Statistical bulletin Labour market overview, UK: March 2026 Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment- related statistics for the UK. Contact: Release date: Next release: Labour Market team 19 March 2026 21 April 2026 labour.market@ons.gov.uk +44 1633 455400 Table of contents 1. Other pages in this release 2. Main points 3. Trends and considerations around comparisons 4. Latest indicators at a glance 5. Data on labour market 6. Glossary 7. Data sources and quality 8. Related links 9. Cite this statistical bulletin Page 1 of 10 1 . Other pages in this release Average weekly earnings in Great Britain Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK Employment in the UK Labour market in the regions of the UK Public sector employment, UK Vacancies and jobs in the UK Page 2 of 10 2 . Main points Estimates for payrolled employees in the UK fell by 96,000 (0.3%) between January 2025 and January 2026, but increased by 6,000 (0.0%) between December 2025 and January 2026. This is based on administrative data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). When looking at November 2025 to January 2026, the period comparable with our Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates, the number of payrolled employees fell by 109,000 (0.4%) over the year and by 31,000 (0.1%) over the quarter. The early estimate of payrolled employees for February 2026 decreased by 49,000 (0.2%) on the year, but increased by 20,000 (0.1%) on the month, to 30.3 million. The February 2026 estimate should be treated as a provisional estimate and is likely to be revised when more data are received next month. Information on revisions to payrolled employees is published monthly. We have published analysis of recent revisions in our LFS quality update article. Estimates from January to March 2025 include the full effect of the improvements in LFS data collection and sampling methods introduced from January 2024. However, since then, we have increased the number of interviewers for the LFS, which has continued to increase the number of responses to the survey. Consequently, estimates may be subject to the effect of these further improvements, which may have an ongoing impact on the survey. An increased volatility will remain in the LFS estimates for mid-2023 and throughout 2024, so we would advise additional caution when interpreting survey change measures. We recommend using LFS estimates as part of our suite of labour market indicators, alongside workforce jobs, Claimant Count and Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) estimates. The UK employment rate based on the LFS for people aged 16 to 64 years was estimated at 75.1% in November 2025 to January 2026. This is up in the latest quarter and above estimates of a year ago. The UK unemployment rate for people aged 16 years and over was estimated at 5.2% in November 2025 to January 2026. This is up in the latest quarter and above estimates of a year ago. The UK economic inactivity rate for people aged 16 to 64 years was estimated at 20.7% in November 2025 to January 2026. This is down in the latest quarter and below estimates of a year ago. The UK Claimant Count for February 2026 increased on the month but decreased on the year to an estimated 1.692 million. The Claimant Count figure for the latest month is provisional and is subject to revisions after first publication. This is the result of later amendments to records in the administrative systems, for example, as work capability assessments conclude and more information is available about benefit claimants' ability to work. Revisions in recent months have tended to be made downwards, as shown in our LFS quality update article. Further information on Claimant Count revisions is published each month. The estimated number of vacancies in the UK has remained broadly flat across recent periods. Early estimates for December 2025 to February 2026 suggest a small decrease of 6,000 (0.8%), to 721,000, compared with September to November 2025. The estimated number of workforce jobs in the UK was 36.6 million in December 2025. This is an increase of 33,000 (0.1%) from September 2025, with an increase of 60,000 (0.2%) in the employee jobs component, but a decrease of 28,000 (0.7%) in the self-employment jobs component. Over the year, the estimated number of workforce jobs was down by 266,000 (0.7%), with decreases of 25,000 (0.1%) in the employee jobs component and 242,000 (5.6%) in the self-employment jobs component. Employment in the public sector was estimated at 6.19 million in December 2025, an increase of 6,000 (0.1%) compared with September 2025, and an increase of 43,000 (0.7%) compared with December 2024. Annual growth in employees'' average earnings in Great Britain was 3.8% for regular earnings (excluding bonuses) and 3.9% for total earnings (including bonuses) in November 2025 to January 2026. Annual average regular earnings growth was 5.9% for the public sector and 3.3% for the private sector. The public sector annual growth rate is affected by some public sector pay rises being paid earlier in 2025 than in 2024. This has caused a base effect that reached its peak in the three months to November 2025 and will phase out over the next few periods. Page 3 of 10 We also publish RTI pay data, which provide a provisional, timelier estimate of median pay. The two data sources generally trend well for mean total pay. Annual growth in real terms, adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH), was 0.4% for regular pay and 0.5% for total pay in November 2025 to January 2026. Annual growth in real terms, adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Prices Index excluding owner occupiers' housing costs (CPI), was 0.5% for regular pay and 0.7% for total pay in November 2025 to January 2026. There were an estimated 31,000 working days lost because of labour disputes across the UK in January 2026. This bulletin includes data from business and social surveys, as well as data from administrative sources. It includes a combination of accredited official statistics and official statistics in development, so we advise taking this into consideration when using. Read more in Section 7: Data sources and quality 3 . Trends and considerations around comparisons This section provides additional commentary to help users assess differences between the employment-related data sources we publish. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is our survey of households and remains the lead measure for data on labour market participation. Workforce jobs (WFJ) primarily uses business surveys to measure employee jobs with the LFS covering self-employed jobs. HM Revenue and Customs Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) data come from administrative tax records and cover only payrolled employees. Because these sources are collected and processed differently, differences in levels are expected (for example, jobs compared with people, or varying reference periods). Divergence across indicators for more than one period is not unusual. Despite the coherence challenges, the LFS remains the sole source for unemployment, economic inactivity and self-employment data, offering detailed breakdowns unavailable elsewhere. Recent revisions and improvements We have updated our estimates of WFJ in our March 2026 labour market publication. In the latest period, the employee component of WFJ showed a quarterly increase after two consecutive quarterly decreases. WFJ can sometimes lag other indicators, as seen at the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As part of ongoing work to address quality concerns with the LFS, response levels and rates have shown clear improvement, with responses now close to their pre-coronavirus level. The achieved sample, including imputed cases (the dataset size), has increased from 75,757 individuals in July to September 2025 to 77,927 individuals in October to December 2025, as shown in our LFS performance and quality monitoring report: October to December 2025. Our assessment is that efforts to bolster the achieved sample have improved the quality of the survey and moved the LFS measure of employment closer to levels indicated by RTI (see Figure 1). These enhancements, introduced since January 2024, mean that movements in the LFS over the past year reflect both underlying developments in the economy and improved survey quality (including obtaining more responses from employed people). As a result, while levels have moved closer to RTI, measures of change may be less aligned with RTI because they capture both real labour market shifts and changes arising from the survey improvements. Page 4 of 10 Latest employee data The three employee indicators over a longer time series are presented in Figure 1. RTI and the employee component of WFJ generally follow similar trends although have diverged in some periods. Coherence between the LFS employees and the other sources has continued to improve in recent periods, although differences do remain. Over the last year, LFS employee-level estimates have aligned more closely with RTI and WFJ, helped by recent operational improvements to the LFS. As movements in the LFS over the past year reflect both underlying developments in the economy and improved survey quality, we continue to advise caution when comparing current LFS results with earlier periods. Our view remains that RTI currently provides the most reliable measure of employees. It has fallen since its peak in 2024, however, has been broadly flat in recent periods. The latest flash estimate shows a small monthly increase, although this is subject to revision when more data are received next month. Figure 1: LFS employees have been converging with RTI and WFJ over the last year Comparison of employee estimates over time, UK, July to September 2014 to November 2025 to January 2026 Source: Labour Force Survey, Real Time Information and workforce jobs data from the Office for National Statistics Notes: 1. Three-month averages of RTI payrolled employees have been used here for comparability. 2. Workforce jobs are published for the months of March, June, September and December. For presentational purposes, they have been plotted against the middle month of the time period shown. For example, March is plotted against February to April. Page 5 of 10 Further information In order to deepen our understanding of possible bias in our surveys, we have also launched a new project to link LFS and Transformed Labour Force Survey (TLFS) survey data with HMRC PAYE data at the record level. Alongside the labour market release in January, we published our Labour Force Survey quality update: January 2026 article. The article provides information about current response rates, trends and known biases in LFS data, and provides users with information to better understand the current quality of the data. 4 . Latest indicators at a glance 5 . Data on labour market Summary of labour market statistics Dataset A01 | Released 19 March 2026 Labour market statistics summary data table, including earnings, employment, unemployment, redundancies and vacancies, Great Britain and UK, published monthly. Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, seasonally adjusted Dataset | Released 19 March 2026 Earnings and employment statistics from Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI), UK, NUTS 1, 2 and 3 areas and local authorities, monthly, seasonally adjusted. A guide to labour market data Methodology | Last revised 12 August 2025 Summary of labour market datasets, providing estimates of employment, unemployment, average weekly earnings, and the number of vacancies. Tables are listed alphabetically and by topic. View all related data on our related data page. Alternatively, Nomis provides free access to the most detailed and up-to-date UK labour market statistics. 6 . Glossary Average weekly earnings Average weekly earnings (AWE) are calculated using information based on the Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey (MWSS). AWE measures money paid by employers to employees in Great Britain before tax and other deductions from pay. The estimates are not just a measure of pay rises, because they also reflect, for example, changes in the overall structure of the workforce. More high-paid jobs in the economy would have an upward effect on the earnings growth rate. Economic inactivity People not in the labour force who are not in employment but do not meet the internationally accepted definition of unemployment. This is because they have not been seeking work within the last four weeks or they are unable to start work in the next two weeks. The economic inactivity rate is the proportion of people aged between 16 and 64 years who are not in the labour force. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates are official statistics in development. Page 6 of 10 Employment Employment measures the number of people in paid work or who had a job that they were temporarily away from (for example, because they were on holiday or off sick). This differs from the number of jobs because some people have more than one job. The employment rate is the proportion of people aged between 16 and 64 years who are in employment. The LFS estimates are official statistics in development. Unemployment Unemployment measures people without a job who have been actively seeking work within the last four weeks and are available to start work within the next two weeks. The unemployment rate is not the proportion of the total population who are unemployed. It is the proportion of the economically active population (people in work and those seeking and available to work) who are unemployed. The LFS estimates are official statistics in development. Claimant Count The Claimant Count is an official statistic in development that measures the number of people who are receiving a benefit principally for the reason of being unemployed. Currently, the Claimant Count consists of those receiving Jobseeker's Allowance, and Universal Credit claimants in the "searching for work" conditionality group. Vacancies Vacancies are defined as positions for which employers are actively seeking recruits from outside their business or organisation. The estimates are based on the Vacancy Survey. This is a survey of businesses designed to provide estimates of the stock of vacancies across the economy, excluding agriculture, forestry and fishing (a small sector for which the collection of estimates would not be practical). Pay As You Earn Real Time Information These data come from HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC's) Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) system. They cover the whole population, rather than a sample of people or companies, and they will allow for more detailed estimates of the population. In July 2025, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) published a letter confirming the accreditation of HMRC and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on earnings and employment from PAYE RTI. A more detailed glossary is available in our Guide to labour market statistics methodology. 7 . Data sources and quality The estimates presented in this bulletin contain uncertainty. For more information, see our Uncertainty and how we measure it methodology. Information on revisions is available in our Labour market statistics revisions policy. Information on the strengths and limitations of this bulletin is available in Section 13 of our Labour market overview, UK: April 2021 bulletin. Further information is available in our Guide to labour market statistics methodology. Page 7 of 10 Accredited official statistics On 7 June 2024, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) introduced the new accredited official statistics badge, to denote official statistics that have been independently reviewed by the OSR. Accredited official statistics comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This UK labour market bulletin includes a combination of accredited official statistics and official statistics in development (until September 2023, these were called "experimental statistics"). Read more about the change in our Guide to official statistics in development. The following labour market outputs are accredited official statistics: Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) (accredited by the OSR in July 2025) Labour disputes (rapid review completed by the OSR in February 2023) Vacancy statistics (reviewed by the OSR in April 2022) Workforce jobs (WFJ) (reviewed by the OSR in April 2022) Average weekly earnings (AWE) (reviewed by OSR in December 2014) The following labour market outputs are official statistics in development: Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Claimant Count Labour Force Survey We have been facing the challenge of falling response rates for household surveys, as have other comparable countries. This issue became more acute in the LFS data collected for August 2023. The LFS estimates due to be published in October 2023 were suspended because of quality concerns. We developed a comprehensive plan to address these concerns and reintroduce LFS, as described in our Labour Force Survey: planned improvements and its reintroduction methodology. We reinstated reweighted LFS estimates into our monthly publication from February 2024, as described in our Impact of reweighting on LFS key indicators: 2024 article. In December 2024, we carried out a further LFS reweighting exercise, based on 2022 mid-year estimates. Estimates from January to March 2025 include the full effect of the improvements in LFS data collection and sampling methods introduced from January 2024. However, since then, we have increased the number of interviewers for the LFS, which has continued to increase the number of responses to the survey. Consequently, estimates may be subject to the effect of these further improvements, which may have an ongoing impact on survey results. An increased volatility will remain in the LFS estimates for mid-2023 and throughout 2024, so we would advise additional caution when interpreting survey change measures. We recommend using LFS estimates as part of our suite of labour market indicators, alongside workforce jobs, Claimant Count and PAYE RTI estimates. We are continuing to improve the quality of the LFS, building on our work to date. The achieved sample, including imputed cases (the dataset size), has increased from 75,757 individuals in July to September 2025 to 77,927 individuals in October to December 2025, as shown in our LFS performance and quality monitoring report: October to December 2025. More information on LFS quality can be found in our LFS quality update: January 2026 article. Page 8 of 10 Coherence of data sources Understanding coherence challenges around our employment indicators continues to be a priority. LFS reweighting has improved the coherence picture, as strong population growth in recent years is now incorporated into our estimates of all three labour market statuses. We are also exploring how best to consider coherence between HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) PAYE RTI data and WFJ. As the former is essentially focused on employees, we recommend comparison with the employee jobs component of WFJ to align coverage of populations. One other important difference is that the RTI statistics published each month are a measure of people, rather than jobs, as in WFJ. Our Comparison of labour market data sources methodology compares data sources and discusses some of the main differences. More information on coherence of our labour market data sources can also be found in our LFS quality update article. Labour market transformation We have provided an update on the transformation of labour market statistics in our Labour market transformation update on progress and plans: November 2025 article. We welcome your feedback on this latest update and our plans. Please email us at labour.market. transformation@ons.gov.uk to tell us what you think. Coronavirus For more information on how labour market data sources were affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, see our Coronavirus and the effects on UK labour market statistics article. Making our published spreadsheets accessible Following the Government Statistical Service (GSS) guidance on releasing statistics in spreadsheets, we will be amending our published tables over the coming months to improve the usability, accessibility and machine readability of our published statistics. To help users change to the new formats, we will be publishing sample versions of a selection of our tables and, where practical, we will initially publish the tables in both the new and current formats. If you have any questions or comments, please email us at labour.market@ons.gov.uk. Pre-release data The Bank of England was granted exceptional pre-release access to our Labour market overview, UK: March 2026 bulletin and accompanying tables at 8:00am on Monday 16 March 2026. This was so that the data were available for the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held that day. For further information, see the Exchange of letters requesting exceptional pre-release access. Page 9 of 10 8 . Related links Economic activity and social change in the UK, real-time indicators: 12 March 2026 Bulletin | Released 12 March 2026 Data on the UK economy and society. These faster indicators are created using rapid response surveys, novel data sources, and innovative methods. These are official statistics in development. Business insights and impact on the UK economy: 5 March 2026 Bulletin | Released 5 March 2026 The impact of challenges facing the economy and other events on UK businesses, including financial performance, workforce, trade, and business resilience. Labour market transformation - update on progress and plans: November 2025 Article | Released 14 November 2025 Labour market transformation overview, building on previous engagement on the Transformed Labour Force Survey. Labour Force Survey performance and quality monitoring report: October to December 2025 Methodology | Released 17 February 2026 Response rates, sample size and quality assessment of our quarterly Labour Force Survey. Labour Force Survey quality update: January 2026 Article | Released 20 January 2026 Assessment of Labour Force Survey data quality, including the impact of recent changes on the statistics, response levels and rates, and respondent characteristics. 9 . Cite this statistical bulletin Office for National Statistics (ONS), released 19 March 2026, ONS website, statistical bulletin, Labour market overview, UK: March 2026. Page 10 of 10 Summary of labour market statistics published on 19 March 2026 Reference Latest Last time Last time Comparable data Series period estimate higher lower begins in Employment level Oct-Dec 2025 Nov-Jan 2026 34.310 million Never Jan-Mar 1971 (aged 16 and over) (34.244 million) Employment rate May-Jul 2025 Oct-Dec 2025 Nov-Jan 2026 75.1% Jan-Mar 1971 (aged 16 to 64) (75.2%) (75.0%) Unemployment level Oct-Dec 2025 Sep-Nov 2025 Nov-Jan 2026 1.869 million Jan-Mar 1971 (aged 16 and over) (1.883 million) (1.840 million) Unemployment rate Oct-Dec 2020 Sep-Nov 2025 Nov-Jan 2026 5.2% Jan-Mar 1971 (aged 16 and over) (5.3%) (5.1%) Inactivity level Oct-Dec 2025 Jul-Sep 2021 Nov-Jan 2026 8.999 million Jan-Mar 1971 (aged 16 to 64) (9.042 million) (8.966 million) Inactivity rate Oct-Dec 2025 Dec-Feb 2020 Nov-Jan 2026 20.7% Jan-Mar 1971 (aged 16 to 64) (20.8%) (20.3%) Average Earnings Oct-Dec 2025 Sep-Nov 2020 Nov-Jan 2026 3.9% Jan-Mar 2001 (total pay - nominal) (4.2%) (3.7%) Average Earnings Oct-Dec 2025 Sep-Nov 2020 (regular pay - Nov-Jan 2026 3.8% Jan-Mar 2001 (4.1%) (3.5%) nominal) Average Earnings Sep-Nov 2025 Mar-May 2023 (total pay - real Nov-Jan 2026 0.5% Jan-Mar 2001 (0.7%) (-1.2%) CPIH) Average Earnings Oct-Dec 2025 Apr-Jun 2023 (regular pay - real Nov-Jan 2026 0.4% Jan-Mar 2001 (0.5%) (0.1%) CPIH) Nov-Jan 2026 Feb-Apr 2021 Vacancies level Dec-Feb 2026 0.721 million Apr-Jun 2001 (0.730 million) (0.659 million) Index of Tables The table below provides an index of the tables appearing in this Statistical Bulletin and it shows how these table numbers match up with the Excel spreadsheet datasets which are available on the website at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/march2026/relateddata Statistical Bulletin Table table number description Dataset SUMMARY 1 Labour Force Survey Summary Dataset A02 SA 2 (*) Labour market status by age group Dataset A05 SA EMPLOYMENT AND JOBS 3 Full-time, part-time & temporary workers Dataset EMP01 SA 4 Public and private sector employment Dataset EMP02 4(1) Public sector employment by industry Dataset EMP03 5 Workforce jobs summary Dataset JOBS01 6 (**) Workforce jobs by industry Dataset JOBS02 7 Actual weekly hours worked Dataset HOUR01 SA 7(1) Usual weekly hours worked Dataset HOUR02 SA NON-UK WORKERS 8(1) Employment levels and rates by country of birth and nationality Dataset EMP06 8(2) Unemployment and economically inactive levels by country of birth and nationality Dataset A12 UNEMPLOYMENT 9 Unemployment by age and duration Dataset UNEM01 SA ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND INACTIVITY 10 (*) Economic activity by age Dataset A05 SA 11 Economic inactivity by reason Dataset INAC01 SA 12 Labour market and educational status of young people Dataset A06 SA EARNINGS 13 Average Weekly Earnings (nominal) - Total pay Dataset EARN01 14 Average Weekly Earnings (nominal) - Bonus pay Dataset EARN01 15 Average Weekly Earnings (nominal) - Regular pay Dataset EARN01 16 Average Weekly Earnings real and nominal (summary table) Dataset EARN01 INTERNATIONAL SUMMARY 17 International comparisons of employment and unemployment Dataset A10 LABOUR DISPUTES 18 Labour disputes Labour Disputes in the UK VACANCIES 19 Vacancies by size of business Dataset VACS03 20 Vacancies and unemployment Dataset VACS01 21 Vacancies by industry Dataset VACS02 REDUNDANCIES 22 Redundancies levels and rates Dataset RED01 SA REGIONAL SUMMARY 23(1) Regional labour market summary Dataset A07 23(2) Regional summary of Workforce Jobs Dataset JOBS05 (*) Tables 2 and 10 in the Statistical Bulletin pdf file have been amalgamated into one spreadsheet (Dataset A05 SA). (**) Table JOBS02 provides more detail than Table 6 in the Statistical Bulletin pdf file. Shaded cells: these data are now only available in datasets EMP06 and A12. The following symbols are used in the tables: p provisional, r revised, .. Not available,* suppressed due to small sample size. The four-character identification codes appearing in the tables are the ONS references for the data series appearing in the Labour Market Statistics dataset which is available on the website at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/labourmarketstatistics SUMMARY 1 Summary of headline LFS1 indicators United Kingdom (thousands) seasonally adjusted LFS household population1 Headline indicators Employment Unemployment Inactivity Level Rate 2 Level Rate 3 Level Rate4 All aged 16 All aged 16 All aged 16 All aged 16 All aged 16 All aged 16 All aged 16 All aged 16 & over to 64 & over to 64 & over & over to 64 to 64 MGSL LF2O MGRZ LF24 MGSC MGSX LF2M LF2S People Nov-Jan 2024 55,345 42,730 33,314 74.7 1,414 4.1 9,437 22.1 Nov-Jan 2025 55,967 43,119 33,922 75.0 1,545 4.4 9,268 21.5 Feb-Apr 2025 56,115 43,207 34,011 75.1 1,640 4.6 9,187 21.3 May-Jul 2025 56,262 43,295 34,243 75.2 1,674 4.7 9,124 21.1 Aug-Oct 2025 56,395 43,364 34,226 74.9 1,832 5.1 9,099 21.0 Nov-Jan 2026 56,529 43,434 34,310 75.1 1,869 5.2 8,999 20.7 Change on quarter 134 69 84 0.2 37 0.1 -99 -0.3 Change % 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.0 -1.1 Change on year 562 315 388 0.1 323 0.8 -268 -0.8 Change % 1.0 0.7 1.1 20.9 -2.9 Men MGSM YBTG MGSA MGSV MGSD MGSY YBSO YBTM Nov-Jan 2024 26,857 20,998 17,167 77.7 783 4.4 3,924 18.7 Nov-Jan 2025 27,182 21,206 17,515 78.4 813 4.4 3,797 17.9 Feb-Apr 2025 27,259 21,253 17,506 78.0 870 4.7 3,832 18.0 May-Jul 2025 27,336 21,301 17,638 78.3 882 4.8 3,775 17.7 Aug-Oct 2025 27,405 21,339 17,537 77.6 1,029 5.5 3,801 17.8 Nov-Jan 2026 27,475 21,376 17,564 77.8 1,024 5.5 3,754 17.6 Change on quarter 70 38 26 0.3 -6 0.0 -47 -0.3 Change % 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.6 -1.2 Change on year 293 171 48 -0.6 210 1.1 -43 -0.3 Change % 1.1 0.8 0.3 25.9 -1.1 Women MGSN LF2P MGSB LF25 MGSE MGSZ LF2N LF2T Nov-Jan 2024 28,488 21,732 16,146 71.8 631 3.8 5,513 25.4 Nov-Jan 2025 28,786 21,913 16,407 71.7 732 4.3 5,471 25.0 Feb-Apr 2025 28,856 21,954 16,505 72.2 770 4.5 5,355 24.4 May-Jul 2025 28,926 21,994 16,605 72.2 792 4.6 5,349 24.3 Aug-Oct 2025 28,990 22,026 16,689 72.4 802 4.6 5,297 24.1 Nov-Jan 2026 29,055 22,057 16,746 72.5 845 4.8 5,245 23.8 Change on quarter 64 32 57 0.1 43 0.2 -52 -0.3 Change % 0.2 0.1 0.3 5.3 -1.0 Change on year 269 144 340 0.7 113 0.5 -226 -1.2 Change % 0.9 0.7 2.1 15.4 -4.1 Source: Labour Force Survey Labour market statistics enquiries: labour.market@ons.gov.uk 1. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a survey of households in the UK. 2. The headline employment rate is the number of people aged 16 to 64 in employment divided by the population aged 16 to 64. 3. The headline unemployment rate is the number of unemployed people (aged 16+) divided by the economically active population (aged 16+). The economically active population is defined as those in employment plus those who are unemployed. 4. The headline inactivity rate is the number of people aged 16 to 64 divided by the population aged 16-64. Note on headline employment, unemployment and inactivity rates The headline employment and inactivity rates are based on the population aged 16 to 64 but the headline unemployment rate is based on the economically active population aged 16 and over. The employment and inactivity rates for those aged 16 and over are affected by the inclusion of the retired population in the denominators and are therefore less meaningful than the rates for those aged from 16 to 64. However, for the unemployment rate for those aged 16 and over, no such effect occurs as the denominator for the unemployment rate is the economically active population which only includes people in work or actively seeking and able to work. Note on headline employment, unemployment and inactivity levels The headline employment and unemployment levels are for those aged 16 and over; they measure all people in work or actively seeking and able to work. However, the headline inactivity level is for those aged 16 to 64. The inactivity rate for those aged 16 and over is less meaningful as it includes elderly people who have retired from the labour force. SUMMARY 2(1) Labour market status by age group United Kingdom (thousands) seasonally adjusted Aged 16 and over Aged 16-64 Employment Unemployment Inactivity Employment Unemployment Inactivity Level Rate Level Rate Level Rate Level Rate Level Rate Level Rate People MGRZ MGSR MGSC MGSX MGSI YBTC LF2G LF24 LF2I LF2Q LF2M LF2S Nov-Jan 2024 33,314 60.2 1,414 4.1 20,617 37.3 31,902 74.7 1,391 4.2 9,437 22.1 Nov-Jan 2025 33,922 60.6 1,545 4.4 20,500 36.6 32,342 75.0 1,510 4.5 9,268 21.5 Feb-Apr 2025 34,011 60.6 1,640 4.6 20,464 36.5 32,430 75.1 1,590 4.7 9,187 21.3 May-Jul 2025 34,243 60.9 1,674 4.7 20,346 36.2 32,547 75.2 1,624 4.8 9,124 21.1 Aug-Oct 2025 34,226 60.7 1,832 5.1 20,337 36.1 32,487 74.9 1,779 5.2 9,099 21.0 Nov-Jan 2026 34,310 60.7 1,869 5.2 20,351 36.0 32,615 75.1 1,819 5.3 8,999 20.7 Change on quarter 84 0.0 37 0.1 13 -0.1 129 0.2 40 0.1 -99 -0.3 Change % 0.2 2.0 0.1 0.4 2.3 -1.1 Change on year 388 0.1 323 0.8 -149 -0.6 274 0.1 310 0.8 -268 -0.8 Change % 1.1 20.9 -0.7 0.8 20.5 -2.9 Men MGSA MGSS MGSD MGSY MGSJ YBTD YBSF MGSV YBSI YBTJ YBSO YBTM Nov-Jan 2024 17,167 63.9 783 4.4 8,907 33.2 16,306 77.7 767 4.5 3,924 18.7 Nov-Jan 2025 17,515 64.4 813 4.4 8,853 32.6 16,621 78.4 788 4.5 3,797 17.9 Feb-Apr 2025 17,506 64.2 870 4.7 8,883 32.6 16,588 78.0 833 4.8 3,832 18.0 May-Jul 2025 17,638 64.5 882 4.8 8,816 32.3 16,673 78.3 852 4.9 3,775 17.7 Aug-Oct 2025 17,537 64.0 1,029 5.5 8,838 32.3 16,549 77.6 988 5.6 3,801 17.8 Nov-Jan 2026 17,564 63.9 1,024 5.5 8,887 32.3 16,633 77.8 989 5.6 3,754 17.6 Change on quarter 26 -0.1 -6 0.0 49 0.1 84 0.3 1 0.0 -47 -0.3 Change % 0.1 -0.6 0.6 0.5 0.1 -1.2 Change on year 48 -0.5 210 1.1 34 -0.2 12 -0.6 201 1.1 -43 -0.3 Change % 0.3 25.9 0.4 0.1 25.5 -1.1 Women MGSB MGST MGSE MGSZ MGSK YBTE LF2H LF25 LF2J LF2R LF2N LF2T Nov-Jan 2024 16,146 56.7 631 3.8 11,711 41.1 15,595 71.8 624 3.8 5,513 25.4 Nov-Jan 2025 16,407 57.0 732 4.3 11,647 40.5 15,721 71.7 721 4.4 5,471 25.0 Feb-Apr 2025 16,505 57.2 770 4.5 11,581 40.1 15,843 72.2 756 4.6 5,355 24.4 May-Jul 2025 16,605 57.4 792 4.6 11,529 39.9 15,873 72.2 772 4.6 5,349 24.3 Aug-Oct 2025 16,689 57.6 802 4.6 11,499 39.7 15,938 72.4 791 4.7 5,297 24.1 Nov-Jan 2026 16,746 57.6 845 4.8 11,463 39.5 15,982 72.5 830 4.9 5,245 23.8 Change on quarter 57 0.1 43 0.2 -36 -0.2 45 0.1 39 0.2 -52 -0.3 Change % 0.3 5.3 -0.3 0.3 4.9 -1.0 Change on year 340 0.6 113 0.5 -184 -1.0 261 0.7 108 0.5 -226 -1.2 Change % 2.1 15.4 -1.6 1.7 15.0 -4.1 Aged 16-17 Aged 18-24 Employment Unemployment Inactivity Employment Unemployment Inactivity Level Rate Level Rate Level Rate Level Rate Level Rate Level Rate People YBTO YBUA YBVH YBVK YCAS LWEX YBTR YBUD YBVN YBVQ YCAV LWFA Nov-Jan 2024 371 23.6 120 24.5 1,080 68.7 3,343 58.9 397 10.6 1,935 34.1 Nov-Jan 2025 338 20.9 130 27.7 1,148 71.0 3,397 59.0 503 12.9 1,861 32.3 Feb-Apr 2025 314 19.4 124 28.4 1,185 73.0 3,436 59.4 501 12.7 1,847 31.9 May-Jul 2025 338 20.7 160 32.1 1,133 69.5 3,527 60.7 461 11.6 1,818 31.3 Aug-Oct 2025 326 19.9 188 36.6 1,119 68.5 3,529 60.5 546 13.4 1,757 30.1 Nov-Jan 2026 324 19.8 134 29.3 1,175 72.0 3,519 60.1 598 14.5 1,742 29.7 Change on quarter -2 -0.1 -54 -7.3 57 3.4 -10 -0.4 51 1.1 -15 -0.4 Change % -0.6 -28.8 5.1 -0.3 9.4 -0.9 Change on year -15 -1.1 4 1.6 28 0.9 122 1.1 95 1.6 -119 -2.6 Change % -4.3 3.4 2.4 3.6 18.8 -6.4 Men YBTP YBUB YBVI YBVL YCAT LWEY YBTS YBUE YBVO YBVR YCAW LWFB Nov-Jan 2024 168 20.9 62 27.0 574 71.3 1,664 57.6 272 14.0 951 32.9 Nov-Jan 2025 160 19.3 69 30.1 599 72.4 1,765 60.1 282 13.8 891 30.3 Feb-Apr 2025 145 17.4 68 32.1 619 74.4 1,780 60.3 286 13.8 886 30.0 May-Jul 2025 159 19.0 87 35.3 590 70.6 1,808 61.0 268 12.9 889 30.0 Aug-Oct 2025 146 17.5 102 41.2 588 70.3 1,778 59.7 341 16.1 860 28.9 Nov-Jan 2026 137 16.4 64 31.7 636 76.0 1,793 59.9 373 17.2 829 27.7 Change on quarter -9 -1.1 -39 -9.5 48 5.7 14 0.2 32 1.1 -32 -1.2 Change % -6.1 -37.7 8.1 0.8 9.4 -3.7 Change on year -22 -2.9 -5 1.6 36 3.6 28 -0.2 90 3.4 -62 -2.6 Change % -14.0 -7.5 6.1 1.6 32.0 -7.0 Women YBTQ YBUC YBVJ YBVM YCAU LWEZ YBTT YBUF YBVP YBVS YCAX LWFC Nov-Jan 2024 202 26.4 58 22.3 505 66.0 1,679 60.2 125 7.0 985 35.3 Nov-Jan 2025 179 22.7 61 25.4 549 69.6 1,632 57.8 221 11.9 971 34.4 Feb-Apr 2025 170 21.4 56 24.8 566 71.5 1,656 58.5 215 11.5 962 34.0 May-Jul 2025 179 22.5 73 29.0 543 68.3 1,720 60.5 193 10.1 929 32.7 Aug-Oct 2025 179 22.5 86 32.4 531 66.7 1,751 61.4 206 10.5 897 31.4 Nov-Jan 2026 186 23.4 70 27.4 540 67.8 1,726 60.3 225 11.5 913 31.9 Change on quarter 7 0.9 -16 -5.0 9 1.1 -25 -1.1 19 1.0 17 0.5 Change % 3.9 -18.1 1.7 -1.4 9.4 1.9 Change on year 8 0.7 10 2.0 -9 -1.8 94 2.5 4 -0.4 -57 -2.5 Change % 4.3 15.9 -1.6 5.8 1.9 -5.9 Source: Labour Force Survey Labour market statistics enquiries: labour.market@ons.gov.uk SUMMARY 2(2) Labour market status by age group United Kingdom (thousands) seasonally adjusted Aged 25-34 Aged 35-49 Employment Unemployment Inactivity Employment Unemployment Inactivity Level Rate Level Rate Level Rate Level Rate Level Rate Level Rate People YBTU YBUG YCGM YCGP YCAY LWFD YBTX YBUJ YCGS YCGV YCBB LWFG Nov-Jan 2024 7,540 83.1 310 3.9 1,229 13.5 11,186 85.1 319 2.8 1,635 12.4 Nov-Jan 2025 7,675 84.0 320 4.0 1,144 12.5 11,456 85.8 316 2.7 1,573 11.8 Feb-Apr 2025 7,675 83.9 329 4.1 1,143 12.5 11,495 85.8 340 2.9 1,564 11.7 May-Jul 2025 7,714 84.2 322 4.0 1,120 12.2 11,505 85.5 363 3.1 1,584 11.8 Aug-Oct 2025 7,675 83.8 369 4.6 1,113 12.2 11,485 85.0 373 3.1 1,652 12.2 Nov-Jan 2026 7,689 84.0 399 4.9 1,070 11.7 11,573 85.3 386 3.2 1,610 11.9 Change on quarter 14 0.1 30 0.3 -43 -0.5 88 0.3 13 0.1 -42 -0.4 Change % 0.2 8.2 -3.8 0.8 3.5 -2.6 Change on year 14 0.0 79 0.9 -73 -0.8 118 -0.6 70 0.5 37 0.1 Change % 0.2 24.8 -6.4 1.0 22.2 2.3 Men YBTV YBUH YCGN YCGQ YCAZ LWFE YBTY YBUK YCGT YCGW YCBC LWFH Nov-Jan 2024 3,856 86.8 149 3.7 436 9.8 5,699 89.4 148 2.5 529 8.3 Nov-Jan 2025 3,952 88.1 158 3.9 375 8.4 5,838 90.2 144 2.4 489 7.6 Feb-Apr 2025 3,929 87.4 184 4.5 382 8.5 5,862 90.2 122 2.0 513 7.9 May-Jul 2025 3,973 88.2 169 4.1 360 8.0 5,859 89.8 152 2.5 510 7.8 Aug-Oct 2025 3,931 87.2 207 5.0 369 8.2 5,823 88.9 172 2.9 553 8.4 Nov-Jan 2026 3,919 86.9 233 5.6 359 8.0 5,914 89.9 159 2.6 503 7.6 Change on quarter -12 -0.4 26 0.6 -10 -0.2 91 1.0 -13 -0.2 -50 -0.8 Change % -0.3 12.8 -2.7 1.6 -7.4 -9.1 Change on year -33 -1.2 75 1.8 -16 -0.4 76 -0.3 16 0.2 13 0.1 Change % -0.8 47.3 -4.2 1.3 10.9 2.8 Women YBTW YBUI YCGO YCGR YCBA LWFF YBTZ YBUL YCGU YCGX YCBD LWFI Nov-Jan 2024 3,684 79.4 161 4.2 793 17.1 5,487 81.1 171 3.0 1,106 16.3 Nov-Jan 2025 3,723 80.0 161 4.1 768 16.5 5,618 81.7 172 3.0 1,084 15.8 Feb-Apr 2025 3,746 80.5 146 3.7 761 16.4 5,633 81.6 218 3.7 1,052 15.2 May-Jul 2025 3,740 80.4 152 3.9 760 16.3 5,646 81.5 211 3.6 1,075 15.5 Aug-Oct 2025 3,744 80.5 162 4.1 743 16.0 5,662 81.3 201 3.4 1,099 15.8 Nov-Jan 2026 3,770 81.1 165 4.2 711 15.3 5,659 80.9 227 3.9 1,107 15.8 Change on quarter 26 0.6 4 0.1 -33 -0.7 -3 -0.4 26 0.4 8 0.0 Change % 0.7 2.2 -4.4 -0.1 12.8 0.7 Change on year 47 1.1 4 0.1 -58 -1.2 41 -0.8 55 0.9 23 0.1 Change % 1.3 2.6 -7.5 0.7 31.7 2.2 Aged 50-64 Age 65+ Employment Unemployment Inactivity Employment Unemployment Inactivity Level Rate Level Rate Level Rate Level Rate Level Rate Level Rate People LF26 LF2U LF28 LF2E LF2A LF2W LFK4 LFK6 K5HU K5HW LFL4 LFL6 Nov-Jan 2024 9,462 71.3 245 2.5 3,558 26.8 1,412 11.2 22 1.6 11,181 88.6 Nov-Jan 2025 9,476 71.5 241 2.5 3,542 26.7 1,580 12.3 36 2.2 11,232 87.4 Feb-Apr 2025 9,510 71.8 295 3.0 3,448 26.0 1,581 12.2 50 3.1 11,277 87.4 May-Jul 2025 9,462 71.4 318 3.3 3,468 26.2 1,696 13.1 50 2.9 11,221 86.5 Aug-Oct 2025 9,472 71.6 302 3.1 3,458 26.1 1,740 13.3 53 3.0 11,239 86.2 Nov-Jan 2026 9,511 72.0 302 3.1 3,401 25.7 1,695 12.9 50 2.8 11,351 86.7 Change on quarter 39 0.4 0 0.0 -56 -0.4 -45 -0.4 -3 -0.1 113 0.4 Change % 0.4 0.1 -1.6 -2.6 -6.4 1.0 Change on year 35 0.5 61 0.6 -140 -1.0 115 0.6 14 0.6 119 -0.7 Change % 0.4 25.3 -4.0 7.2 38.3 1.1 Men MGUX YBUN MGVM MGXF MGWB LWFK MGVA YBUQ MGVP MGXI MGWE LWFN Nov-Jan 2024 4,919 75.8 137 2.7 1,434 22.1 861 14.7 16 1.8 4,983 85.0 Nov-Jan 2025 4,906 75.7 135 2.7 1,442 22.2 894 15.0 25 2.7 5,056 84.6 Feb-Apr 2025 4,872 75.2 174 3.4 1,434 22.1 918 15.3 36 3.8 5,051 84.1 May-Jul 2025 4,874 75.3 175 3.5 1,426 22.0 964 16.0 30 3.0 5,041 83.5 Aug-Oct 2025 4,870 75.3 166 3.3 1,431 22.1 988 16.3 41 4.0 5,037 83.0 Nov-Jan 2026 4,870 75.4 160 3.2 1,428 22.1 931 15.3 34 3.6 5,133 84.2 Change on quarter 0 0.1 -6 -0.1 -3 0.0 -58 -1.0 -7 -0.4 96 1.1 Change % 0.0 -3.5 -0.2 -5.8 -16.7 1.9 Change on year -36 -0.3 25 0.5 -15 -0.1 36 0.3 9 0.8 77 -0.4 Change % -0.7 18.8 -1.0 4.1 37.2 1.5 Women LF27 LF2V LF29 LF2F LF2B LF2X LFK5 LFK7 K5HV K5HX LFL5 LFL7 Nov-Jan 2024 4,543 67.0 109 2.3 2,124 31.3 551 8.2 7 1.2 6,198 91.7 Nov-Jan 2025 4,570 67.4 107 2.3 2,099 31.0 686 10.0 11 1.5 6,176 89.9 Feb-Apr 2025 4,638 68.5 122 2.6 2,014 29.7 662 9.6 14 2.1 6,226 90.2 May-Jul 2025 4,588 67.7 143 3.0 2,041 30.1 732 10.6 20 2.7 6,180 89.2 Aug-Oct 2025 4,601 68.0 136 2.9 2,027 30.0 751 10.8 12 1.5 6,202 89.0 Nov-Jan 2026 4,641 68.7 142 3.0 1,974 29.2 764 10.9 15 1.9 6,218 88.9 Change on quarter 39 0.7 6 0.1 -53 -0.8 13 0.1 4 0.4 16 -0.2 Change % 0.9 4.5 -2.6 1.7 30.6 0.3 Change on year 71 1.2 36 0.7 -125 -1.8 78 0.9 4 0.4 42 -1.0 Change % 1.6 33.4 -6.0 11.4 40.8 0.7 Source: Labour Force Survey Labour market statistics enquiries: labour.market@ons.gov.uk EMPLOYMENT AND JOBS United Kingdom (thousands of people aged 16 and over) 3 Full-time, part-time and temporary workers seasonally adjusted All in employment Full-time and part-time workers1 Government supported training & Total people total people Employees Employees Self-employed Self-employed Total Workers Unpaid family employment working full- working part- working full- working part people working people working with second 2 Total Employees Self-employed workers programmes time time time time full-time part-time jobs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 People MGRN MGRQ MGRT MGRW YCBE YCBH YCBK YCBN YCBQ YCBT YCBW Nov-Jan 2024 33,314 28,857 4,322 86 48 25,016 8,297 22,030 6,828 2,933 1,390 1,174 Nov-Jan 2025 33,922 29,361 4,386 111 63 25,496 8,426 22,451 6,910 2,965 1,421 1,262 Feb-Apr 2025 34,011 29,432 4,403 119 57 25,479 8,532 22,478 6,954 2,936 1,468 1,347 May-Jul 2025 34,243 29,646 4,432 115 49 25,633 8,610 22,617 7,029 2,957 1,475 1,301 Aug-Oct 2025 34,226 29,669 4,374 115 69 25,584 8,642 22,597 7,072 2,906 1,467 1,302 Nov-Jan 2026 34,310 29,724 4,394 122 71 25,523 8,787 22,560 7,164 2,894 1,500 1,302 Change on quarter 84 55 20 7 1 -61 145 -37 92 -13 33 0 Change % 0.2 0.2 0.5 6.4 2.0 -0.2 1.7 -0.2 1.3 -0.4 2.2 0.0 Change on year 388 363 8 11 7 27 361 110 253 -71 79 40 Change % 1.1 1.2 0.2 9.5 11.3 0.1 4.3 0.5 3.7 -2.4 5.6 3.2 Men MGRO MGRR MGRU MGRX YCBF YCBI YCBL YCBO YCBR YCBU YCBX Nov-Jan 2024 17,167 14,319 2,762 53 34 14,823 2,344 12,584 1,734 2,198 564 507 Nov-Jan 2025 17,515 14,566 2,841 64 44 15,066 2,449 12,781 1,785 2,226 615 534 Feb-Apr 2025 17,506 14,596 2,811 66 33 14,979 2,527 12,757 1,839 2,179 632 613 May-Jul 2025 17,638 14,737 2,816 56 30 15,079 2,559 12,840 1,897 2,204 611 566 Aug-Oct 2025 17,537 14,660 2,785 56 36 15,055 2,482 12,824 1,836 2,186 599 586 Nov-Jan 2026 17,564 14,741 2,729 57 37 15,067 2,496 12,882 1,859 2,150 579 589 Change on quarter 26 81 -56 1 0 12 14 58 23 -36 -20 3 Change % 0.1 0.6 -2.0 1.5 1.3 0.1 0.6 0.5 1.2 -1.6 -3.4 0.5 Change on year 48 175 -113 -7 -7 1 47 101 74 -76 -37 54 Change % 0.3 1.2 -4.0 -10.6 -16.9 0.0 1.9 0.8 4.1 -3.4 -6.0 10.2 Women MGRP MGRS MGRV MGRY YCBG YCBJ YCBM YCBP YCBS YCBV YCBY Nov-Jan 2024 16,146 14,538 1,561 33 14 10,193 5,953 9,445 5,093 735 826 667 Nov-Jan 2025 16,407 14,795 1,545 47 19 10,429 5,977 9,670 5,126 739 805 728 Feb-Apr 2025 16,505 14,836 1,592 53 23 10,500 6,005 9,721 5,115 757 835 734 May-Jul 2025 16,605 14,910 1,616 59 20 10,554 6,051 9,778 5,132 752 864 736 Aug-Oct 2025 16,689 15,009 1,589 58 33 10,529 6,160 9,773 5,236 721 869 716 Nov-Jan 2026 16,746 14,983 1,665 65 34 10,455 6,291 9,678 5,305 744 921 714 Change on quarter 57 -26 76 6 1 -74 131 -95 69 23 53 -3 Change % 0.3 -0.2 4.8 11.0 2.7 -0.7 2.1 -1.0 1.3 3.2 6.1 -0.4 Change on year 340 188 120 17 15 26 314 8 179 4 116 -15 Change % 2.1 1.3 7.8 36.6 76.8 0.3 5.2 0.1 3.5 0.6 14.4 -2.0 Temporary employees (reasons for temporary working) Part-time workers (reasons for working part-time)3 % that could not Had a contract Total as % of all Could not find find permanent Did not want with period of Some other Could not find % that could not Did not want full- Student or at Total employees permanent job job permanent job training reason Total4 full-time job find full-time job time job Ill or disabled school 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 People YCBZ YCCC YCCF YCCI YCCL YCCO YCCR YCCU YCCX YCDA YCDD YCDG YCDJ Nov-Jan 2024 1,458 5.1 328 22.5 429 155 545 8,217 787 9.6 5,836 363 1,169 Nov-Jan 2025 1,536 5.2 383 25.0 415 145 593 8,331 851 10.2 5,808 435 1,190 Feb-Apr 2025 1,601 5.4 398 24.9 448 144 610 8,422 893 10.6 5,785 483 1,220 May-Jul 2025 1,573 5.3 373 23.7 449 152 599 8,504 882 10.4 5,895 445 1,225 Aug-Oct 2025 1,606 5.4 378 23.5 415 175 638 8,539 850 10.0 5,940 461 1,233 Nov-Jan 2026 1,659 5.6 402 24.2 428 164 665 8,663 883 10.2 5,953 465 1,310 Change on quarter 52 0.2 24 0.7 13 -11 27 125 34 0.2 14 3 76 Change % 3.3 6.3 3.1 -6.3 4.2 1.5 4.0 0.2 0.7 6.2 Change on year 123 0.4 19 -0.7 13 20 72 332 33 0.0 145 30 120 Change % 8.0 4.9 3.2 13.5 12.1 4.0 3.8 2.5 6.9 10.1 Men YCCA YCCD YCCG YCCJ YCCM YCCP YCCS YCCV YCCY YCDB YCDE YCDH YCDK Nov-Jan 2024 705 4.9 177 25.1 188 79 261 2,298 339 14.8 1,324 135 477 Nov-Jan 2025 721 4.9 200 27.7 185 78 258 2,400 359 15.0 1,357 165 499 Feb-Apr 2025 720 4.9 196 27.2 179 80 264 2,471 381 15.4 1,368 185 525 May-Jul 2025 755 5.1 196 25.9 186 85 288 2,508 375 15.0 1,425 178 507 Aug-Oct 2025 765 5.2 188 24.5 185 92 301 2,434 346 14.2 1,393 162 513 Nov-Jan 2026 776 5.3 193 24.9 191 77 315 2,437 358 14.7 1,374 160 530 Change on quarter 10 0.0 5 0.3 6 -15 14 3 12 0.5 -19 -3 17 Change % 1.4 2.6 3.4 -15.9 4.6 0.1 3.5 -1.4 -1.7 3.3 Change on year 55 0.3 -7 -2.9 6 -1 57 37 -1 -0.3 18 -6 31 Change % 7.6 -3.6 3.3 -1.1 22.0 1.5 -0.2 1.3 -3.5 6.1 Women YCCB YCCE YCCH YCCK YCCN YCCQ YCCT YCCW YCCZ YCDC YCDF YCDI YCDL Nov-Jan 2024 753 5.2 151 20.1 242 76 284 5,919 448 7.6 4,512 228 692 Nov-Jan 2025 815 5.5 183 22.5 230 67 335 5,931 492 8.3 4,451 269 691 Feb-Apr 2025 881 5.9 203 23.0 269 63 346 5,950 512 8.6 4,417 299 695 May-Jul 2025 818 5.5 178 21.7 263 67 311 5,996 507 8.5 4,470 267 718 Aug-Oct 2025 841 5.6 190 22.6 230 84 337 6,104 503 8.2 4,546 299 721 Nov-Jan 2026 883 5.9 209 23.7 237 87 350 6,226 525 8.4 4,579 305 780 Change on quarter 42 0.3 19 1.1 7 4 13 122 22 0.2 33 6 59 Change % 5.0 10.0 2.9 4.4 3.8 2.0 4.3 0.7 2.0 8.2 Change on year 68 0.4 26 1.2 7 20 15 295 33 0.1 128 36 89 Change % 8.4 14.2 3.1 30.5 4.4 5.0 6.8 2.9 13.2 12.9 Source: Labour Force Survey Labour market statistics enquiries: labour.market@ons.gov.uk Note: When comparing quarterly changes ONS recommends comparing with the previous non-overlapping 3-month average time period (eg, compare Apr-Jun with Jan-Mar, not with Mar-May). 1. The split between full-time and part-time employment is based on respondents' self-classification. 2. This series does not include all people on these programmes; it only includes those engaging in any form of work, work experience or work-related training. 3. These series cover Employees and Self-employed only. These series include some temporary employees. 4. The total includes those who did not give a reason for working part-time and it therefore does not equal the sum of the other columns in this section of the table. EMPLOYMENT AND JOBS 4 Public and private sector employment United Kingdom (thousands of people aged 16 and over), seasonally adjusted Public sector excluding effects of Private sector excluding effects of major reclassifications major reclassifications Total (See Explanatory note at (See Explanatory note at bottom 1 2 Public sector Private sector employment bottom of table) of table) (000s) (%) (000s) (%) (000s) (000s) (%) (000s) (%) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 G7AU G9BZ G7K5 G9C2 G7GO MFY7 MFY9 MFZ2 MFY5 Sep 23 6,055 18.1 27,316 81.9 33,371 5,778 17.3 27,593 82.7 Dec 23 6,089 18.3 27,225 81.7 33,314 5,808 17.4 27,506 82.6 Mar 24 6,116 18.3 27,228 81.7 33,344 5,838 17.5 27,506 82.5 Jun 24 6,096 18.1 27,493 81.9 33,589 5,858 17.4 27,731 82.6 Sep 24 6,122 18.1 27,656 81.9 33,778 5,883 17.4 27,895 82.6 Dec 24 6,146 r 18.1 27,776 r 81.9 33,922 5,901 r 17.4 28,021 r 82.6 Mar 25 6,154 18.1 27,857 81.9 34,011 5,912 17.4 28,099 82.6 Jun 25 6,177 18.0 28,066 82.0 34,243 5,931 17.3 28,312 82.7 Sep 25 6,183 r 18.1 28,043 r 81.9 34,226 5,937 r 17.3 r 28,289 r 82.7 r Dec 25 6,189 18.0 28,121 82 34,310 5,938 17.3 28,372 82.7 Change on quarter 6 -0.1 78 0.1 84 1 0.0 83 0.0 Change % 0.1 - 0.3 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.3 - Change on year 43 -0.1 345 0.1 388 37 -0.1 351 0.1 Change % 0.7 - 1.2 - 1.1 0.6 - 1.3 - Enquiries 01633 455400 Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS) and returns from public sector organisations Relationship between columns: 2 = 1/5*100; 3 = 5-1; 4 = 3/5*100, 5=6+8 See footnotes under table 4(1) 4(1) Public sector employment by industry United Kingdom (thousands of people aged 16 and over), seasonally adjusted Police National Other health Other (including Total public (including Public Of which: Civil Health and social financial sector 3 4 5 Construction HM Forces civilians) administration Service Education Service work corporations) employment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 G7ER G7EU G7EX G7F2 G7D6 G7F5 G7FG G7FJ G7FM G7AU Sep 23 34 150 281 1,184 529 1,657 1,984 209 559 6,055 Dec 23 34 149 281 1,195 535 1,657 2,004 208 561 6,089 Mar 24 35 149 282 1,208 544 1,655 2,017 206 564 6,116 Jun 24 35 147 282 1,216 546 1,652 2,027 205 528 6,096 Sep 24 35 148 282 1,221 548 1,664 2,041 205 530 6,122 Dec 24 35 147 282 1,230 548 1,662 r 2,053 r 204 532 r 6,146 r Mar 25 36 148 282 1,236 550 1,662 2,061 204 527 6,154 Jun 25 35 147 281 1,240 551 1,664 2,069 203 535 6,177 Sep 25 35 148 280 r 1,249 r 554 1,665 r 2,069 201 538 6,183 r Dec 25 35 148 280 1,253 555 1,659 2,070 202 541 6,189 Change on quarter 0 0 0 4 1 -6 1 1 3 6 Change % 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 -0.4 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.1 Change on year 0 1 -2 23 7 -3 17 -2 9 43 Change % 0.0 0.7 -0.7 1.9 1.3 -0.2 0.8 -1.0 1.7 0.7 Enquiries 01633 455400 Source: returns from public sector organisations Explanatory Note: The public and private sector employment series have been affected by a number of major reclassifications where bodies employing large numbers of people have moved between the public and private sectors. These major reclassifications are as follows: Bradford and Bingley in the public sector September 2008 to present. Direct Line Group in the public sector December 2008 to June 2013. English further education colleges in the public sector 1993 to present. English sixth form college corporations in the public sector 1993 to present. Housing associations in England in the public sector September 2008 to September 2017. Housing associations in Northern Ireland in the public sector March 1999 to June 2020. Housing associations in Scotland in the public sector September 2001 to June 2018. Housing associations in Wales in the public sector March 1999 to March 2018. Lloyds Banking Group plc in the public sector December 2008 to December 2013. Network Rail in the public sector December 2002 to present (except June 2003 to March 2004 when it is in the private sector). Northern Rock in the public sector December 2007 to December 2011. Royal Bank of Scotland plc, NatWest Group in the public sector December 2008 to March 2024. Royal Mail plc in the public sector until September 2013. Train operating companies in England and Scotland in the public sector June 2020 to present. Transport for Wales Rail Services in the public sector June 2020 to present. Welsh further education colleges in the public sector 1993 to December 2014. The series shown at Table 4 (in columns 6 to 9) for public and private sector employment excluding the effects of major reclassifications show all of the above mentioned bodies included in the private sector for all time periods and excluded from the public sector for all time periods. When using figures from this table, the latest estimate of the number of people employed in the public and private sectors should be taken from columns 1 and 3 respectively. However the quarterly and annual changes in employment shown in these columns are affected by reclassifications. Figures from columns 6 and 8 should be used for assessments of the recent underlying changes in public and private sector employment. The changes in employment shown in these columns are measured on a consistent basis to remove the effect of major reclassifications. 1. Estimated as the difference between LFS total employment and the data from public sector organisations. 2. LFS employment data for March refer to February-April, June refers to May-July, September refers to August-October and December refers to November-January. 3. This series excludes locally engaged staff stationed outside the United Kingdom. 4. This series excludes the Northern Ireland Civil Service. 5. This series may not exactly equal the sum of the components because each component is independently seasonally adjusted. More detailed estimates are available in the Public Sector Employment Statistical Bulletin at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/publicsectoremployment/latest EMPLOYMENT AND JOBS 5 Workforce jobs United Kingdom (thousands), seasonally adjusted Government- Self-employment supported Workforce jobs Employee jobs jobs1 HM Forces trainees1 1 2 3 4 5 DYDC BCAJ DYZN LOJX LOJU Dec 23 36,470 32,144 4,137 151 38 Mar 24 36,711 32,203 4,329 148 31 Jun 24 36,635 32,216 4,236 149 34 Sep 24 36,672 32,216 4,266 148 42 Dec 24 36,829 32,348 4,279 147 55 Mar 25 36,931 32,388 4,342 148 53 Jun 25 36,673 32,306 4,186 147 34 Sep 25 (r) 36,530 32,263 4,065 148 54 Dec 25 (p) 36,563 32,323 4,037 148 54 Change on quarter 33 60 -28 0 0 Change % 0.1 0.2 -0.7 0.6 0.2 Change on year -266 -25 -242 1 -1 Change % -0.7 -0.1 -5.6 0.8 -2.0 Relationship between columns: 1=2+3+4+5 See footnotes under table 6 6 Workforce jobs by industry Standard Industrial Classification (2007) United Kingdom (thousands), seasonally adjusted Water supply, Electricity, gas, sewerage, Wholesale & retail steam & air waste & trade; repair of Accommod-ation Agriculture, forestry & conditioning remediation motor vehicles and Transport & & food service Information & All jobs fishing Mining & quarrying Manufacturing supply activities Construction motor cycles storage activities communic-ation SIC 2007 sections A-T A B C D E F G H I J DYDC JWR5 JWR6 JWR7 JWR8 JWR9 JWS2 JWS3 JWS4 JWS5 JWS6 Dec 23 36,470 401 52 2,583 131 239 2,230 4,779 1,899 2,632 1,628 Mar 24 36,711 371 51 2,567 133 244 2,265 4,761 1,906 2,634 1,622 Jun 24 36,635 350 54 2,555 136 241 2,203 4,751 1,896 2,616 1,625 Sep 24 36,672 355 52 2,557 142 242 2,285 4,722 1,898 2,628 1,657 Dec 24 36,829 358 54 2,576 142 247 2,295 4,713 1,919 2,618 1,668 Mar 25 36,931 348 57 2,563 143 245 2,313 4,715 1,911 2,591 1,635 Jun 25 36,673 358 50 2,524 146 240 2,268 4,657 1,904 2,629 1,600 Sep 25 (r) 36,530 380 51 2,509 143 240 2,233 4,630 1,905 2,615 1,599 Dec 25 (p) 36,563 337 52 2,524 146 242 2,297 4,645 1,894 2,618 1,591 Change on quarter 33 -43 1 14 3 2 65 15 -12 4 -8 Change % 0.1 -11.4 1.9 0.6 2.0 0.7 2.9 0.3 -0.6 0.1 -0.5 Change on year -266 -21 -2 -53 4 -5 2 -68 -25 0 -77 Change % -0.7 -5.8 -3.8 -2.0 3.1 -2.2 0.1 -1.5 -1.3 0.0 -4.6 Public admin & Professional Administrative & defence; Human health & People employed Financial & scientific & support service compulsory social social work Arts, entertainment Other service by insurance activities Real estate activities technical activities activities security2 Education activities & recreation activities households,etc. Total services SIC 2007 sections K L M N O P Q R S T G-T JWS7 JWS8 JWS9 JWT2 JWT3 JWT4 JWT5 JWT6 JWT7 KW78 JWT8 Dec 23 1,155 697 3,388 3,011 1,690 3,069 4,864 1,068 902 53 30,835 Mar 24 1,143 698 3,467 2,994 1,705 3,076 4,939 1,088 976 70 31,079 Jun 24 1,147 710 3,481 3,008 1,721 3,069 5,002 1,070 937 64 31,095 Sep 24 1,151 689 3,503 2,984 1,724 3,075 4,987 1,038 943 38 31,039 Dec 24 1,176 719 3,484 2,995 1,733 3,054 5,001 1,056 974 47 31,158 Mar 25 1,141 727 3,469 3,017 1,742 3,118 5,066 1,080 992 61 31,263 Jun 25 1,139 703 3,453 2,987 1,757 3,113 5,048 1,058 983 56 31,088 Sep 25 (r) 1,110 717 3,454 2,944 1,762 3,122 5,018 1,081 958 59 30,974 Dec 25 (p) 1,098 724 3,439 2,986 1,774 3,098 5,030 1,076 948 46 30,966 Change on quarter -12 6 -15 42 12 -24 13 -6 -9 -13 -8 Change % -1.1 0.9 -0.4 1.4 0.7 -0.8 0.3 -0.5 -1.0 -22.4 0.0 Change on year -78 4 -45 -9 41 43 29 20 -25 -1 -192 Change % -6.6 0.6 -1.3 -0.3 2.3 1.4 0.6 1.9 -2.6 -3.2 -0.6 Workforce jobs enquiries 01633 455400 Sources: Employer surveys, Labour Force Survey and administrative sources 1. Workforce Jobs figures are a measure of jobs rather than people. For this reason estimates of self-employment jobs and government supported trainee jobs differ from estimates of people in self-employment and in government supported training and employment programmes shown at Table 3. The estimates for government supported trainees shown in this table exclude trainees with contracts of employment as such people are included in the estimates of employee jobs. 2. This series is not exclusively a public sector series as it includes some private sector jobs. See table 4 for estimates of public and private sector employment. EMPLOYMENT AND JOBS 7 Actual weekly hours worked United Kingdom (hours worked by people aged 16 and over), seasonally adjusted Average (mean) actual weekly hours worked Total weekly Part-time hours (millions)1,2 1 3 All workers Full-time workers workers3 Second Jobs People YBUS YBUV YBUY YBVB YBVE Nov-Jan 2024 1,062.5 31.9 36.6 16.5 9.7 Nov-Jan 2025 1,081.2 31.9 36.5 16.6 9.3 Feb-Apr 2025 1,082.3 31.8 36.4 16.5 9.4 May-Jul 2025 1,088.0 31.8 36.5 16.5 9.4 Aug-Oct 2025 1,090.4 31.9 36.6 16.6 9.7 Nov-Jan 2026 1,090.2 31.8 36.6 16.6 9.5 Change on quarter -0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 Change % 0.0 -0.3 0.0 0.1 -2.0 Change on year 9.