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Employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted): %
UK: Aged 16-64
75 %
2024 JUN-AUG
- Release date:
- 15 October 2024
- Next release:
- 12 November 2024
Labour market overview, UK: October 2024
What's in the bulletin?
- Estimates for payrolled employees in the UK decreased by 35,000 (negative 0.1%) between July and August 2024, but rose by 165,000 (0.5%) between August 2023 and August 2024.
- The early estimate of payrolled employees for September 2024 decreased by 15,000 (0.0%) on the month but increased by 113,000 (0.4%) on the year, to 30.3 million. The September 2024 estimate should be treated as a provisional estimate and is likely to be revised when more data are received next month.
- Increased volatility of Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates, resulting from smaller achieved sample sizes, means that estimates of change should be treated with additional caution. We recommend using them as part of our suite of labour market indicators, alongside Workforce Jobs (WFJ), Claimant Count data, and Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) estimates.
Labour market transformation – update on progress and plans
An update on the Transformed Labour Force Survey (TLFS) and Labour Force Survey (LFS). The TLFS is the long-term solution for collecting labour market data given the context of declining response rates in social surveys, which has been experienced across many countries.
Time series related to Employment and employee types
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Employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted): %
UK: Aged 16-64
75 % 2024 JUN-AUG- Release date:
- 15 October 2024
- Next release:
- 12 November 2024
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Number of People in Employment (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted):000s
UK: Aged 16 and over
33,372 000's 2024 JUN-AUG- Release date:
- 15 October 2024
- Next release:
- 12 November 2024
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72.3 % 2024 JUN-AUG
- Release date:
- 15 October 2024
- Next release:
- 12 November 2024
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Male employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted): %
UK: Aged 16-64
77.8 % 2024 JUN-AUG- Release date:
- 15 October 2024
- Next release:
- 12 November 2024
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734 2024 JUL-SEP
- Release date:
- 15 October 2024
- Next release:
- 12 November 2024
Datasets related to Employment and employee types
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EMP02: Public and private sector employment
Public and private sector employment, UK, published quarterly, seasonally adjusted.
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HOUR01 SA: Actual weekly hours worked (seasonally adjusted)
Actual weekly hours worked including by sex, full-time, part-time and second jobs, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly, seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.
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CLA03: Claimant Count revisions triangle
Claimant Count revisions triangle, published monthly. 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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A10: International comparisons of employment and unemployment rates
International comparisons of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity, published monthly. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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EARN01: Average weekly earnings
Average weekly earnings at sector level headline estimates, Great Britain, monthly, seasonally adjusted. Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey.
Publications related to Employment and employee types
Statistical bulletins
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Labour market overview, UK: October 2024
Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK.
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Labour market in the regions of the UK: October 2024
Regional, local authority, and parliamentary constituency breakdowns of changes in UK employment, unemployment, and economic inactivity, and other related statistics. These are official statistics in development.
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Employment in the UK: October 2024
Estimates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for the UK.
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Vacancies and jobs in the UK: October 2024
Estimates of the number of vacancies and jobs for the UK.
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Working and workless households in the UK: April to June 2024
The economic status of households in the UK and the people living in them, where at least one person is aged 16 to 64 years. Taken from the Labour Force Survey.
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Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK: October 2024
Monthly estimates of payrolled employees and their pay from HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) data. This is a joint release between HMRC and the Office for National Statistics (ONS). These are official statistics in development.
Articles
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Technology intensity and homeworking in the UK
Recent trends and insights into technology as an enabler for homeworking. Analysis considers differences in technology usage across industries.
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Coronavirus and self-employment in the UK
An overview of self-employment across the UK, looking at the industrial, occupational, geographic and demographic characteristics of those who are self-employed.
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The commuting gap: men account for 65% of commutes lasting more than an hour
Discover differences between the commuting habits of men and women across the UK.
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Young people's career aspirations versus reality
What did you want to be when you grew up?
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One in eight young people without degrees work in graduate jobs
Analysis of the jobs and earnings of young non-graduates working in the UK.
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More mothers with young children working full-time
The proportion of mothers with children aged between three and four who are in employment is increasing, analysis suggests.
Methodology related to Employment and employee types
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