The release includes employment, unemployment, economic inactivity, claimant count, average earnings, vacancies and labour disputes statistics.
Publications
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UK Labour Market: March 2016
Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK.
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Single month Labour Force Survey estimates: March 2016
This report contains charts that compare the Labour Force Survey (LFS) headline 3-month average rates for employment, unemployment and economic inactivity with their equivalent single month estimates. The single month estimates are derived from the same data source as the headline 3-month figures but are not designated as National Statistics and their use is restricted to helping to understand the movements in the headline 3-month averages.
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Reconciliation of estimates of jobs: March 2016
Compares the latest Workforce Jobs (WFJ) estimates with the equivalent estimates of jobs from the Labour Force Survey (LFS).
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Supplementary analysis of average weekly earnings: March 2016
Data
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INAC01 NSA: Economic inactivity by reason (not seasonally adjusted)
Economic inactivity (aged 16 to 64 years) by reason (not seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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INAC01 SA: Economic inactivity by reason (seasonally adjusted)
Economic inactivity (aged 16 to 64 years ) by reason (seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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UNEM04: Unemployment rate revisions triangle
Unemployment rate revisions triangle. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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UNEM03: Unemployment by previous industrial sector
Unemployment by previous industrial sector. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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UNEM02: Unemployment by previous occupation
Unemployment by previous occupation. This table is updated four times a year in February, May, August and November. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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Claimant count and vacancies time series
This dataset contains series for the Claimant Count (which measures the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits) and Vacancies.
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VACS03: Vacancies by size of business
Vacancies by size of business.
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X05: Comparison between unemployment and the Claimant Count
This table compares quarterly movements in unemployment with quarterly movements in the Claimant Count.
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UNEM01 SA: Unemployment by age and duration (seasonally adjusted)
Unemployment by age and duration (seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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UNEM01 NSA: Unemployment by age and duration (not seasonally adjusted)
Unemployment by age and duration (not seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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VACS01: Vacancies and unemployment
Vacancies and unemployment.
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VACS02: Vacancies by industry
Vacancies by industry.
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BEN03: Jobseeker's Allowance by age and duration (not designated as National Statistics)
Jobseeker’s Allowance by age and duration.
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CLA01: Claimant Count (Experimental Statistics)
Experimental estimates of the Claimant Count including Jobseeker's Allowance and out of work Universal Credit claimants.
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CLA02: Claimant Count by age group (Experimental Statistics)
Experimental estimates of the Claimant Count by age group.
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CLA03: Claimant Count revisions triangle
Claimant Count revisions triangle. The Claimant Count measures the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits.
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BEN02: Jobseeker's Allowance claimants (not designated as National Statistics)
Jobseeker's Allowance claimants.
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BEN01: Main out of work benefits
Main out of work benefits. This table is usually updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
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EMP16: Underemployment and overemployment
Underemployment and overemployment in the UK. This table is updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
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JOBS04: Self-employment jobs by industry
Self-employment jobs by industry. This table is usually updated in March, June, September and December.
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A01: Summary of labour market statistics
Labour market statistics summary data tables.
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EMP09: Employees and self-employed by occupation
Employees and self-employed by occupation. This table is updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
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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. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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A08: Labour market status of disabled people
Labour market status (employment, unemployment and inactivity) of disabled people. This table is updated four times a year in February, May, August and November. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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A09: Labour market status by ethnic group
Labour market status (employment, unemployment and inactivity) by ethnic group. It is usually updated four times a year in February, May, August and November. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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EMP13: Employment by industry
Employment by industry (Labour Force Survey). This table is updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
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EMP02: Public and private sector employment
Public and private sector employment. This table is usually updated in March, June, September and December.
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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. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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EMP08: All in employment by occupation
This dataset has now been discontinued following a user consultation. However figures for employment by occupation, sourced from our Annual Population Survey are available on our NOMIS website.
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EMP11: Employment by socio-economic classification
Employment by socio-economic classification. It is usually updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
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EMP14: Employees and self-employed by industry
Employees and self-employed by industry (Labour Force Survey). This table is updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
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EMP15: Job related training received by employees
Employees and self-employed by industry (Labour Force Survey). This table is updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
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A11: Labour Force Survey sampling variability
Labour Force Survey Sampling Variability (95% confidence intervals).
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EMP03: Public sector employment by industry
Public sector employment by industry. This table is updated in March, June, September and December.
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A10: International comparisons of employment and unemployment rates
International comparisons of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity. The table contains data from OECD.
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JOBS02: Workforce jobs by industry
Workforce jobs by industry. Workforce jobs tables are usually updated in March, June, September and December.
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EMP10: Part-time and temporary workers by occupation
Part-time and temporary workers by occupation. This table is updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
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A05 NSA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity by age group (not seasonally adjusted)
Employment, unemployment, economic activity and inactivity by age group (not seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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EMP01 SA: Full-time, part-time and temporary workers (seasonally adjusted)
Full-time, part-time and temporary workers (seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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JOBS07: Workforce jobs sampling variability
Workforce jobs sampling variability estimates (95% confidence intervals and coefficients of variation). These sampling variability estimates are usually updated once a year.
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Labour market statistics time series
Large dataset which contains labour market statistics data time series.