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 Change % 0.8 -0.3 0.1 0.2 1.8 Men YBUT YBUW YBUZ YBVC YBVF Nov-Jan 2024 606.2 35.3 38.0 16.1 11.1 Nov-Jan 2025 616.2 35.2 38.1 15.8 9.9 Feb-Apr 2025 613.9 35.1 37.9 15.9 10.0 May-Jul 2025 617.1 35.0 38.0 15.9 10.3 Aug-Oct 2025 619.8 35.3 38.2 16.1 10.9 Nov-Jan 2026 618.7 35.2 38.1 16.3 9.8 Change on quarter -1.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 -1.1 Change % -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 1.2 -9.9 Change on year 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 Change % 0.4 0.1 0.1 2.9 -0.2 Women YBUU YBUX YBVA YBVD YBVG Nov-Jan 2024 456.4 28.3 34.6 16.7 8.6 Nov-Jan 2025 465.0 28.3 34.3 16.9 8.9 Feb-Apr 2025 468.4 28.4 34.3 16.8 8.9 May-Jul 2025 470.9 28.4 34.4 16.7 8.8 Aug-Oct 2025 470.6 28.2 34.3 16.8 8.7 Nov-Jan 2026 471.4 28.2 34.4 16.7 9.2 Change on quarter 0.8 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.5 Change % 0.2 -0.2 0.3 -0.4 6.0 Change on year 6.5 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 0.3 Change % 1.4 -0.7 0.3 -0.9 3.0 Source: Labour Force Survey 1. Main and second job Labour market statistics enquiries: labour.market@ons.gov.uk 2. Total actual weekly hours worked including paid and unpaid overtime. 3. Main job only. The split between full-time and part-time employment is based on respondents' self-classification. 7 (1) Usual weekly hours of work1 United Kingdom, seasonally adjusted All in Employment (%) Employees (%) Self-Employed (%) People Men Women People Men Women People Men Women Nov-Jan 2025 Less than 6 Hours 1.4 1.0 1.7 0.8 0.6 1.1 4.4 2.9 7.3 6 up to 15 hours 5.9 3.7 8.2 5.2 3.2 7.2 10.3 6.3 17.7 16 up to 30 hours 18.7 10.7 27.3 18.0 9.3 26.5 24.0 17.8 35.4 31 up to 45 hours 59.9 65.2 54.1 62.8 69.0 56.8 40.6 46.8 29.2 Over 45 hours 14.2 19.3 8.7 13.2 18.0 8.5 20.7 26.2 10.4 Total (thousands) 33,922 17,515 16,407 29,361 14,566 14,795 4,386 2,841 1,545 Aug-Oct 2025 Less than 6 Hours 1.4 1.0 1.8 0.9 0.6 1.1 4.1 2.5 6.8 6 up to 15 hours 6.1 3.8 8.5 5.3 3.2 7.4 11.3 6.5 19.9 16 up to 30 hours 18.6 10.4 27.1 17.7 8.9 26.3 24.2 18.1 34.8 31 up to 45 hours 59.8 65.3 54.0 62.8 68.9 56.9 39.8 47.0 27.2 Over 45 hours 14.2 19.5 8.5 13.3 18.3 8.3 20.7 26.0 11.3 Total (thousands) 34,226 17,537 16,689 29,669 14,660 15,009 4,374 2,785 1,589 Nov-Jan 2026 Less than 6 Hours 1.5 1.1 1.9 0.9 0.6 1.2 4.3 2.8 6.9 6 up to 15 hours 6.3 3.9 8.8 5.5 3.3 7.7 10.9 6.3 18.5 16 up to 30 hours 18.5 10.3 27.0 17.6 8.8 26.2 24.2 17.7 34.9 31 up to 45 hours 59.9 65.6 53.8 62.9 69.2 56.7 40.5 47.3 29.2 Over 45 hours 13.9 19.1 8.4 13.1 18.0 8.2 20.1 25.9 10.5 Total (thousands) 34,310 17,564 16,746 29,724 14,741 14,983 4,394 2,729 1,665 1 Total usual weekly hours worked by people aged 16 and over in main job including paid and unpaid overtime. Source: Labour Force Survey Labour market statistics enquiries: labour.market@ons.gov.uk Employment by country of birth and nationality The temporary RTI adjustment applied from January to March 2020 to June to August 2022 was removed from the LFS weighting methodology as part of the reweighting exercise in December 2024, as described in our Impact of reweighting on LFS key indicators: December 2024 article. Due to quality concerns during the pandemic period (as explained in more detail in our A12 dataset), we have removed the labour market status by country of birth and nationality from our A01 dataset and from tables accompanying our Labour market overview and Employment in the UK bulletins. The country of birth and nationality labour market data will also be withdrawn from our time series data. Our EMP06 and A12 dataset will continue to be made available on our website, with additional guidance for users. From our February 2025 publication, EMP06 and A12 will be published using the reweighted LFS data. We will continue to review and update users accordingly. EMP06 Dataset Employment by country of birth and nationality The temporary RTI adjustment applied from January to March 2020 to June to August 2022 was removed from the LFS weighting methodology as part of the reweighting exercise in December 2024, as described in our Impact of reweighting on LFS key indicators: December 2024 article. Due to quality concerns during the pandemic period (as explained in more detail in our A12 dataset), we have removed the labour market status by country of birth and nationality from our A01 dataset and from tables accompanying our Labour market overview and Employment in the UK bulletins. The country of birth and nationality labour market data will also be withdrawn from our time series data. Our EMP06 and A12 dataset will continue to be made available on our website, with additional guidance for users. From our February 2025 publication, EMP06 and A12 will be published using the reweighted LFS data. We will continue to review and update users accordingly. A12 Dataset UNEMPLOYMENT 9(1) Unemployment by age and duration United Kingdom (thousands) seasonally adjusted All aged 16 & over All aged 16 - 64 Over 6 and up All over % over 12 All over 24 Over 6 and up All over % over 12 All over 24 1 All Rate(%) Up to 6 months to 12 months 12 months months months All Rate (%)1 Up to 6 months to 12 months 12 months months months 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 People YBWF YBWG YBWH YBWI YBWL LF2Y LF32 LF34 LF36 LF38 Nov-Jan 2024 1,414 4.1 930 187 297 21.0 159 1,391 4.2 915 186 290 20.8 154 Nov-Jan 2025 1,545 4.4 961 273 311 20.1 155 1,510 4.5 934 269 307 20.3 148 Feb-Apr 2025 1,640 4.6 995 266 379 23.1 172 1,590 4.7 984 259 347 21.8 164 May-Jul 2025 1,674 4.7 975 307 391 23.4 177 1,624 4.8 956 299 368 22.7 167 Aug-Oct 2025 1,832 5.1 1,064 334 433 23.7 181 1,779 5.2 1,039 316 424 23.9 170 Nov-Jan 2026 1,869 5.2 1,051 346 472 25.3 196 1,819 5.3 1,019 335 465 25.6 182 Change on quarter 37 0.1 -14 11 39 1.6 15 40 0.1 -20 19 41 1.7 12 Change % 2.0 -1.3 3.4 9.0 8.1 2.3 -1.9 6.1 9.7 6.9 Change on year 323 0.8 90 72 161 5.1 41 310 0.8 85 66 158 5.2 34 Change % 20.9 9.3 26.5 51.8 26.5 20.5 9.1 24.6 51.6 22.9 Men MGYK MGYM MGYO YBWJ YBWM YBWP YBWS YBWV YBWY YBXB Nov-Jan 2024 783 4.4 485 91 207 26.4 119 767 4.5 475 92 201 26.2 115 Nov-Jan 2025 813 4.4 464 154 195 24.0 98 788 4.5 448 151 190 24.1 94 Feb-Apr 2025 870 4.7 516 128 226 26.0 103 833 4.8 506 121 206 24.7 98 May-Jul 2025 882 4.8 472 173 237 26.9 119 852 4.9 466 166 220 25.8 111 Aug-Oct 2025 1,029 5.5 558 209 263 25.5 119 988 5.6 537 192 259 26.2 112 Nov-Jan 2026 1,024 5.5 549 186 288 28.2 117 989 5.6 529 180 280 28.3 107 Change on quarter -6 0.0 -9 -23 26 2.6 -2 1 0.0 -9 -12 21 2.1 -6 Change % -0.6 -1.5 -10.9 9.7 -1.9 0.1 -1.6 -6.1 8.3 -4.9 Change on year 210 1.1 85 32 94 4.2 19 201 1.1 81 29 91 4.3 13 Change % 25.9 18.3 20.6 48.1 19.5 25.5 18.1 19.4 47.9 13.5 Women MGYL MGYN MGYP YBWK YBWN LF2Z LF33 LF35 LF37 LF39 Nov-Jan 2024 631 3.8 445 95 90 14.3 40 624 3.8 440 95 89 14.3 39 Nov-Jan 2025 732 4.3 497 119 116 15.9 57 721 4.4 486 118 117 16.3 54 Feb-Apr 2025 770 4.5 479 138 153 19.9 70 756 4.6 477 138 141 18.7 66 May-Jul 2025 792 4.6 504 135 154 19.5 58 772 4.6 491 133 148 19.2 56 Aug-Oct 2025 802 4.6 506 126 170 21.2 62 791 4.7 502 124 165 20.9 58 Nov-Jan 2026 845 4.8 501 160 184 21.8 79 830 4.9 490 155 185 22.3 76 Change on quarter 43 0.2 -5 34 13 0.5 17 39 0.2 -11 31 20 1.4 17 Change % 5.3 -1.0 27.2 7.9 27.5 4.9 -2.3 25.0 11.9 29.8 Change on year 113 0.5 5 41 67 5.9 22 108 0.5 4 37 68 6.0 21 Change % 15.4 0.9 34.1 58.0 38.6 15.0 0.8 31.4 57.6 39.4 16-17 18-24 Over 6 and up All over % over 12 All over 24 Over 6 and up All over % over 12 All over 24 1 All Rate (%) Up to 6 months to 12 months 12 months months months All Rate (%)1 Up to 6 months to 12 months 12 months months months 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 People YBXD YBXG YBXJ YBXM YBXP YBXS YBXV YBXY YBYB YBYE Nov-Jan 2024 120 24.5 102 12 6 5.0 * 397 10.6 258 67 73 18.3 32 Nov-Jan 2025 130 27.7 91 32 7 5.6 * 503 12.9 341 67 94 18.8 32 Feb-Apr 2025 124 28.4 92 24 8 6.5 * 501 12.7 331 66 104 20.8 34 May-Jul 2025 160 32.1 111 37 12 7.4 * 461 11.6 271 81 110 23.8 42 Aug-Oct 2025 188 36.6 129 33 26 13.9 4 546 13.4 342 80 125 22.9 39 Nov-Jan 2026 134 29.3 89 29 16 11.7 * 598 14.5 368 100 129 21.7 37 Change on quarter -54 -7.3 -40 -4 -11 -2.3 * 51 1.1 26 21 4 -1.2 -2 Change % -28.8 -30.9 -11.2 -40.3 * 9.4 7.6 25.8 3.6 -4.3 Change on year 4 1.6 -1 -3 8 6.1 * 95 1.6 27 33 35 2.9 5 Change % 3.4 -1.5 -8.1 115.6 * 18.8 7.8 48.9 37.0 14.0 Men YBXE YBXH YBXK YBXN YBXQ YBXT YBXW YBXZ YBYC YBYF Nov-Jan 2024 62 27.0 54 4 4 7.2 * 272 14.0 175 37 60 22.0 28 Nov-Jan 2025 69 30.1 46 19 5 6.7 * 282 13.8 167 44 70 25.0 26 Feb-Apr 2025 68 32.1 53 10 5 6.8 * 286 13.8 170 36 81 28.2 23 May-Jul 2025 87 35.3 59 22 6 6.5 * 268 12.9 145 50 73 27.2 27 Aug-Oct 2025 102 41.2 67 21 14 14.0 * 341 16.1 202 53 86 25.2 29 Nov-Jan 2026 64 31.7 38 15 10 16.0 * 373 17.2 218 64 90 24.2 20 Change on quarter -39 -9.5 -28 -6 -4 2.0 * 32 1.1 16 11 4 -1.0 -9 Change % -37.7 -42.6 -28.5 -28.7 * 9.4 8.0 21.4 5.0 -30.6 Change on year -5 1.6 -7 -3 6 9.4 * 90 3.4 51 20 20 -0.8 -6 Change % -7.5 -16.3 -18.2 122.9 * 32.0 30.3 44.9 27.8 -22.7 Women YBXF YBXI YBXL YBXO YBXR YBXU YBXX YBYA YBYD YBYG Nov-Jan 2024 58 22.3 49 8 * * * 125 7.0 83 29 13 10.3 * Nov-Jan 2025 61 25.4 45 13 * * * 221 11.9 174 23 24 10.9 7 Feb-Apr 2025 56 24.8 39 14 * * * 215 11.5 161 30 23 10.9 12 May-Jul 2025 73 29.0 52 15 6 8.5 * 193 10.1 125 31 37 19.0 15 Aug-Oct 2025 86 32.4 62 12 12 13.9 * 206 10.5 140 27 39 19.0 10 Nov-Jan 2026 70 27.4 51 14 5 7.7 * 225 11.5 150 36 39 17.5 17 Change on quarter -16 -5.0 -11 2 -6 -6.1 * 19 1.0 10 9 0 -1.5 7 Change % -18.1 -18.3 20.0 -54.4 * 9.4 7.0 34.6 0.5 71.9 Change on year 10 2.0 6 1 * * * 4 -0.4 -24 13 15 6.6 10 Change % 15.9 13.7 5.8 * * 1.9 -13.8 56.7 63.8 157.2 Source: Labour Force Survey Note: When comparing quarterly changes ONS recommends comparing with the previous Labour market statistics enquiries: labour.market@ons.gov.uk non-overlapping 3-month average time period (eg, compare Apr-Jun with Jan-Mar, not with Mar-May). 1 Denominator = economically active for that age group. * Sample size too small for reliable estimate. UNEMPLOYMENT 9(2) Unemployment by age and duration United Kingdom (thousands) seasonally adjusted 25-49 50 and over Over 6 and up to All over % over 12 All over 24 Over 6 and up to All over % over 12 All over 24 1 1 All Rate(%) Up to 6 months 12 months 12 months months months All Rate (%) Up to 6 months 12 months 12 months months months 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 People MGVI MGXB YBYH YBYK YBYN YBYQ YBYT YBVT YBVW YBYW YBYZ YBZC YBZF YBZI Nov-Jan 2024 629 3.2 429 66 133 21.2 71 268 2.4 141 42 85 31.7 56 Nov-Jan 2025 636 3.2 379 125 132 20.7 73 277 2.4 150 49 78 28.1 49 Feb-Apr 2025 669 3.4 398 113 159 23.7 80 345 3.0 175 62 108 31.4 57 May-Jul 2025 685 3.4 395 126 164 24.0 76 368 3.2 198 64 106 28.7 58 Aug-Oct 2025 742 3.7 414 144 184 24.8 84 355 3.1 179 78 98 27.6 54 Nov-Jan 2026 785 3.9 416 155 214 27.3 87 352 3.0 178 61 113 32.2 71 Change on quarte 43 0.2 2 11 30 2.5 2 -3 0.0 -2 -17 15 4.5 17 Change % 5.8 0.4 7.8 16.3 2.9 -0.9 -0.9 -21.5 15.4 30.3 Change on year 150 0.7 37 30 82 6.6 14 75 0.6 28 12 35 4.1 22 Change % 23.5 9.7 24.4 62.6 18.8 26.9 18.4 23.7 45.4 44.8 Men YBYF MGXC YBYI YBYL YBYO YBYR YBYU YBYU YBVX YBYX YBZA YBZD YBZG YBZJ Nov-Jan 2024 297 3.0 184 26 87 29.5 55 152 2.6 73 24 55 36.2 36 Nov-Jan 2025 302 3.0 171 59 72 23.8 42 160 2.7 80 32 48 30.0 30 Feb-Apr 2025 306 3.0 188 45 73 23.9 45 210 3.5 105 37 68 32.3 35 May-Jul 2025 322 3.2 167 67 88 27.2 48 205 3.4 99 35 71 34.7 44 Aug-Oct 2025 379 3.7 196 81 102 27.0 52 207 3.4 93 54 61 29.2 37 Nov-Jan 2026 393 3.8 200 72 120 30.6 51 195 3.2 93 34 68 34.9 45 Change on quarte 14 0.1 4 -8 18 3.6 0 -13 -0.2 0 -20 7 5.7 8 Change % 3.6 1.9 -10.0 17.6 -0.9 -6.2 -0.2 -37.3 12.2 22.1 Change on year 91 0.8 29 13 48 6.8 9 35 0.6 13 2 20 4.9 15 Change % 30.0 16.8 22.6 67.4 22.7 21.7 16.1 5.7 41.7 48.1 Women YBYG MGXD YBYJ YBYM YBYP YBYS YBYV YBYV YBVY YBYY YBZB YBZE YBZH YBZK Nov-Jan 2024 332 3.5 246 40 46 13.8 16 115 2.2 68 18 30 25.8 20 Nov-Jan 2025 333 3.4 208 65 60 18.0 31 117 2.2 70 17 30 25.5 19 Feb-Apr 2025 364 3.7 210 68 86 23.5 35 135 2.5 69 25 41 30.1 22 May-Jul 2025 363 3.7 227 59 77 21.1 28 163 3.0 99 29 34 21.2 14 Aug-Oct 2025 363 3.7 218 63 82 22.5 33 148 2.7 86 24 38 25.5 18 Nov-Jan 2026 392 4.0 216 83 94 23.9 36 157 2.8 85 27 45 28.8 26 Change on quarte 29 0.3 -2 19 12 1.4 3 10 0.1 -1 3 8 3.3 8 Change % 8.1 -0.9 30.4 14.8 9.0 6.5 -1.6 14.0 20.4 47.3 Change on year 59 0.5 8 17 34 6.0 4 40 0.6 15 10 15 3.3 7 Change % 17.7 3.8 26.1 56.8 13.6 34.1 21.1 56.8 51.4 39.3 Source: Labour Force Survey Note: When comparing quarterly changes ONS recommends comparing with the previous Labour market statistics enquiries: labour.market@ons.gov.uk non-overlapping 3-month average time period (eg, compare Apr-Jun with Jan-Mar, not with Mar-May). 