Labour market

Latest estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK.

Time period:
May to July 2018

Release date:
14 September 2018

Release frequency:
Monthly

Next release:
14 October 2018

Comparing April to June 2018 with January to March 2018 provides most robust short-term comparison

Quarterly and annual changes in the number of people in the UK labour market, seasonally adjusted

Source: Labour Force Survey, Office for National Statistics

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Table 1: Summary of labour market statistics for April to June 2018, seasonally adjusted

  Number (thousands) Change on Jan to Mar 2018 Change on Apr to Jun 2017 Headline Rate (%) Change on Jan to Mar 2018 Change on Apr to Jun 2017
Employed 32,386 42 313      
Aged 16 to 64 31,154 7 249 75.6 0.0 0.4
Aged 65 and over 1,231 35 64      
Unemployed 1,360 -65 -124 4.0 -0.2 -0.4
Aged 16 to 64 1,343 -60 -122      
Aged 65 and over 17 -5 -2      
Inactive 19,298 99 115      
Aged 16 to 64 8,735 77 -31 21.2 0.2 -0.1
Aged 65 and over 10,564 22 146      

Source: Office for National Statistics

Notes:

  1. Headline employment rate: the number of employed people aged from 16 to 64 years divided by the population aged from 16 to 64 years. Population is the sum of employed plus unemployed plus inactive.
  2. Headline unemployment rate: the number of unemployed people aged 16 years and over divided by the sum of employed people aged 16 years and over plus unemployed people aged 16 years and over.
  3. Headline economic inactivity rate: the number of economically inactive people aged from 16 to 64 years divided by the population aged from 16 to 64 years. Population is the sum of employed plus unemployed plus inactive.
  4. Components may not sum exactly to totals due to rounding.
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