Labour market
Employment and payrolled employees, unemployment, inactivity and long-term sickness, the claimant count, pay before and after inflation, vacancies, working days lost to strikes, the public sector workforce, civil servants and the regular armed forces, young people in the UK not in education, employment or training, with employment, unemployment, inactivity, payrolled employees and median pay in each of the UK's nations, and economic activity in each small area of England and Wales at the 2021 Census.
Datasets
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Adults in employment in the household by council, Census 2021
153,651No adults in employment in household, highest: Birmingham · Census Day, 21 March 2021
Office for National Statistics (Census 2021)+19 more Verified
Change on the year in median weekly pay where people work, by constituency
4.9%United Kingdom · 2026
Office for National Statistics+6 more Verified
Civil servants in each of the UK's nations
557,825Civil servants, all locations · 31 Mar 2026
Cabinet Office Verified
Claimant count
1,701,000Claimant count · Sep 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Claimant count by constituency, Great Britain
1,702,905United Kingdom · Sep 2026
Office for National Statistics+8 more Verified
Claimant count, England's regions and the UK's nations
1,702,905United Kingdom · Sep 2026
Office for National Statistics+8 more Verified
Claimant count, the UK's councils
1,702,905United Kingdom · Sep 2026
Office for National Statistics+8 more Verified
Disability employment gap by council, UK
27.56 percentage pointsUnited Kingdom · 2021 to 2023
Department for Work and Pensions+8 more Verified
Disability employment rate by council, UK
54.17%United Kingdom · 2021 to 2023
Department for Work and Pensions+8 more Verified
Disabled people aged 16 to 64 by council, UK
9,342,148United Kingdom · 2021 to 2023
Department for Work and Pensions+8 more Verified
Disabled people in work by council, UK
5,060,603United Kingdom · 2021 to 2023
Department for Work and Pensions+8 more Verified
Economic activity by LSOA, Census 2021
9,773Oxford 008A (E01028521) · Census Day, 21 March 2021
35,672 small areas, each on its council's page
Office for National Statistics (Census 2021, via Nomis) Verified
Economic activity by constituency, Census 2021
60,114Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee, highest: Poplar and Limehouse · Census Day, 21 March 2021
Office for National Statistics (Census 2021)+19 more Verified
Economic activity by council, Census 2021
356,900Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee, highest: Birmingham · Census Day, 21 March 2021
Office for National Statistics (Census 2021)+19 more Verified
Economic activity last week by council, Census 2021
442,418Working, highest: Birmingham · Census Day, 21 March 2021
Office for National Statistics (Census 2021)+19 more Verified
Economic inactivity rate
20.9%Economic inactivity rate, 16–64 · Jul 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Economic inactivity rate, England's regions and the UK's nations
20.37%England · Jun–Aug 2026
Office for National Statistics+9 more Verified
Economic inactivity rate, Northern Ireland
25.9%Economic inactivity rate, 16–64 · Jun–Aug 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Economic inactivity rate, UK and its nations
20.9%United Kingdom · Jun–Aug 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Economically inactive because of long-term sickness, UK
2,738,000Inactive because of long-term sickness, 16–64 · Jun–Aug 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Employment history by council, Census 2021
60,649Not in employment: Worked in the last 12 months, highest: Birmingham · Census Day, 21 March 2021
Office for National Statistics (Census 2021)+19 more Verified
Employment rate
75.3%Employment rate, 16–64 · Jul 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Employment rate, England's regions and the UK's nations
75.62%England · Jun–Aug 2026
Office for National Statistics+9 more Verified
Employment rate, Northern Ireland
72.5%Employment rate, 16–64 · Jun–Aug 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Employment rate, UK and its nations
75.3%United Kingdom · Jun–Aug 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Employment, unemployment and inactivity by constituency, Great Britain
75.50%United Kingdom, employment rate · Year ending June 2026
Office for National Statistics+6 more Verified
Former industry by council, Census 2021
8,317A, B, D, E Agriculture, energy and water, highest: North Yorkshire · Census Day, 21 March 2021
Office for National Statistics (Census 2021)+19 more Verified
