Out of work benefits

Claimant Count : K02000001 UK : People : SA : Thousands

906.1

2018 JUL

Release date:

14 August 2018

Next release:

11 September 2018

UK labour market: August 2018

What's in the bulletin?

• Estimates from the Labour Force Survey show that, between January to March 2018 and April to June 2018, the number of people in work increased, 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, 42,000 more than for January to March 2018 and 313,000 more than for a year earlier.
• The employment rate (the proportion of people aged from 16 to 64 years who were in work) was 75.6%, unchanged compared with January to March 2018 but higher than for a year earlier (75.1%).