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Employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted)
UK: Aged 16-64
75 %
2020 NOV-JAN
- Release date:
- 23 March 2021
- Next release:
- 20 April 2021
Labour market overview, UK: March 2021
What's in the bulletin?
- 693,000 fewer people were in payrolled employment in February 2021, when compared with February 2020.
- 68,000 more people were in payrolled employment in February 2021, when compared with January 2021; this is the third consecutive monthly increase.
- The UK employment rate, in the three months to January 2021, was estimated at 75.0%, 1.5 percentage points lower than a year earlier and 0.3 percentage points lower than the previous quarter.
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A roundup of the latest data and analysis on the UK economy, business and jobs following Brexit and during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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 % 2020 NOV-JAN- Release date:
- 23 March 2021
- Next release:
- 20 April 2021
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Number of People in Employment (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted)
UK: Aged 16 and over
32,374 000's 2020 NOV-JAN- Release date:
- 23 March 2021
- Next release:
- 20 April 2021
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Female employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted)
UK: Aged 16-64
71.8 % 2020 NOV-JAN- Release date:
- 23 March 2021
- Next release:
- 20 April 2021
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Male employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted)
UK: Aged 16-64
78.2 % 2020 NOV-JAN- Release date:
- 23 March 2021
- Next release:
- 20 April 2021
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515 2020 DEC-FEB
- Release date:
- 23 March 2021
- Next release:
- 20 April 2021
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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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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EMP04: Employment by occupation
Employment by Occupation. This spreadsheet is usually published once a year in August and provides a detailed snapshot of employment by occupation, broken down by sex. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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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.
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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.
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EMP13: Employment by industry
Employment by industry (Labour Force Survey). This table is updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
Publications related to Employment and employee types
Statistical bulletins
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Labour market overview, UK: March 2021
Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK.
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Labour market in the regions of the UK: March 2021
Regional, local authority and Parliamentary constituency breakdowns of changes in UK employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other related statistics.
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Employment in the UK: March 2021
Estimates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for the UK.
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Vacancies and jobs in the UK: March 2021
Estimates of the number of vacancies and jobs for the UK.
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Working and workless households in the UK: October to December 2020
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.
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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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Coronavirus (COVID-19) roundup
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The commuting gap: men account for 65% of commutes lasting more than an hour
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Young people's career aspirations versus reality
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One in eight young people without degrees work in graduate jobs
Analysis of the jobs and earnings of young non-graduates working in the UK.
Methodology related to Employment and employee types
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