This graph shows the opinion of UK citizens with regard to the effect on UK jobs and employment in the then hypothetical scenario that the UK leaves the EU. The survey was conducted between January and June 2016.
Throughout this time period the largest proportion of respondents thought a Brexit would be bad for UK jobs.
Do you think it would have a good or bad effect on British jobs if we left the European Union, or would it make no difference?
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YouGov. (February 24, 2016). Do you think it would have a good or bad effect on British jobs if we left the European Union, or would it make no difference? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/516752/uk-eu-referendum-opinion-effect-on-job-market/
YouGov. "Do you think it would have a good or bad effect on British jobs if we left the European Union, or would it make no difference?." Chart. February 24, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/516752/uk-eu-referendum-opinion-effect-on-job-market/
YouGov. (2016). Do you think it would have a good or bad effect on British jobs if we left the European Union, or would it make no difference?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/516752/uk-eu-referendum-opinion-effect-on-job-market/
YouGov. "Do You Think It Would Have a Good or Bad Effect on British Jobs If We Left The European Union, or Would It Make No Difference?." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/516752/uk-eu-referendum-opinion-effect-on-job-market/
YouGov, Do you think it would have a good or bad effect on British jobs if we left the European Union, or would it make no difference? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/516752/uk-eu-referendum-opinion-effect-on-job-market/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Do you think it would have a good or bad effect on British jobs if we left the European Union, or would it make no difference? [Graph], YouGov, February 24, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/516752/uk-eu-referendum-opinion-effect-on-job-market/