1 Denominator = economically active for that age group. * Sample size too small for reliable estimate. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND INACTIVITY 10 Economic activity by age United Kingdom (thousands) seasonally adjusted All aged 16 & over 16 - 64 16 - 17 18 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 49 50 - 64 65+ Economically active 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 People MGSF LF2K YBZL YBZO YBZR YBZU LF3A LFK8 Nov-Jan 2024 34,727 33,293 491 3,740 7,850 11,505 9,707 1,434 Nov-Jan 2025 35,467 33,852 468 3,900 7,994 11,772 9,717 1,616 Feb-Apr 2025 35,651 34,020 439 3,937 8,004 11,835 9,805 1,631 May-Jul 2025 35,917 34,171 498 3,989 8,036 11,868 9,780 1,746 Aug-Oct 2025 36,058 34,266 514 4,076 8,044 11,859 9,774 1,793 Nov-Jan 2026 36,179 34,435 458 4,117 8,087 11,960 9,813 1,744 Change on quarter 121 169 -56 41 44 101 39 -48 Change % 0.3 0.5 -10.9 1.0 0.5 0.9 0.4 -2.7 Change on year 711 583 -10 217 93 188 96 128 Change % 2.0 1.7 -2.2 5.6 1.2 1.6 1.0 7.9 Men MGSG YBSL YBZM YBZP YBZS YBZV YBZY YCAE Nov-Jan 2024 17,950 17,074 231 1,936 4,005 5,847 5,056 876 Nov-Jan 2025 18,329 17,409 229 2,047 4,111 5,982 5,041 920 Feb-Apr 2025 18,376 17,421 213 2,066 4,113 5,984 5,046 955 May-Jul 2025 18,519 17,525 246 2,076 4,143 6,011 5,050 994 Aug-Oct 2025 18,567 17,537 248 2,119 4,138 5,995 5,036 1,030 Nov-Jan 2026 18,587 17,622 201 2,165 4,152 6,074 5,030 965 Change on quarter 20 85 -47 46 14 78 -6 -65 Change % 0.1 0.5 -19.1 2.2 0.3 1.3 -0.1 -6.3 Change on year 259 213 -28 118 42 92 -11 46 Change % 1.4 1.2 -12.1 5.8 1.0 1.5 -0.2 5.0 Women MGSH LF2L YBZN YBZQ YBZT YBZW LF3B LFK9 Nov-Jan 2024 16,777 16,219 260 1,804 3,845 5,658 4,652 558 Nov-Jan 2025 17,139 16,442 239 1,852 3,884 5,790 4,676 696 Feb-Apr 2025 17,275 16,599 226 1,871 3,892 5,851 4,759 676 May-Jul 2025 17,397 16,646 253 1,913 3,893 5,857 4,731 752 Aug-Oct 2025 17,491 16,729 265 1,956 3,906 5,863 4,737 763 Nov-Jan 2026 17,591 16,812 257 1,951 3,935 5,886 4,783 779 Change on quarter 100 84 -9 -5 29 23 46 16 Change % 0.6 0.5 -3.2 -0.3 0.8 0.4 1.0 2.1 Change on year 453 370 17 99 52 96 107 83 Change % 2.6 2.2 7.2 5.3 1.3 1.7 2.3 11.9 Economic activity rates (%) People MGWG LF22 YCAG YCAJ YCAM YCAP LF2C LFL2 Nov-Jan 2024 62.7 77.9 31.3 65.9 86.5 87.6 73.2 11.4 Nov-Jan 2025 63.4 78.5 29.0 67.7 87.5 88.2 73.3 12.6 Feb-Apr 2025 63.5 78.7 27.0 68.1 87.5 88.3 74.0 12.6 May-Jul 2025 63.8 78.9 30.5 68.7 87.8 88.2 73.8 13.5 Aug-Oct 2025 63.9 79.0 31.5 69.9 87.8 87.8 73.9 13.8 Nov-Jan 2026 64.0 79.3 28.0 70.3 88.3 88.1 74.3 13.3 Change on quarter 0.1 0.3 -3.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 -0.4 Change on year 0.6 0.8 -0.9 2.6 0.8 -0.1 1.0 0.7 Men MGWH MGSP YCAH YCAK YCAN YCAQ MGWQ MGWT Nov-Jan 2024 66.8 81.3 28.7 67.1 90.2 91.7 77.9 15.0 Nov-Jan 2025 67.4 82.1 27.6 69.7 91.6 92.4 77.8 15.4 Feb-Apr 2025 67.4 82.0 25.6 70.0 91.5 92.1 77.9 15.9 May-Jul 2025 67.7 82.3 29.4 70.0 92.0 92.2 78.0 16.5 Aug-Oct 2025 67.7 82.2 29.7 71.1 91.8 91.6 77.9 17.0 Nov-Jan 2026 67.7 82.4 24.0 72.3 92.0 92.4 77.9 15.8 Change on quarter -0.1 0.3 -5.7 1.2 0.2 0.8 0.0 -1.1 Change on year 0.2 0.3 -3.6 2.6 0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.4 Women MGWI LF23 YCAI YCAL YCAO YCAR LF2D LFL3 Nov-Jan 2024 58.9 74.6 34.0 64.7 82.9 83.7 68.7 8.3 Nov-Jan 2025 59.5 75.0 30.4 65.6 83.5 84.2 69.0 10.1 Feb-Apr 2025 59.9 75.6 28.5 66.0 83.6 84.8 70.3 9.8 May-Jul 2025 60.1 75.7 31.7 67.3 83.7 84.5 69.9 10.8 Aug-Oct 2025 60.3 75.9 33.3 68.6 84.0 84.2 70.0 11.0 Nov-Jan 2026 60.5 76.2 32.2 68.1 84.7 84.2 70.8 11.1 Change on quarter 0.2 0.3 -1.1 -0.5 0.7 0.0 0.8 0.2 Change on year 1.0 1.2 1.8 2.5 1.2 -0.1 1.8 1.0 Data source: Labour Force Survey Labour market statistics enquiries: labour.market@ons.gov.uk ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND INACTIVITY 11 Economic inactivity: reasons United Kingdom (thousands) seasonally adjusted Total aged Wanting/not wanting a job (aged 16-64 Economic inactivity by reason (aged 16 to 64) 16 to 64) Looking after Discouraged Does not want Student family / home Temp sick Long-term sick workers1 Retired Other2 job Wants a job 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 People LF63 LF65 LF67 LF69 LFL8 LF6B LF6D LFL9 LFM2 Nov-Jan 2024 9,437 2,614 1,625 190 2,821 32 1,113 1,041 7,626 1,811 Nov-Jan 2025 9,268 2,419 1,653 221 2,812 26 1,061 1,074 7,294 1,973 Feb-Apr 2025 9,187 2,462 1,606 170 2,796 38 1,036 1,080 7,199 1,988 May-Jul 2025 9,124 2,368 1,615 193 2,797 27 1,041 1,084 7,093 2,032 Aug-Oct 2025 9,099 2,350 1,585 190 2,810 41 1,043 1,080 6,968 2,131 Nov-Jan 2026 8,999 2,401 1,523 201 2,774 32 1,012 1,055 6,926 2,073 Change on quarter -99 51 -62 12 -37 -9 -30 -25 -42 -57 Change % -1.1 2.2 -3.9 6.1 -1.3 -20.8 -2.9 -2.3 -0.6 -2.7 Change on year -268 -18 -130 -20 -39 6 -49 -19 -368 100 Change % -2.9 -0.8 -7.9 -8.9 -1.4 23.2 -4.6 -1.7 -5.0 5.1 Men BEEX BEAQ BEDI BEDL YCFP BEDR BEDU YBWA YBWD Nov-Jan 2024 3,924 1,281 257 109 1,258 17 511 492 3,111 813 Nov-Jan 2025 3,797 1,173 235 130 1,292 15 478 474 2,947 850 Feb-Apr 2025 3,832 1,200 248 97 1,290 19 462 517 2,946 887 May-Jul 2025 3,775 1,170 215 94 1,309 14 474 500 2,859 916 Aug-Oct 2025 3,801 1,187 214 91 1,335 23 487 466 2,861 940 Nov-Jan 2026 3,754 1,202 219 102 1,290 20 468 453 2,809 945 Change on quarter -47 16 5 11 -45 -3 -18 -12 -52 5 Change % -1.2 1.3 2.4 12.0 -3.4 -13.6 -3.8 -2.7 -1.8 0.5 Change on year -43 29 -16 -28 -2 5 -10 -20 -138 95 Change % -1.1 2.5 -6.8 -21.8 -0.2 35.1 -2.1 -4.3 -4.7 11.2 Women LF64 LF66 LF68 LF6A LFM3 LF6C LF6E LFM4 LFM5 Nov-Jan 2024 5,513 1,334 1,368 81 1,563 15 603 549 4,515 997 Nov-Jan 2025 5,471 1,246 1,418 91 1,520 12 583 600 4,347 1,124 Feb-Apr 2025 5,355 1,261 1,358 73 1,507 19 574 563 4,254 1,101 May-Jul 2025 5,349 1,197 1,400 99 1,488 13 567 584 4,233 1,116 Aug-Oct 2025 5,297 1,163 1,371 99 1,475 18 556 615 4,107 1,190 Nov-Jan 2026 5,245 1,199 1,304 99 1,484 13 544 602 4,117 1,128 Change on quarter -52 36 -67 1 8 -5 -12 -13 10 -62 Change % -1.0 3.1 -4.9 0.8 0.6 -29.8 -2.2 -2.0 0.2 -5.2 Change on year -226 -47 -114 9 -37 1 -39 2 -230 5 Change % -4.1 -3.8 -8.0 9.7 -2.4 8.6 -6.7 0.3 -5.3 0.4 Percentage of economically inactive aged from 16 to 64 (%) People LF6V LF6X LF6Z LF73 LF75 LF77 LF79 LF7B LF7D LF7F Nov-Jan 2024 100.0 27.7 17.2 2.0 29.9 0.3 11.8 11.0 80.8 19.2 Nov-Jan 2025 100.0 26.1 17.8 2.4 30.3 0.3 11.5 11.6 78.7 21.3 Feb-Apr 2025 100.0 26.8 17.5 1.8 30.4 0.4 11.3 11.8 78.4 21.6 May-Jul 2025 100.0 26.0 17.7 2.1 30.7 0.3 11.4 11.9 77.7 22.3 Aug-Oct 2025 100.0 25.8 17.4 2.1 30.9 0.5 11.5 11.9 76.6 23.4 Nov-Jan 2026 100.0 26.7 16.9 2.2 30.8 0.4 11.2 11.7 77.0 23.0 Men BEBP BEEH BEEK BEEN BEEQ BEET BEEW BEEZ BEAS BEGT Nov-Jan 2024 100.0 32.6 6.5 2.8 32.1 0.4 13.0 12.5 79.3 20.7 Nov-Jan 2025 100.0 30.9 6.2 3.4 34.0 0.4 12.6 12.5 77.6 22.4 Feb-Apr 2025 100.0 31.3 6.5 2.5 33.7 0.5 12.1 13.5 76.9 23.1 May-Jul 2025 100.0 31.0 5.7 2.5 34.7 0.4 12.6 13.2 75.7 24.3 Aug-Oct 2025 100.0 31.2 5.6 2.4 35.1 0.6 12.8 12.3 75.3 24.7 Nov-Jan 2026 100.0 32.0 5.8 2.7 34.4 0.5 12.5 12.1 74.8 25.2 Women LF6W LF6Y LF72 LF74 LF76 LF78 LF7A LF7C LF7E LF7G Nov-Jan 2024 100.0 24.2 24.8 1.5 28.3 0.3 10.9 10.0 81.9 18.1 Nov-Jan 2025 100.0 22.8 25.9 1.7 27.8 0.2 10.7 11.0 79.5 20.5 Feb-Apr 2025 100.0 23.6 25.4 1.4 28.1 0.3 10.7 10.5 79.4 20.6 May-Jul 2025 100.0 22.4 26.2 1.8 27.8 0.2 10.6 10.9 79.1 20.9 Aug-Oct 2025 100.0 22.0 25.9 1.9 27.8 0.3 10.5 11.6 77.5 22.5 Nov-Jan 2026 100.0 22.9 24.9 1.9 28.3 0.2 10.4 11.5 78.5 21.5 Data Source: Labour Force Survey. Labour market statistics enquiries: labour.market@ons.gov.uk 1. Discouraged workers are those who are not looking for work because they believe no jobs are available. 2. Other reasons include people who (i) are waiting the results of a job application, (ii) have not yet started looking for work, (iii) do not need or want employment, (iv) have given an uncategorised reason for being economically inactive, or (v) have not given a reason for being economically inactive. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND INACTIVITY 12 Educational status, economic activity and inactivity of people aged from 16 to 24 Nov-Jan 2026 United Kingdom (thousands) seasonally adjusted Nov-Jan 2 All aged 16 to 24 In full-time education (FTE) Not in full-time education (FTE)1 Economically Economically Economically Aug-Oct 2 Total Employed Unemployed inactive Total Employed2 Unemployed2 inactive Total Employed Unemployed inactive 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Levels People 16-17 1,633 324 134 1,175 1,422 265 112 1,045 211 59 22 131 18-24 5,859 3,519 598 1,742 1,941 728 138 1,075 3,918 2,791 460 667 16-24 7,492 3,843 732 2,918 3,363 993 250 2,120 4,129 2,849 482 798 Men 16-17 837 137 64 636 722 110 47 565 114 28 16 70 18-24 2,994 1,793 373 829 920 314 75 532 2,074 1,479 298 297 16-24 3,831 1,930 436 1,464 1,642 423 122 1,097 2,188 1,507 314 368 Women 16-17 797 186 70 540 700 155 65 480 97 31 6 60 18-24 2,865 1,726 225 913 1,021 415 63 543 1,844 1,312 162 370 16-24 3,661 1,913 295 1,453 1,720 570 127 1,023 1,941 1,343 168 431 Changes on quarter People 16-17 1 -2 -54 57 9 9 -36 36 -8 -11 -18 21 18-24 26 -10 51 -15 59 49 8 1 -33 -60 43 -16 16-24 27 -12 -3 42 68 59 -28 37 -41 -71 25 5 Men 16-17 0 -9 -39 48 8 -3 -27 38 -7 -6 -11 10 18-24 15 14 32 -32 8 1 1 6 7 13 31 -37 16-24 15 5 -7 16 15 -2 -27 44 0 7 20 -27 Women 16-17 0 7 -16 9 1 12 -9 -2 -1 -5 -7 11 18-24 11 -25 19 17 51 48 7 -4 -40 -73 12 21 16-24 12 -18 4 26 52 60 -1 -7 -40 -78 5 32 Rates(%)3 People 16-17 19.8 29.3 72.0 18.6 29.7 73.5 27.7 27.5 61.8 18-24 60.1 14.5 29.7 37.5 15.9 55.4 71.2 14.1 17.0 16-24 51.3 16.0 38.9 29.5 20.1 63.0 69.0 14.5 19.3 Men 16-17 16.4 31.7 76.0 15.2 30.1 78.3 24.1 37.2 61.5 18-24 59.9 17.2 27.7 34.1 19.3 57.8 71.3 16.8 14.3 16-24 50.4 18.4 38.2 25.8 22.4 66.8 68.9 17.2 16.8 Women 16-17 23.4 27.4 67.8 22.2 29.4 68.5 31.8 15.9 62.2 18-24 60.3 11.5 31.9 40.6 13.2 53.2 71.1 11.0 20.1 16-24 52.2 13.4 39.7 33.1 18.3 59.5 69.2 11.1 22.2 Changes on quarter People 16-17 -0.1 -7.3 3.4 0.5 -7.0 2.1 -4.1 -9.0 11.8 18-24 -0.4 1.1 -0.4 1.4 -0.1 -1.7 -0.9 1.4 -0.3 16-24 -0.3 0.0 0.4 1.2 -2.8 -0.2 -1.0 0.9 0.3 Men 16-17 -1.1 -9.5 5.7 -0.6 -9.8 4.5 -3.5 -7.7 11.7 18-24 0.2 1.1 -1.2 -0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.4 -1.8 16-24 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 -0.4 -3.5 2.1 0.3 0.8 -1.3 Women 16-17 0.9 -5.0 1.1 1.7 -4.5 -0.4 -5.1 -9.9 11.9 18-24 -1.1 1.0 0.5 2.8 0.0 -3.3 -2.4 1.2 1.5 16-24 -0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 -1.9 -2.3 -2.5 0.8 2.1 Relationship between columns: 1=5+9; 2=6+10; 3=7+11. Source: Labour Force Survey Labour market statistics enquiries: labour.market@ons.gov.uk 1. Not in full-time education includes people in part-time education and/or some form of training. Estimates of the number of young people who were not in employment, education or training ("NEET") cannot therefore be derived from this table. Estimates of young people who were NEET are published separately at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/unemployment/bulletins/youngpeoplenotineducationemploymentortrain 2. People in full-time education are employed if they have a part-time job or unemployed if they are looking for part-time employment. 3. Denominator = all persons in the relevant age group for economically active, total in employment and economically inactive; economically active for unemployment. EARNINGS 13 Average Weekly Earnings (nominal) - total pay1 Standard Industrial Classification (2007) Great Britain, seasonally adjusted Whole Economy Private sector Public sector (100%)2 (81%)2 (19%)2 Weekly % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Earnings Single 3 month Earnings Single 3 month Earnings Single 3 month (£) month (£) month (£) month average3 average3 average3 KAB9 KAC2 KAC3 KAC4 KAC5 KAC6 KAC7 KAC8 KAC9 Jan 24 676 5.7 5.7 681 5.8 5.7 657 5.7 5.9 Nov 24 (r) 707 5.6 5.6 713 5.8 5.9 678 4.2 4.0 Dec 24 (r) 713 6.2 5.9 721 6.6 6.3 691 5.8 4.7 Jan 25 (r) 713 5.5 5.8 716 5.2 5.8 694 5.7 5.2 Feb 25 718 5.6 5.8 (r) 723 5.6 5.8 696 5.8 5.8 Mar 25 725 5.9 5.7 (r) 726 5.6 5.5 697 4.9 5.5 (r) Apr 25 720 4.6 5.4 726 4.9 5.3 701 5.7 5.5 May 25 723 4.6 5.0 728 4.6 5.0 702 5.3 5.3 Jun 25 725 4.8 4.6 732 4.6 4.7 703 4.9 5.3 Jul 25 728 5.0 4.8 734 4.9 4.7 709 5.3 5.1 Aug 25 733 5.3 5.0 736 4.8 4.8 718 7.3 5.8 Sep 25 734 4.3 4.9 737 3.6 4.4 724 7.8 6.8 Oct 25 740 4.9 4.8 741 4.0 4.1 728 8.0 7.7 Nov 25 (r) 740 4.6 4.6 741 3.9 3.8 728 7.4 7.7 Dec 25 (r) 735 3.1 4.2 740 2.7 3.5 729 5.5 7.0 Jan 26 (p) 742 4.1 3.9 744 3.9 3.5 726 4.7 5.9 Finance and business services, Public sector excluding financial services Services, SIC 2007 sections G-S (86%)2 SIC 2007 sections K-N (22%)2 (19%)2 Weekly % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Earnings Single 3 month Earnings Single 3 month Earnings Single 3 month (£) month (£) month (£) month average3 average3 average3 K5BZ K5C2 K5C3 K5C4 K5C5 K5C6 KAD8 KAD9 KAE2 Jan 24 664 5.9 5.9 913 5.3 5.9 654 6.0 6.0 Nov 24 (r) 693 5.3 5.3 950 4.7 5.7 675 4.5 4.2 Dec 24 (r) 705 6.9 6.1 968 6.6 6.1 690 6.2 5.1 Jan 25 (r) 700 5.3 5.9 948 3.9 5.1 694 6.2 5.6 Feb 25 705 5.5 5.9 (r) 957 3.4 4.6 (r) 695 6.2 6.2 (r) Mar 25 709 5.3 5.4 990 3.9 3.7 (r) 697 5.6 6.0 (r) Apr 25 708 4.8 5.2 971 4.3 3.9 700 6.2 6.0 May 25 710 4.6 4.9 961 2.0 3.4 701 5.8 5.8 Jun 25 712 4.8 4.7 969 2.3 2.9 706 6.5 6.1 Jul 25 715 5.1 4.9 973 4.0 2.8 705 5.7 6.0 Aug 25 720 5.4 5.1 975 3.5 3.3 717 7.8 6.7 Sep 25 723 4.5 5.0 976 2.3 3.3 722 8.7 7.4 Oct 25 726 4.9 4.9 985 3.4 3.1 726 8.1 8.2 Nov 25 (r) 727 4.8 4.7 983 3.4 3.0 725 7.4 8.0 Dec 25 (r) 727 3.1 4.3 958 -1.0 1.9 728 5.5 7.0 Jan 26 (p) 730 4.3 4.1 988 4.2 2.2 726 4.6 5.8 Wholesaling, retailing, hotels & restaurants, SIC 2007 sections G & I Manufacturing, SIC 2007 section C (7%)2 Construction, SIC 2007 section F (5%)2 (22%)2 Weekly % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Earnings Single 3 month Earnings Single 3 month Earnings Single 3 month (£) month (£) month (£) month average3 average3 average3 K5CA K5CB K5CC K5CD K5CE K5CF K5CG K5CH K5CI Jan 24 736 5.5 5.7 747 3.3 4.4 447 6.0 5.8 Nov 24 (r) 775 6.4 6.4 796 7.1 7.3 471 6.0 6.1 Dec 24 (r) 771 5.2 5.9 802 4.6 6.4 470 5.4 5.6 Jan 25 (r) 781 6.1 5.9 797 6.7 6.1 466 4.2 5.2 Feb 25 788 6.4 5.9 (r) 816 8.0 6.4 (r) 481 9.0 6.2 (r) Mar 25 795 5.4 6.0 (r) 809 9.4 8.0 (r) 479 7.3 6.8 (r) Apr 25 788 3.9 5.2 806 5.5 7.6 482 6.7 7.7 May 25 792 4.4 4.6 802 4.7 6.5 486 7.0 7.0 Jun 25 804 5.4 4.6 813 4.9 5.0 481 5.5 6.4 Jul 25 797 4.7 4.8 814 4.6 4.7 489 5.7 6.1 Aug 25 802 4.9 5.0 812 3.8 4.4 493 6.2 5.8 Sep 25 802 4.1 4.6 811 2.2 3.5 496 5.7 5.9 Oct 25 805 4.2 4.4 829 3.8 3.3 494 5.6 5.8 Nov 25 (r) 807 4.1 4.1 809 1.7 2.6 494 4.9 5.4 Dec 25 (r) 809 5.0 4.4 810 1.0 2.2 498 6.0 5.5 Jan 26 (p) 809 3.6 4.2 799 0.2 1.0 487 4.5 5.1 Source: Monthly Wages & Salaries Survey 1. Estimates of total pay include bonuses but exclude arrears of pay. Earnings enquiries: 01633 456120 2. The figure in brackets is the percentage of whole economy employment in that sector or industry for the latest time period. Email: earnings@ons.gov.uk 3. The three month average figures are the changes in the average seasonally adjusted values for the three months ending with the relevant month compared wit the same period a year earlier. EARNINGS 14 Average Weekly Earnings (nominal) - bonus pay Standard Industrial Classification (2007) Great Britain, seasonally adjusted Whole Economy Private sector Public sector (100%)1 (81%)2 (19%)2 Weekly % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Earnings (£) Single 3 month Earnings (£) Single 3 month Earnings (£) Single 3 month month average2 month average2 month average2 KAF4 KAF5 KAF6 KAF7 KAF8 KAF9 KAG2 KAG3 KAG4 Jan 24 45 0.9 -1.8 55 2.6 -1.5 2 -63.2 -19.6 Nov 24 (r) 44 0.5 3.5 53 0.9 5.6 3 -25.8 21.0 Dec 24 (r) 51 16.9 9.5 59 11.8 8.2 4 31.6 68.7 Jan 25 (r) 42 -6.0 3.6 54 -2.3 3.4 2 -22.6 -7.1 Feb 25 48 7.1 5.8 (r) 58 4.1 4.5 (r) 3 30.1 13.2 (r) Mar 25 49 5.8 2.3 (r) 60 9.6 3.8 (r) 1 -60.7 -21.5 (r) Apr 25 46 -1.0 3.9 56 -1.2 4.1 2 -2.0 -16.2 May 25 46 -0.1 1.6 57 -2.2 1.9 2 -40.7 -39.4 Jun 25 47 4.9 1.2 60 6.8 1.1 2 -54.7 -38.7 Jul 25 49 15.0 6.4 60 13.2 5.7 3 -22.2 -39.7 Aug 25 50 19.9 13.1 63 17.1 12.3 6 198.8 13.5 Sep 25 50 1.5 11.6 61 -3.0 8.4 2 105.5 68.0 Oct 25 52 8.3 9.4 67 15.6 9.4 2 -73.7 -10.5 Nov 25 (r) 51 16.2 8.4 62 16.6 9.2 2 -25.4 -48.1 Dec 25 (r) 47 -6.9 5.4 56 -6.2 8.3 3 -29.1 -53.8 Jan 26 (p) 49 14.9 7.3 60 12.8 7.2 2 16.9 -17.2 Finance and business services, Public sector excluding financial services Services, SIC 2007 sections G-S (86%)1 SIC 2007 sections K-N (22%)2 (19%)2 Weekly % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Earnings (£) Single 3 month Earnings (£) Single 3 month Earnings (£) Single 3 month month average2 month average2 month average2 K5CS K5CT K5CU K5CV K5CW K5CX KAH3 KAH4 KAH5 Jan 24 47 3.2 -0.3 106 -0.1 -3.2 2 22.3 36.6 Nov 24 (r) 45 -1.6 0.8 96 -11.0 6.0 2 -20.4 30.8 Dec 24 (r) 51 13.9 7.3 127 18.9 7.7 2 43.0 85.6 Jan 25 (r) 46 -1.6 3.5 105 -0.8 2.4 2 -23.6 -3.7 Feb 25 48 2.2 4.7 (r) 110 0.8 6.3 (r) 2 55.8 18.9 (r) Mar 25 50 7.5 2.7 123 9.0 3.1 (r) 2 5.0 6.0 (r) Apr 25 47 0.5 3.4 114 2.1 4.0 1 -3.8 18.8 May 25 47 -4.3 1.1 98 -14.4 -1.2 1 -28.5 -11.6 Jun 25 48 3.9 0.0 119 0.3 -4.0 2 17.0 -6.2 Jul 25 49 12.4 3.7 120 16.0 0.1 2 -15.9 -10.2 Aug 25 53 21.3 12.3 129 16.1 10.4 5 235.2 63.0 Sep 25 50 -1.2 10.2 119 -2.3 9.4 2 105.2 89.4 Oct 25 54 12.1 10.1 152 30.2 14.4 2 -72.0 -1.2 Nov 25 (r) 53 18.8 9.5 122 27.0 17.4 1 -24.5 -45.5 Dec 25 (r) 48 -6.2 7.7 101 -20.3 10.4 2 -31.7 -54.2 Jan 26 (p) 52 12.9 7.9 125 19.2 6.1 2 8.6 -18.7 Wholesaling, retailing, hotels & restaurants, Manufacturing, SIC 2007 section C (7%)2 Construction, SIC 2007 section F (5%)1 SIC 2007 sections G & I (22%)2 Weekly % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Earnings (£) Single 3 month Earnings (£) Single 3 month Earnings (£) Single 3 month month average2 month average2 month average2 K5D3 K5D4 K5D5 K5D6 K5D7 K5D8 K5D9 K5DA K5DB Jan 24 32 -29.6 -22.6 39 36.3 21.0 27 -9.5 -11.2 Nov 24 (r) 35 23.3 16.5 44 29.4 37.7 25 -1.2 3.5 Dec 24 (r) 32 -6.3 8.5 46 -0.7 16.6 25 -4.8 -5.9 Jan 25 (r) 35 10.8 8.4 37 -6.5 5.9 23 -13.8 -6.7 Feb 25 43 35.1 12.8 (r) 50 41.9 9.8 (r) 26 4.3 -5.0 (r) Mar 25 38 7.3 17.4 (r) 48 59.2 28.8 (r) 28 8.5 -0.6 (r) Apr 25 36 -8.2 10.0 46 16.1 37.1 27 2.8 5.2 May 25 38 0.0 -0.6 48 34.2 34.6 33 0.4 3.6 Jun 25 44 19.4 3.5 49 19.2 22.7 24 -9.1 -1.8 Jul 25 36 11.0 10.1 49 21.5 24.6 28 3.1 -1.6 Aug 25 40 18.0 16.3 43 -1.4 12.8 30 20.9 4.6 Sep 25 38 3.4 10.6 44 -6.9 3.7 35 8.7 10.5 Oct 25 30 -15.9 1.5 59 33.8 8.2 28 11.1 13.1 Nov 25 (r) 36 1.2 -3.7 41 -6.7 6.4 29 13.6 10.9 Dec 25 (r) 38 18.8 0.7 41 -12.6 4.5 29 14.5 13.0 Jan 26 (p) 37 7.0 8.7 36 -1.3 -7.3 23 1.4 10.1 Source: Monthly Wages & Salaries Survey Earnings enquiries: 01633 456120 1. The figure in brackets is the percentage of whole economy employment in that sector or industry for the latest time period. Email: earnings@ons.gov.uk 2. The three month average figures are the changes in the average seasonally adjusted values for the three months ending with the relevant month compared with the same period a year earlier. EARNINGS 15 Average Weekly Earnings (nominal) - regular pay1 Standard Industrial Classification (2007) Great Britain, seasonally adjusted Whole Economy Private sector Public sector (100%)2 (81%)2 (19%)2 Weekly % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Earnings Single 3 month Earnings Single 3 month Earnings Single 3 month (£) month (£) month (£) month average3 average3 average3 KAI7 KAI8 KAI9 KAJ2 KAJ3 KAJ4 KAJ5 KAJ6 KAJ7 Jan 24 630 5.9 6.1 623 5.8 6.1 655 6.0 6.0 Nov 24 (r) 661 5.6 5.6 657 5.9 6.0 675 4.2 4.0 Dec 24 665 6.0 5.9 660 6.0 6.2 688 5.8 4.6 Jan 25 (r) 667 5.9 5.9 661 6.1 6.0 693 5.7 5.2 Feb 25 670 5.8 5.9 665 5.8 6.0 (r) 694 5.8 5.7 Mar 25 670 4.9 5.5 664 4.9 5.6 (r) 696 5.2 5.6 (r) Apr 25 674 5.1 5.3 668 4.9 5.2 699 5.8 5.6 May 25 677 5.0 5.0 671 4.9 4.9 701 5.5 5.5 Jun 25 679 4.8 5.0 672 4.5 4.8 704 5.9 5.7 Jul 25 680 4.7 4.8 674 4.5 4.7 704 5.4 5.6 Aug 25 682 4.7 4.7 675 4.2 4.4 712 6.7 6.0 Sep 25 685 4.6 4.7 676 3.9 4.2 721 7.8 6.6 Oct 25 687 4.5 4.6 679 3.5 3.9 726 8.5 7.6 Nov 25 688 4.1 4.4 679 3.3 3.6 725 (r) 7.5 7.9 Dec 25 (r) 690 3.9 4.1 683 3.4 3.4 726 5.6 7.2 Jan 26 (p) 690 3.5 3.8 683 3.2 3.3 725 4.7 5.9 Finance and business services, Public sector excluding financial services Services, SIC 2007 sections G-S (86%)2 SIC 2007 sections K-N (22%)2 (19%)2 Weekly % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Earnings Single 3 month Earnings Single 3 month Earnings Single 3 month (£) month (£) month (£) month average3 average3 average3 K5DL K5DM K5DN K5DO K5DP K5DQ KAK6 KAK7 KAK8 Jan 24 616 6.1 6.2 805 6.3 6.7 650 5.9 6.0 Nov 24 (r) 647 5.6 5.6 842 5.4 5.8 674 4.6 4.2 Dec 24 (r) 652 6.1 5.9 846 5.5 6.0 686 6.1 5.0 Jan 25 (r) 653 6.0 5.9 848 5.3 5.4 690 6.1 5.6 Feb 25 655 5.8 6.0 (r) 847 3.8 4.8 693 6.2 6.1 (r) Mar 25 655 4.9 5.5 845 2.9 4.0 695 5.6 6.0 Apr 25 660 5.0 5.2 855 3.3 3.3 698 6.2 6.0 May 25 663 5.2 5.0 854 3.2 3.1 700 5.9 5.9 Jun 25 665 4.8 5.0 853 2.6 3.0 703 6.2 6.1 Jul 25 667 4.7 4.9 855 3.2 3.0 702 5.9 6.0 Aug 25 669 4.7 4.8 856 2.7 2.8 712 7.0 6.4 Sep 25 673 4.8 4.8 859 2.5 2.8 721 8.5 7.1 Oct 25 674 4.6 4.7 860 1.6 2.3 726 8.5 8.0 Nov 25 674 4.1 4.5 860 2.2 2.1 724 (r) 7.5 8.2 Dec 25 (r) 677 3.9 4.2 865 2.2 2.0 724 5.5 7.2 Jan 26 (p) 677 3.7 3.9 866 2.2 2.2 722 4.7 5.9 Wholesaling, retailing, hotels & restaurants, Manufacturing, SIC 2007 section C (7%)2 Construction, SIC 2007 section F (5%)2 SIC 2007 sections G & I (22%)2 Weekly % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Earnings Single 3 month Earnings Single 3 month Earnings Single 3 month (£) month (£) month (£) month average3 average3 average3 K5DU K5DV K5DW K5DX K5DY K5DZ K5E2 K5E3 K5E4 Jan 24 703 6.8 6.9 707 1.9 3.3 422 7.1 7.1 Nov 24 (r) 738 6.0 6.1 752 6.0 5.8 445 6.4 6.3 Dec 24 (r) 740 5.8 5.9 749 5.3 6.1 445 6.1 6.3 Jan 25 (r) 744 5.8 5.9 758 7.1 6.2 444 5.4 6.0 Feb 25 748 5.6 5.7 765 6.5 6.3 453 9.3 6.9 Mar 25 751 5.2 5.5 761 5.9 6.5 (r) 452 7.0 7.2 Apr 25 753 4.8 5.2 761 5.0 5.8 455 7.1 7.8 May 25 757 4.5 4.8 760 3.7 4.9 458 7.4 7.2 Jun 25 759 4.7 4.6 764 4.1 4.3 458 6.2 6.9 Jul 25 761 4.4 4.5 765 3.7 3.8 460 5.9 6.5 Aug 25 764 4.7 4.6 769 3.9 3.9 462 5.6 5.9 Sep 25 763 4.1 4.4 768 2.8 3.5 463 5.6 5.7 Oct 25 769 4.7 4.5 769 2.2 3.0 465 5.4 5.5 Nov 25 769 4.2 4.3 767 (r) 2.1 2.4 465 4.5 5.1 Dec 25 (r) 771 4.2 4.4 767 2.4 2.2 469 5.4 5.1 Jan 26 (p) 770 3.4 3.9 760 0.3 1.6 465 4.6 4.8 Source: Monthly Wages & Salaries Survey 1. Estimates of regular pay exclude bonuses and arrears of pay. Earnings enquiries: 01633 456120 2. The figure in brackets is the percentage of whole economy employment in that sector or industry for the latest time period. Email: earnings@ons.gov.uk 3. The three month average figures are the changes in the average seasonally adjusted values for the three months ending with the relevant month compared with the same period a year earlier. EARNINGS 16 Average Weekly Earnings - real and nominal1 Great Britain whole economy, seasonally adjusted 1 Total pay (including bonuses) 3 4 Nominal earnings Real earnings , Nominal % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Weekly Single 3 month Earnings at Single 3 month Earnings (£) month 2 constant month 2 average average 2015 prices (£) KAB9 KAC2 KAC3 A3WX A3WV A3WW Jan 24 676 5.7 5.7 515 1.5 1.6 Nov 24 707 5.6 5.6 525 1.8 (r) 2.2 Dec 24 (r) 713 6.2 5.9 529 2.6 2.3 Jan 25 (r) 713 5.5 5.8 524 1.6 2.0 Feb 25 718 5.6 5.8 (r) 528 2.0 2.1 (r) Mar 25 725 5.9 5.7 (r) 534 2.3 2.0 (r) Apr 25 720 4.6 5.4 527 0.3 1.5 May 25 723 4.6 5.0 527 0.4 1.0 Jun 25 725 4.8 4.6 527 0.7 0.5 Jul 25 728 5.0 4.8 527 0.8 0.6 Aug 25 733 5.3 5.0 529 1.2 0.9 Sep 25 734 4.3 4.9 528 0.3 0.7 Oct 25 740 4.9 4.8 531 0.8 0.8 Nov 25 740 4.6 4.6 531 (r) 1.0 0.7 Dec 25 (r) 735 3.1 4.2 526 -0.4 0.5 Jan 26 (p) 742 4.1 3.9 529 0.9 0.5 Regular pay (excluding bonuses) Nominal earnings Real earnings3, 4 Nominal % changes year on year Weekly % changes year on year Weekly Single 3 month Earnings at Single 3 month Earnings (£) month constant month average2 average2 2015 prices (£) KAI7 KAI8 KAI9 A2FC A2F9 A2FA Jan 24 630 5.9 6.1 482 1.6 1.8 Nov 24 (r) 661 5.6 5.6 492 1.8 2.4 Dec 24 (r) 665 6.0 5.9 493 2.4 2.3 Jan 25 667 5.9 5.9 491 2.0 (r) 2.1 Feb 25 670 5.8 5.9 493 2.0 2.1 Mar 25 670 4.9 5.5 492 1.5 1.8 Apr 25 674 5.1 5.3 492 1.0 1.5 May 25 677 5.0 5.0 493 0.9 1.1 Jun 25 679 4.8 5.0 493 0.8 0.9 Jul 25 680 4.7 4.8 492 0.5 0.7 Aug 25 682 4.7 4.7 493 0.6 0.6 Sep 25 685 4.6 4.7 494 0.5 0.5 Oct 25 687 4.5 4.6 495 0.6 0.6 Nov 25 688 4.1 4.4 494 (r) 0.5 0.6 Dec 25 (r) 690 3.9 4.1 495 0.3 0.5 Jan 26 (p) 690 3.5 3.8 493 0.3 0.4 Source: Monthly Wages & Salaries Survey Earnings enquiries: 01633 456120 Email: earnings@ons.gov.uk 1. Estimates of total pay include bonuses but exclude arrears of pay. 2. The three month average figures are the changes in the average seasonally adjusted values for the three months ending with the relevant month compared with the same period a year earlier. 3. Estimates of real earnings are calculated by deflating the nominal earnings estimates by the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH), our preferred measure of consumer price inflation. 4. An error has been identified in the inflation measures for April 2025, this note provides more detail. This error will have a minimal impact on the real measures of earnings for April 2025. 17 International Comparisons of Employment and Unemployment rates Seasonally adjusted Change on Change on quarter Change on year year Employment (percentage (percentage Unemployment Change on quarter (percentage Latest period rate (%) 2 points) points) Latest Period rate (%) 3 (percentage points) points) G7 Employment rates G7 Unemployment United Kingdom 1,2,3 2025 Q4 75.0 0.0 0.0 United Kingdom 1,2,3 2025 Q4 5.2 0.2 0.8 Canada 2025 Q4 74.5 0.5 0.2 Canada 2025 Q4 6.8 -0.3 0.0 France 2025 Q3 69.4 -0.1 0.2 France 2025 Q3 7.7 0.1 0.3 Germany4 2025 Q3 77.3 -0.1 -0.1 Germany4 2025 Q3 3.9 0.2 0.4 Italy 2025 Q3 62.5 0.0 0.0 Italy 2025 Q3 6.1 -0.5 0.0 Japan 2025 Q4 80.3 0.2 0.6 Japan 2025 Q4 2.6 0.1 0.1 2,3 2,3 United States 2025 Q3 71.6 -0.1 -0.2 United States 2025 Q4 4.5 0.1 0.3 Source: OECD Labour market statistics enquiries: labour.market@ons.gov.uk 1. As figures are taken from OECD they will not match ONS published figures for the United Kingdom. 2. Employment rate data is for ages 15 to 64. For the United Kingdom and the United States, the lower age limit is 16 years old. 3. Unemployment rate data is for ages 15 and over. For the United Kingdom and the United States, the lower age limit is 16 years old. 4. Estimated values are highlighted with shaded cells. 18 Labour disputes not seasonally adjusted Number of Time period and dataset code Working days lost stoppages Workers involved row (thousands) 1,2 1,2,3 (thousands) 1 Dataset identifier code BBFW BLUU BLUT January 2020 18 7 7 January 2021 [x] [x] [x] January 2022 22 12 1 January 2023 210 288 118 January 2024 165 295 78 January 2025 [r] 51 65 6 February 2025 [r] 53 60 6 March 2025 [r] 59 58 6 April 2025 [r] 51 47 6 May 2025 [r] 39 44 5 June 2025 [r] 37 51 6 July 2025 [r] 90 225 27 August 2025 [r] 15 18 4 September 2025 [r] 47 49 11 October 2025 [r] 36 38 5 November 2025 [r] 143 251 44 December 2025 [r] 119 254 35 January 2026 [p] 31 62 6 Data source: ONS Labour Disputes Survey Labour disputes enquiries 01633 455400 1. In April 2020, collection and publication of labour disputes data were temporarily suspended to protect and prioritise our outputs in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In June 2022, collection of the Labour Disputes Inquiry restarted, but only for the period from January 2022 onwards. 