Employment and employee types

Employment rates show the number of people in paid work as a proportion of the population, broken down by age and sex. Includes information on the number of people in employment and vacancies.

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Employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted)

UK: Aged 16-64

74.8 %

2021 MAR-MAY

Release date:: 15 July 2021
Next release:: 17 August 2021

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Labour market overview, UK: July 2021

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The number of payroll employees showed another monthly increase, up 356,000 in June 2021 to 28.9 million. However, it remains 206,000 below pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic levels.
In the latest period (March to May 2021), there was an increase in the employment rate of 0.1 percentage points, to 74.8%, and a decrease in the unemployment rate of 0.2 percentage points, to 4.8%. The economic inactivity rate is up 0.1 percentage points on the previous quarter, to 21.3%.
There were 862,000 job vacancies in April to June 2021 – 77,500 above its pre-pandemic level in January to March 2020.

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Employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted)

UK: Aged 16-64

74.8 % 2021 MAR-MAY

Release date:

15 July 2021

Next release:

17 August 2021
Number of People in Employment (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted)

UK: Aged 16 and over

32,180 000's 2021 MAR-MAY

Release date:

15 July 2021

Next release:

17 August 2021
Female employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted)

UK: Aged 16-64

71.6 % 2021 MAR-MAY

Release date:

15 July 2021

Next release:

17 August 2021
Male employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted)

UK: Aged 16-64

78.1 % 2021 MAR-MAY

Release date:

15 July 2021

Next release:

17 August 2021
UK Job Vacancies (thousands) - Total Services

752 2021 APR-JUN

Release date:

15 July 2021

Next release:

17 August 2021

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Datasets related to Employment and employee types

A01: Summary of labour market statistics

Labour market statistics summary data tables.
EMP13: Employment by industry

Employment by industry (Labour Force Survey). This table is updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
EMP04: Employment by occupation

This dataset has now been discontinued following a user consultation. However figures for employment by occupation, sourced from our Annual Population Survey are available on our NOMIS website.
A08: Labour market status of disabled people

Labour market status (employment, unemployment and inactivity) of disabled people. This table is updated four times a year in February, May, August and November. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
EMP06: Employment by country of birth and nationality

Employment levels and rates by country of birth and nationality. These estimates are usually updated in February, May, August and November.
EMP13: Employment by industry

Employment by industry (Labour Force Survey). This table is updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.

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Employment in the UK: July 2021

Estimates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for the UK.
Vacancies and jobs in the UK: July 2021

Estimates of the number of vacancies and jobs for the UK.
Working and workless households in the UK: January to March 2021

The economic status of households in the UK and the people living in them, where at least one person is aged 16 to 64 years. Taken from the Labour Force Survey.
Employees in the UK: 2019

Number of employees in the UK, full-time and part-time, by sector, industry, country and English region, from the Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES).

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