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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. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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EMP01 NSA: Full-time, part-time and temporary workers (not seasonally adjusted)
Full-time, part-time and temporary workers (not seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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EMP06: Employment by country of birth and nationality
Employment levels and rates by country of birth and nationality. These estimates are usually updated in February, May, August and November.
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EMP12: Part-time and temporary workers by socio-economic classification
Part-time and temporary workers by socio-economic classification. It is usually updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
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JOBS06: Workforce jobs revisions triangle
Workforce jobs revisions triangle. Workforce jobs tables are usually updated in March, June, September and December.
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A06 SA: Educational status and labour market status for people aged from 16 to 24 (seasonally adjusted)
Educational status and labour market status (employment, unemployment and economic inactivity) of people aged from 16 to 24 years (seasonally adjusted). This table shows estimates for people in full-time education and people not in full-time education. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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EMP05: Employment rate revisions triangle
Employment rate revisions triangle. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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X03: Reconciliation of estimates of employment and jobs
Reconciles estimates of workforce jobs (derived primarily from employer surveys) with estimates of employment (derived from the Labour Force Survey). The spreadsheet is updated in those months when estimates of workforce jobs are published.
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A06 NSA: Educational status and labour market status for people aged from 16 to 24 (not seasonally adjusted)
Educational status and labour market status (employment, unemployment and economic inactivity) of people aged from 16 to 24 (not seasonally adjusted). This table shows estimates for people in full-time education and people not in full-time education. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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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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JOBS05: Workforce jobs by region and industry
Workforce jobs by region and industry. Workforce jobs tables are usually updated in March, June, September and December.
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EMP04: Employment by occupation
This dataset has now been discontinued following a user consultation. However figures for employment by occupation, sourced from our Annual Population Survey are available on our NOMIS website.
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A02 NSA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people aged 16 and over and aged from 16 to 64 (not seasonally adjusted)
Labour Force Survey summary. This table shows the headline employment, unemployment and inactivity series (not seasonally adjusted).
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A07: Regional labour market summary
Regional labour market summary (employment, unemployment, economic activity and inactivity). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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JOBS01: Workforce jobs summary
Workforce jobs summary. Workforce jobs tables are usually updated in March, June, September and December.
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JOBS03: Employee jobs by industry
Employee jobs by industry. This table is usually updated in March, June, September and December.
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X01: Labour Force Survey single-month estimates
Labour Force Survey (LFS) single-month estimates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity have been published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) since 2004. Not designated as National Statistics.
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X02: Labour Force Survey Flows estimates
Labour Force Survey (LFS) flows estimates. These estimates are usually published four times a year in February, May, August and November. They are not designated as National Statistics.
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A05 SA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity by age group (seasonally adjusted)
Employment, unemployment, economic activity and inactivity by age group (seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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EMP07: Temporary employees
Temporary employees: all and part-time. This table is updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
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Average weekly earnings time series
This dataset contains series for Average Weekly Earnings (AWE).
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EARN01: Average weekly earnings
Average Weekly Earnings (AWE), seasonally adjusted. This spreadsheet includes the headline estimates of earnings growth based on the Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey.
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EARN02: Average weekly earnings by sector
Average weekly earnings by sector (Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey).
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EARN04: Gross weekly earnings of full-time employees
Gross weekly earnings of full-time employees (Labour Force Survey). This table is usually updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
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HOUR02 SA: Usual weekly hours worked (seasonally adjusted)
Usual weekly hours worked (seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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HOUR01 SA: Actual weekly hours worked (seasonally adjusted)
Actual weekly hours worked (seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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EARN03: Average weekly earnings by industry
Average weekly earnings by industry (Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey).
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HOUR01 NSA: Actual weekly hours worked (not seasonally adjusted)
Actual weekly hours worked (not seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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EARN05: Gross weekly earnings of full-time employees by region
Gross weekly earnings of full-time employees by region (Labour Force Survey). This table is usually updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
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EARN07: Gross weekly earnings by industry
Gross weekly earnings by industry (Labour Force Survey). This table is usually updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
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X04: Average Weekly Earnings Supplementary Analysis
The estimates of real earnings, which used to be published at dataset X04 are now available at dataset EARN01. Dataset X04 has therefore been discontinued.
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EARN06: Gross weekly earnings by occupation
Gross weekly earnings by occupation (Labour Force Survey). This table is usually updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
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EARN08: Distribution of gross hourly earnings of employees
Distribution of gross hourly earnings of employees (Labour Force Survey). This table is usually updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
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HOUR02 NSA: Usual weekly hours worked (not seasonally adjusted)
Usual weekly hours worked (not seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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HOUR03: Average hours worked by industry
Average hours worked by industry. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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LABD03: Stoppages of work
Stoppages of work.
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LABD01: Labour disputes
Monthly estimates of labour disputes back to 1931.
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LABD02: Labour disputes by sector
Labour disputes by sector.
The United Kingdom Statistics Authority has designated these statistics as National Statistics, in accordance with the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
Designation can be broadly interpreted to mean that the statistics:
- meet identified user needs
- are well explained and readily accessible
- are produced according to sound methods
- are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
Once statistics have been designated as National Statistics it is a statutory requirement that the Code of Practice shall continue to be observed.