2. As a result of difficulties in consistently defining a stoppage over time, the number of working days lost is considered to be a better indicator of the impact of labour disputes than the number of recorded stoppages. 3. A stoppage is defined as a dispute between a single trade union and a single employer. Where a union co-ordinates disputes with several employers, or several unions co-ordinate action with a single employer, this would be counted as multiple stoppages. [p] - provisional, [r] - revised, [x] - not available VACANCIES 19 Vacancies1 by size of business United Kingdom (thousands), seasonally adjusted Number of employees All Vacancies 1-9 10-49 50-249 250-2499 2500+ AP2Y ALY5 ALY6 ALY7 ALY8 ALY9 Levels Dec-Feb 2024 904 136 138 135 198 297 Dec-Feb 2025 (r) 797 135 122 119 173 248 Jan-Mar 2025 783 135 119 111 172 247 Feb-Apr 2025 762 120 121 110 170 241 Mar-May 2025 739 109 115 107 170 238 Apr-Jun 2025 726 106 113 109 166 233 May-Jul 2025 722 111 108 109 164 230 Jun-Aug 2025 731 116 110 109 167 230 Jul-Sep 2025 725 113 107 109 166 229 Aug-Oct 2025 724 116 105 109 167 227 Sep-Nov 2025 (r) 727 119 102 107 167 231 Oct-Dec 2025 (r) 736 121 104 107 171 233 Nov-Jan 2026 (r) 730 118 101 107 170 235 Dec-Feb 2026 (p) 721 113 99 105 170 234 Change on quarter * -6 -6 -3 -3 3 3 Change % * -0.8 -5.0 -2.9 -2.3 1.7 1.3 Change on year -76 -22 -22 -15 -3 -14 Change % -9.5 -16.2 -18.3 -12.2 -1.5 -5.8 1. Excludes Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing. Source: ONS Vacancy Survey Vacancy Survey enquiries: vacancy.survey@ons.gov.uk, 01633 455400 * Change on previous non-overlapping three month rolling average time period. 20 Vacancies1 and Unemployment United Kingdom (thousands), seasonally adjusted Number of unemployed people per All Vacancies1 Unemployment2 vacancy AP2Y MGSC JPC5 Levels Nov-Jan 2024 916 1,414 1.5 Nov-Jan 2025 799 1,545 1.9 Feb-Apr 2025 762 1,640 2.2 May-Jul 2025 722 1,674 2.3 Aug-Oct 2025 724 1,832 2.5 Nov-Jan 2026 (r) 730 1,869 2.6 Change on quarter 6 37 0.0 Change % 0.8 2.0 Change on year -69 323 0.6 Change % -8.6 20.9 Source: ONS Vacancy Survey/ Labour Force Survey Vacancy Survey enquiries: vacancy.survey@ons.gov.uk, 01633 455400 1. Excludes Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing. 2. Unemployment estimates are produced from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and are always one period behind the ONS Vacancy Survey estimates. This table therefore shows estimates for the same periods as shown in table 1 (which shows LFS estimates). VACANCIES 21 Vacancies by industry Standard Industrial Classification (2007) United Kingdom (thousands), seasonally adjusted Wholesale & Electricity, Water supply, retail trade; gas, steam & sewerage, repair of Accommodati Information air waste & motor on & food & All Mining & Manu- conditioning remediation vehicles and Transport & service communicati vacancies1 quarrying facturing supply2 activities Construction motor cycles storage activities on SIC 2007 sections B-S B C D E F G H I J AP2Y JP9H JP9I JP9J JP9K JP9L JP9M JP9N JP9O JP9P Levels (thousands) Dec-Feb 2024 904 2 66 5 7 36 120 32 107 42 Dec-Feb 2025 (r) 797 2 55 4 6 43 99 34 83 36 Jan-Mar 2025 783 1 53 4 7 43 102 34 82 35 Feb-Apr 2025 762 1 50 4 7 33 103 33 81 36 Mar-May 2025 739 1 49 4 7 33 99 32 78 35 Apr-Jun 2025 726 1 49 4 8 30 93 32 79 35 May-Jul 2025 722 1 47 4 8 31 93 30 75 34 Jun-Aug 2025 731 1 49 4 8 31 94 29 78 36 Jul-Sep 2025 725 1 47 3 7 30 95 30 74 36 Aug-Oct 2025 724 1 47 3 8 30 92 30 76 35 Sep-Nov 2025 (r) 727 1 49 3 7 28 94 32 77 35 Oct-Dec 2025 (r) 736 1 52 3 7 29 91 33 75 38 Nov-Jan 2026 (r) 730 1 52 3 6 27 92 33 76 39 Dec-Feb 2026 (p) 721 1 49 3 6 25 87 33 74 41 Change on quarter * -6 0 0 0 -1 -3 -7 2 -3 6 Change % * -0.8 9.1 0.8 0.0 -11.4 -10.6 -7.2 6.0 -4.3 17.4 Change on year -76 0 -6 -1 0 -17 -12 -1 -10 5 Change % -9.5 -20.0 -10.7 -14.3 0.0 -40.4 -11.7 -2.3 -11.4 14.1 AP2Z JPA2 JPA3 JPA4 JPA5 JPA6 JPA7 JPA8 JPA9 JPB2 Vacancies per 100 employee jobs Dec-Feb 2024 2.8 4.0 2.8 4.0 2.8 2.4 2.7 2.0 4.2 2.9 Dec-Feb 2025 (r) 2.5 3.5 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.2 2.1 3.3 2.5 Jan-Mar 2025 2.4 3.3 2.2 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.3 2.1 3.2 2.4 Feb-Apr 2025 2.4 3.0 2.1 3.3 2.8 2.2 2.3 2.0 3.2 2.5 Mar-May 2025 2.3 2.8 2.0 3.3 2.9 2.2 2.2 2.0 3.1 2.5 Apr-Jun 2025 2.3 2.8 2.0 3.2 3.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 3.1 2.4 May-Jul 2025 2.2 3.0 2.0 3.0 3.1 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.9 2.3 Jun-Aug 2025 2.3 3.0 2.0 2.9 3.2 2.0 2.1 1.8 3.1 2.5 Jul-Sep 2025 2.3 2.8 1.9 2.6 3.0 1.9 2.1 1.8 2.9 2.5 Aug-Oct 2025 2.3 2.6 2.0 2.5 3.2 1.9 2.1 1.8 3.0 2.4 Sep-Nov 2025 (r) 2.3 2.6 2.0 2.3 2.9 1.9 2.1 2.0 3.0 2.4 Oct-Dec 2025 (r) 2.3 2.6 2.1 2.2 2.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.6 Nov-Jan 2026 (r) 2.3 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.5 1.8 2.1 2.1 3.0 2.7 Dec-Feb 2026 (p) 2.2 2.8 2.0 2.3 2.6 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.9 2.8 Change on quarter * 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.4 Change on year -0.2 -0.7 -0.2 -0.4 0.0 -1.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 0.3 Public admin Professional Administrative & defence; Financial & scientific & & support compulsory Human health Arts, insurance Real estate technical service social & social work entertainment & Other service Total 2 activities activities activities activities security Education activities recreation activities services SIC 2007 sections K L M N O P Q R S G-S JP9Q JP9R JP9S JP9T JP9U JP9V JP9W JP9X JP9Y JP9Z Levels (thousands) Dec-Feb 2024 33 14 90 66 31 58 162 15 18 788 Dec-Feb 2025 (r) 36 13 82 52 28 52 138 20 16 687 Jan-Mar 2025 34 14 79 52 28 48 135 18 13 676 Feb-Apr 2025 34 13 77 52 29 46 134 18 12 667 Mar-May 2025 33 14 74 49 28 44 134 16 10 645 Apr-Jun 2025 32 13 73 49 28 42 136 15 11 636 May-Jul 2025 33 13 74 50 29 45 131 15 11 632 Jun-Aug 2025 33 12 77 50 29 47 129 14 13 639 Jul-Sep 2025 33 10 76 50 30 49 127 14 13 637 Aug-Oct 2025 33 10 77 49 30 49 126 16 13 635 Sep-Nov 2025 (r) 34 11 77 48 30 50 122 17 14 638 Oct-Dec 2025 (r) 35 11 77 50 30 51 122 18 14 643 Nov-Jan 2026 (r) 33 12 74 50 29 50 122 17 13 639 Dec-Feb 2026 (p) 33 12 75 50 29 48 124 17 14 635 Change on quarter * -1 1 -2 2 -1 -2 2 1 0 -3 Change % * -2.7 12.3 -3.0 3.1 -4.0 -3.2 1.4 4.2 2.2 -0.4 Change on year -3 -1 -7 -2 1 -4 -14 -3 -2 -52 Change % -9.2 -9.8 -8.3 -4.2 3.6 -7.5 -10.3 -14.0 -11.5 -7.6 JPB3 JPB4 JPB5 JPB6 JPB7 JPB8 JPB9 JPC2 JPC3 JPC4 Vacancies per 100 employee jobs Dec-Feb 2024 3.0 2.3 3.1 2.5 2.0 2.1 3.5 1.8 2.8 2.8 Dec-Feb 2025 (r) 3.2 2.2 2.8 2.0 1.9 1.9 3.0 2.4 2.5 2.5 Jan-Mar 2025 3.1 2.3 2.7 2.0 1.8 1.7 2.9 2.2 2.1 2.4 Feb-Apr 2025 3.0 2.2 2.6 2.0 1.9 1.7 2.9 2.1 1.9 2.4 Mar-May 2025 3.0 2.2 2.5 1.9 1.8 1.6 2.9 1.9 1.5 2.3 Apr-Jun 2025 2.9 2.1 2.5 1.8 1.9 1.5 2.9 1.8 1.7 2.3 May-Jul 2025 3.0 2.2 2.5 1.9 1.9 1.6 2.8 1.8 1.8 2.3 Jun-Aug 2025 3.0 2.0 2.6 1.9 1.9 1.7 2.8 1.7 2.0 2.3 Jul-Sep 2025 2.9 1.7 2.6 1.9 2.0 1.8 2.7 1.7 2.0 2.3 Aug-Oct 2025 3.0 1.6 2.6 1.9 2.0 1.8 2.7 1.8 2.1 2.3 Sep-Nov 2025 (r) 3.0 1.7 2.6 1.8 2.0 1.8 2.6 1.9 2.2 2.3 Oct-Dec 2025 (r) 3.2 1.8 2.6 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 Nov-Jan 2026 (r) 2.9 2.0 2.5 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.6 2.0 2.0 2.3 Dec-Feb 2026 (p) 3.0 2.0 2.5 1.9 1.9 1.7 2.7 2.0 2.2 2.3 Change on quarter * -0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 Change on year -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 1. Excludes Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing. Source: ONS Vacancy Survey 2. Not seasonally adjusted. These series do not display seasonality. Therefore the unadjusted series is the best estimate of a 'seasonally adjusted' series. * Change on previous non-overlapping three month rolling average time period. Vacancy Survey enquiries: vacancy.survey@ons.gov.uk, 01633 455400 REDUNDANCIES 22 Redundancies: level1 and rates2 United Kingdom People (aged 16 and over) Men (aged 16 and over) Women (aged 16 and over) 1 2 1 2 1 2 Level (000s) Rate Level (000s) Rate Level (000s) Rate BEAO BEIR BEIU BEIX BEJA BEJD Nov-Jan 2024 133 4.6 82 5.7 51 3.5 Nov-Jan 2025 124 4.2 78 5.4 46 3.1 Feb-Apr 2025 102 3.5 72 4.9 30 2.0 May-Jul 2025 104 3.5 56 3.8 48 3.3 Aug-Oct 2025 156 5.3 90 6.1 66 4.5 Nov-Jan 2026 133 4.5 66 4.5 67 4.4 Change on quarter -23 -0.8 -24 -1.6 0 0.0 Change % -14.9 -26.2 0.4 Change on year 9 0.2 -12 -0.9 21 1.3 Change % 7.2 -15.3 45.7 Data source: Labour Force Survey Labour market statistics enquiries: labour.market@ons.gov.uk 1. The redundancy level is the number of people who were made redundant in the three months prior to interview. The figure is not seasonally adjusted. 2. The redundancy rate is the ratio of the redundancy level for the given quarter to the seasonally adjusted number of employees in the previous quarter, multiplied by 1,000. REGIONAL SUMMARY 23(1) Regional summary of labour market headline indicators Thousands, seasonally adjusted Headline estimates for November 2025 - January 2026 Nov-Jan 2026 Economically active 1 Employment Unemployment Economically inactive Aged 16+ Aged 16-64 Aged 16+ Aged 16-64 Aged 16+ Aged 16+ Aged 16-64 Aged 16-64 Area Codes Area Names Level Rate (%)2 Level Rate (%)2 Level Rate (%)3 Level Rate (%)2 K02000001 United Kingdom 36,179 79.3 34,310 75.1 1,869 5.2 8,999 20.7 K03000001 Great Britain 35,264 79.4 33,416 75.2 1,849 5.2 8,681 20.6 E92000001 England 30,944 79.8 29,258 75.4 1,686 5.4 7,435 20.2 E12000001 North East 1,336 75.6 1,241 70.1 95 7.1 416 24.4 E12000002 North West 3,909 77.2 3,725 73.5 184 4.7 1,104 22.8 E12000003 Yorkshire and The Humber 2,896 77.9 2,723 73.1 172 6.0 784 22.1 E12000004 East Midlands 2,657 80.5 2,510 75.9 148 5.6 615 19.5 E12000005 West Midlands 3,122 78.2 2,932 73.3 190 6.1 832 21.8 E12000006 East 3,516 82.1 3,365 78.5 151 4.3 723 17.9 E12000007 London 5,254 80.2 4,837 73.8 416 7.9 1,246 19.8 E12000008 South East 5,140 81.9 4,932 78.5 208 4.0 1,071 18.1 E12000009 South West 3,114 82.0 2,992 78.8 122 3.9 644 18.0 W92000004 Wales 1,539 74.6 1,485 71.9 54 3.5 496 25.4 S92000003 Scotland 2,781 77.9 2,673 74.8 109 3.9 751 22.1 N92000002 Northern Ireland 914 73.3 895 71.6 20 2.2 318 26.7 Change on quarter (change since August - October 2025) Note: Changes on quarter at regional level are particularly subject to sampling variability and should be interpreted in the context of changes over several quarters rather than in isolation. Aug-Oct 2025 Economically active 1 Employment Unemployment Economically inactive Aged 16+ Aged 16-64 Aged 16+ Aged 16-64 Aged 16+ Aged 16+ Aged 16-64 Aged 16-64 Area Codes Area Names Level Rate (%)2 Level Rate (%)2 Level Rate (%)3 Level Rate (%)2 K02000001 United Kingdom 121 0.3 84 0.2 37 0.1 -99 -0.3 K03000001 Great Britain 107 0.2 69 0.2 38 0.1 -90 -0.2 E92000001 England 137 0.3 60 0.1 77 0.2 -109 -0.3 E12000001 North East 6 0.6 -14 -0.4 20 1.5 -9 -0.6 E12000002 North West 6 -0.1 19 0.3 -12 -0.3 5 0.1 E12000003 Yorkshire and The Humber 57 1.5 38 0.9 18 0.5 -51 -1.5 E12000004 East Midlands 20 0.7 24 0.8 -3 -0.2 -20 -0.7 E12000005 West Midlands -25 -0.3 -30 -0.4 5 0.2 12 0.3 E12000006 East 24 0.0 47 0.5 -23 -0.7 3 0.0 E12000007 London 27 0.9 -35 -0.2 62 1.2 -54 -0.9 E12000008 South East 9 -0.1 14 0.0 -4 -0.1 7 0.1 E12000009 South West 12 0.1 -3 -0.3 14 0.4 -1 -0.1 W92000004 Wales -8 -0.9 32 1.1 -40 -2.6 18 0.9 S92000003 Scotland -22 0.0 -24 -0.1 2 0.1 1 0.0 N92000002 Northern Ireland 13 0.8 15 0.9 -2 -0.2 -10 -0.8 Change on year (change since November 2024 - January 2025) Nov-Jan 2025 Economically active 1 Employment Unemployment Economically inactive Aged 16+ Aged 16-64 Aged 16+ Aged 16-64 Aged 16+ Aged 16+ Aged 16-64 Aged 16-64 Area Codes Area Names Level Rate (%)2 Level Rate (%)2 Level Rate (%)3 Level Rate (%)2 K02000001 United Kingdom 711 0.8 388 0.1 323 0.8 -268 -0.8 K03000001 Great Britain 710 0.8 392 0.1 318 0.8 -271 -0.8 E92000001 England 638 0.8 300 0.0 338 1.0 -234 -0.8 E12000001 North East 41 1.7 7 -0.4 34 2.4 -25 -1.7 E12000002 North West 41 -0.4 7 -1.0 34 0.8 29 0.4 E12000003 Yorkshire and The Humber 118 2.2 58 0.5 61 1.9 -72 -2.2 E12000004 East Midlands 75 2.0 35 0.9 40 1.4 -58 -2.0 E12000005 West Midlands 41 0.6 -11 -0.7 52 1.6 -16 -0.6 E12000006 East 101 0.8 96 0.8 5 0.0 -28 -0.8 E12000007 London 127 1.2 34 -0.3 93 1.6 -64 -1.2 E12000008 South East 69 0.3 65 0.2 4 0.0 -6 -0.3 E12000009 South West 24 0.0 9 -0.3 15 0.5 7 0.0 W92000004 Wales 26 0.6 53 2.1 -27 -1.8 -8 -0.6 S92000003 Scotland 46 0.8 39 0.7 6 0.2 -29 -0.8 N92000002 Northern Ireland 2 -0.1 -4 -0.6 6 0.6 3 0.1 The Labour Force Survey is tabulated by region of residence. Source: Labour Force Survey 1. Economically active = Employment plus Unemployment. Labour market statistics enquiries: labour.market@ons.gov.uk 2. Denominator = all persons aged 16 to 64. 3. Denominator = total economically active 4. Data from January to March 2019 onwards has been reweighted, causing a step change discontinuity. REGIONAL SUMMARY Thousands, 23(2) Regional summary of Workforce Jobs seasonally adjusted Change on Area Codes Area Names December 2025 September 2025 K02000001 United Kingdom 36,563 33 K03000001 Great Britain 35,604 31 E92000001 England 31,309 10 E12000001 North East 1,250 -12 E12000002 North West 3,988 6 E12000003 Yorkshire and The Humber 2,834 7 E12000004 East Midlands 2,494 11 E12000005 West Midlands 2,988 35 E12000006 East 3,296 -4 E12000007 London 6,415 16 E12000008 South East 4,953 -76 E12000009 South West 3,091 27 W92000004 Wales 1,460 24 S92000003 Scotland 2,835 -3 N92000002 Northern Ireland 953 2 Workforce jobs are mainly sourced from employer surveys and are tabulated by region of workplace. HM Forces stationed abroad are included in the UK workforce jobs estimates but not in the regional estimates. The UK workforce jobs estimates therefore do not equal the sum of the regional estimates. Workforce Jobs data for March 2019 onwards has been affected by the reweighting of the LFS, causing a step change discontinuity.