Highlights
Unemployment rate
UK: Aged 16 and over
4.8 %
2016 JUL-SEP
- Release date:
- 16 November 2016
- Next release:
- 14 December 2016
UK labour market: Nov 2016
What's in the bulletin?
- Between April to June 2016 and July to September 2016, the number of people in work increased and the number of unemployed people decreased. The number of people not working and not seeking or available to work (economically inactive) increased.
- There were 31.80 million people in work, 49,000 more than for April to June 2016 and 461,000 more than for a year earlier.
- There were 23.24 million people working full-time, 350,000 more than for a year earlier. There were 8.56 million people working part-time, 110,000 more than for a year earlier.
Time series related to Unemployment
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Unemployment rate
UK: Aged 16 and over
4.8 % 2016 JUL-SEP- Release date:
- 16 November 2016
- Next release:
- 14 December 2016
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Female unemployment rate
UK: Aged 16 and over
4.7 % 2016 JUL-SEP- Release date:
- 16 November 2016
- Next release:
- 14 December 2016
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Male unemployment rate
UK: Aged 16 and over
4.9 % 2016 JUL-SEP- Release date:
- 16 November 2016
- Next release:
- 14 December 2016
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1,604 000's 2016 JUL-SEP
- Release date:
- 16 November 2016
- Next release:
- 14 December 2016
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Female unemployment
UK: Aged 16 and over
728 000's 2016 JUL-SEP- Release date:
- 16 November 2016
- Next release:
- 14 December 2016
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Male unemployment
UK: Aged 16 and over
876 000's 2016 JUL-SEP- Release date:
- 16 November 2016
- Next release:
- 14 December 2016
Datasets related to Unemployment
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A01: Summary of labour market statistics
Labour market statistics summary data tables.
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A02 NSA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people aged 16 and over and aged from 16 to 64
Labour Force Survey summary. This table shows the headline employment, unemployment and inactivity series (not seasonally adjusted).
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A02 SA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people aged 16 and over and aged from 16 to 64 (seasonally adjusted)
Labour Force Survey summary. This table shows the headline employment, unemployment and inactivity series (seasonally adjusted).
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A03 NSA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for men aged from 16 to 64 and women aged from 16 to 59 (not seasonally adjusted)
Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for men aged from 16 to 64 and women aged from 16 to 59 (not seasonally adjusted). The employment and inactivity rates shown in this table were the headline employment and inactivity rates until August 2010, when ONS replaced these headline rates with rates for those aged from 16 to 64 for both men and women. These new headline rates for those aged from 16 to 64 are shown in Table A02 NSA.
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A03 SA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for men aged from 16 to 64 and women aged from 16 to 59 (seasonally adjusted)
Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for men aged from 16 to 64 and women aged from 16 to 59 (seasonally adjusted). The employment and inactivity rates shown in this table were the headline employment and inactivity rates until August 2010, when ONS replaced these headline rates with rates for those aged from 16 to 64 for both men and women. These new headline rates for those aged from 16 to 64 are shown in Table A02 SA.
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A04: Summary of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people below state pension age
Labour market summary (employment, unemployment and inactivity) for people below state pension age. Estimates in this table follow the incremental increase in the female state pension age each quarter. These estimates are not the headline labour force survey estimates - they are shown at Tables A02 SA and A02 NSA. This table is updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
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UK labour market: Nov 2016
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Workless households for regions across the UK: 2015
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Young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), UK: Aug 2016
Estimates of young people (aged 16 to 24) who are not in education, employment or training, by age and sex.
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Working and workless households in the UK: Apr to June 2016
Statistics on the economic status of households in the UK and the people living in them. Taken from the Labour Force Survey (LFS), covering April to June 2016, and only include households where at least 1 person is aged 16 to 64.
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