Out of work benefits

Claimant Count : K02000001 UK : People : SA : Thousands

992.6

2018 NOV

Release date:

11 December 2018

Next release:

22 January 2019

UK labour market: December 2018

What's in the bulletin?

• Estimates from the Labour Force Survey show that, between May to July 2018 and August to October 2018, the number of people in work and the number of unemployed people both increased but the number of people aged from 16 to 64 years not working and not seeking nor available to work (economically inactive) decreased.
• There were an estimated 32.48 million people in work, 79,000 more than for May to July 2018 and 396,000 more than for a year earlier.
• The employment rate (the proportion of people aged from 16 to 64 years who were in work) was estimated at 75.7%, higher than for a year earlier (75.1%) and the joint-highest estimate since comparable estimates began in 1971.