Redundancies

People who have been made redundant or have taken voluntary redundancy.

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4.9 per 1,000 employees

2025 SEP-NOV

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Estimates for payrolled employees based on administrative data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the UK fell by 155,000 (0.5%) between November 2024 and November 2025, and decreased by 33,000 (0.1%) between October 2025 and November 2025.
When looking at September to November 2025, the period comparable with our Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates, the number of payrolled employees fell by 135,000 (0.4%) over the year and by 43,000 (0.1%) over the quarter.
The early estimate of payrolled employees for December 2025 decreased by 184,000 (0.6%) on the year, and by 43,000 (0.1%) on the month, to 30.2 million. The December 2025 estimate should be treated as a provisional estimate and is likely to be revised when more data are received next month. Information on revisions to payrolled employees is published monthly. We have published analysis of recent revisions in our [LFS quality update article](https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/labourforcesurveyqualityupdate/january2026).

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RED02: Redundancies by age, industry and region

Redundancies by age, industry, and region, not seasonally adjusted. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households. These are official statistics in development.
RED01 SA: Redundancies levels and rates (seasonally adjusted)

Number of people (levels), men and women made redundant and redundancy rates, seasonally adjusted. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households. These are official statistics in development.
RED01 NSA: Redundancies levels and rates (not seasonally adjusted)

Number of people (levels), men and women made redundant and redundancy rates, not seasonally adjusted. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households. These are official statistics in development.
Labour market statistics time series

Main labour market statistics time series data (large dataset).
A05 SA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity by age group (seasonally adjusted)

Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity levels and rates by age group, UK, rolling three-monthly figures, seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

Labour market overview, UK: January 2026

Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK.

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