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LFS: ILO redundancy rate: UK: All: SA
3.8 per 1,000 employees
2025 JAN-MAR
- Release date:
- 13 May 2025
- Next release:
- 10 June 2025

Labour market overview, UK: May 2025
What's in the bulletin?
- Estimates for payrolled employees in the UK decreased by 47,000 (0.2%) between February and March 2025 and fell by 63,000 (0.2%) between March 2024 and March 2025.
- Payrolled employees fell by 53,000 (0.2%) over the quarter and fell by 4,000 (0.0%) over the year, when looking at January to March 2025. This is the period comparable with our Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates.
- The early estimate of payrolled employees for April 2025 decreased by 33,000 (0.1%) on the month and decreased by 106,000 (0.3%) on the year to 30.3 million. The April 2025 estimate should be treated as a provisional estimate and is likely to be revised when more data are received next month.
Time series related to Redundancies
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3.8 per 1,000 employees 2025 JAN-MAR
- Release date:
- 13 May 2025
- Next release:
- 10 June 2025
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110 000's 2025 JAN-MAR
- Release date:
- 13 May 2025
- Next release:
- 10 June 2025
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95 000's 2018 MAR-MAY
- Release date:
- 17 July 2018
- Next release:
- 14 August 2018
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8
- Release date:
- 17 July 2018
- Next release:
- 14 August 2018
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17
- Release date:
- 17 July 2018
- Next release:
- 14 August 2018
Datasets related to Redundancies
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Labour market statistics time series
Main labour market statistics time series data (large dataset).
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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.
Publications related to Redundancies
Statistical bulletins
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Labour market overview, UK: May 2025
Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK.