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Employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted)
UK: Aged 16-64
75.3 %
2017 MAY-JUL
- Release date:
- 13 September 2017
- Next release:
- 18 October 2017
UK labour market: September 2017
What's in the bulletin?
- Estimates from the Labour Force Survey show that, between February to April 2017 and May to July 2017, the number of people in work increased, the number of unemployed people fell, and the number of people aged from 16 to 64 not working and not seeking or available to work (economically inactive) also fell.
- There were 32.14 million people in work, 181,000 more than for February to April 2017 and 379,000 more than for a year earlier.
- The employment rate (the proportion of people aged from 16 to 64 who were in work) was 75.3%, the highest since comparable records began in 1971.
Time series related to Employment and employee types
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Employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted)
UK: Aged 16-64
75.3 % 2017 MAY-JUL- Release date:
- 13 September 2017
- Next release:
- 18 October 2017
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Female employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted)
UK: Aged 16-64
70.8 % 2017 MAY-JUL- Release date:
- 13 September 2017
- Next release:
- 18 October 2017
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Male employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted)
UK: Aged 16-64
79.8 % 2017 MAY-JUL- Release date:
- 13 September 2017
- Next release:
- 18 October 2017
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Number of People in Employment (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted)
UK: Aged 16 and over
32,136 000's 2017 MAY-JUL- Release date:
- 13 September 2017
- Next release:
- 18 October 2017
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Number of Women in Employment (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted)
UK: Aged 16 and over
15,115 000's 2017 MAY-JUL- Release date:
- 13 September 2017
- Next release:
- 18 October 2017
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Number of Men in Employment (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted)
UK: Aged 16 and over
17,021 000's 2017 MAY-JUL- Release date:
- 13 September 2017
- Next release:
- 18 October 2017
Datasets related to Employment and employee types
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A01: Summary of labour market statistics
Labour market statistics summary data tables.
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A02 NSA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people aged 16 and over and aged from 16 to 64 (not seasonally adjusted)
Labour Force Survey summary. This table shows the headline employment, unemployment and inactivity series (not seasonally adjusted).
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A02 SA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people aged 16 and over and aged from 16 to 64 (seasonally adjusted)
Labour Force Survey summary. This table shows the headline employment, unemployment and inactivity series (seasonally adjusted).
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A03 NSA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for men aged from 16 to 64 and women aged from 16 to 59 (not seasonally adjusted)
Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for men aged from 16 to 64 and women aged from 16 to 59 (not seasonally adjusted). The employment and inactivity rates shown in this table were the headline employment and inactivity rates until August 2010, when ONS replaced these headline rates with rates for those aged from 16 to 64 for both men and women. These new headline rates for those aged from 16 to 64 are shown in Table A02 NSA.
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A03 SA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for men aged from 16 to 64 and women aged from 16 to 59 (seasonally adjusted)
Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for men aged from 16 to 64 and women aged from 16 to 59 (seasonally adjusted). The employment and inactivity rates shown in this table were the headline employment and inactivity rates until August 2010, when ONS replaced these headline rates with rates for those aged from 16 to 64 for both men and women. These new headline rates for those aged from 16 to 64 are shown in Table A02 SA.
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A04: Summary of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people below state pension age
Labour market summary (employment, unemployment and inactivity) for people below state pension age. Estimates in this table follow the incremental increase in the female state pension age each quarter. These estimates are not the headline labour force survey estimates - they are shown at Tables A02 SA and A02 NSA. This table is updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
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