Former occupation by council, Census 2021
21,3381. Managers, directors and senior officials, highest: North Yorkshire · Census Day, 21 March 2021
Office for National Statistics (Census 2021)+19 more Verified
Hours worked by council, Census 2021
49,418Part-time: 15 hours or less worked, highest: Birmingham · Census Day, 21 March 2021
Office for National Statistics (Census 2021)+19 more Verified
How precise median weekly pay where people work is, by constituency
0.2%United Kingdom · 2026
Office for National Statistics+6 more Verified
Industry by council, Census 2021
10,45901 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities, highest: North Yorkshire · Census Day, 21 March 2021
Office for National Statistics (Census 2021)+19 more Verified
Job vacancies
691,000Vacancies · Aug 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Mean weekly paid hours where people work, by constituency, Northern Ireland
32.4 hours a weekNorthern Ireland · 2026
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency+14 more Verified
Median annual pay where people work, by constituency, Northern Ireland
£32,000Northern Ireland · 2026
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency+14 more Verified
Median monthly pay of payrolled employees, England's regions and the UK's nations
£2,660Median monthly pay, UK · Sep 2026
Office for National Statistics+9 more Verified
Median monthly pay of payrolled employees, UK and its nations
£2,660Median monthly pay, UK · Sep 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Median weekly paid hours where people work, by constituency, Northern Ireland
36.9 hours a weekNorthern Ireland · 2026
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency+14 more Verified
Median weekly pay of full-time employees, by constituency
£811.20United Kingdom · 2026
Office for National Statistics+6 more Verified
Median weekly pay where people work, by constituency
£673.10United Kingdom · 2026
Office for National Statistics+6 more Verified
Median weekly pay where people work, by constituency, Northern Ireland
£624.70Northern Ireland · 2026
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency+14 more Verified
Median weekly pay, Great Britain's councils
£673.10United Kingdom · 2026
Office for National Statistics+6 more Verified
Non-disabled employment rate by council, UK
81.73%United Kingdom · 2021 to 2023
Department for Work and Pensions+8 more Verified
Occupation by council, Census 2021
3,701111 Chief executives and senior officials, highest: Westminster · Census Day, 21 March 2021
Office for National Statistics (Census 2021)+19 more Verified
Payrolled employees, England's regions and the UK's nations
30,280,860Payrolled employees, UK · Sep 2026
Office for National Statistics+8 more Verified
Payrolled employees, UK
30,280,860Payrolled employees · Sep 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Payrolled employees, UK and its nations
30,280,860Payrolled employees, UK · Sep 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Place of work by council, Census 2021
126,585Mainly working at or from home, highest: Leeds · Census Day, 21 March 2021
Office for National Statistics (Census 2021)+19 more Verified
Public sector employment, UK
6,207,000Public sector employment · Q2 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Real pay growth
0.7%Real total pay, annual growth · Aug 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Regular pay growth
3.7%Regular pay, annual growth · Aug 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Socio-economic classification (NS-SeC) by council, Census 2021
1,306L1: Employers in large establishments, highest: Westminster · Census Day, 21 March 2021
Office for National Statistics (Census 2021)+19 more Verified
Total pay growth
3.7%Total pay, annual growth · Aug 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
UK regular armed forces by service
137,482UK regular forces · 1 Jul 2026
Ministry of Defence Verified
Unemployment rate
4.7%Unemployment rate, 16+ · Jul 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Unemployment rate, England's regions and the UK's nations
4.90%England · Jun–Aug 2026
Office for National Statistics+9 more Verified
Unemployment rate, Northern Ireland
2.1%Unemployment rate, 16+ · Jun–Aug 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Unemployment rate, UK and its nations
4.7%United Kingdom · Jun–Aug 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Working days lost to strikes, UK
23,000Working days lost · Aug 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), UK
13.01%Aged 16 to 24 · Q2 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified