start of the scheme up to 31 October 2020. It includes statistics on the claims themselves and the jobs supported.

Data from HMRC’s Real Time Information (RTI) system has been matched with Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme data to produce analysis of claims by:

• daily number of employments on furlough
• employer size
• sector of the economy
• geography
• age and gender
• use of flexible furlough

For more information on Experimental Statistics and governance of statistics produced by public bodies please see the UK Statistics Authority website.