Out of work benefits

Claimant Count : K02000001 UK : People : SA : Thousands

942.9

2018 SEP

Release date:

16 October 2018

Next release:

13 November 2018

UK labour market: October 2018

What's in the bulletin?

• Estimates from the Labour Force Survey show that, between March to May 2018 and June to August 2018, the number of people in work was little changed, the number of unemployed people decreased but the number of people aged from 16 to 64 years not working and not seeking or available to work (economically inactive) increased.
• There were 32.39 million people in work, little changed compared with March to May 2018 but 289,000 more than for a year earlier.
• The employment rate (the proportion of people aged from 16 to 64 years who were in work) was 75.5%, lower than for March to May 2018 (75.7%) but higher than for a year earlier (75.1%).