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Employment rate, UK and its nations

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Employment rate for people aged 16 to 64 in the UK, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, from the Labour Force Survey (rolling three months) since March to May 1992, seasonally adjusted.

United Kingdom

75.3%

Jun–Aug 2026

Verified against source, 28 October 2026, 12:47 UTC
Employment rate, UK and its nations
  • United Kingdom
  • England
  • Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
0%20%40%60%80%Mar–May 92Dec 97–Feb 98Sep–Nov 03Jun–Aug 09Mar–May 15Dec 20–Feb 21Jun–Aug 26

Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

412 periods, newest first

PeriodUnited KingdomEnglandWalesScotlandNorthern Ireland
Jun–Aug 202675.3%75.6%73.3%74.0%72.5%
May–Jul 202675.1%75.4%72.7%73.7%72.2%
Apr–Jun 202675.1%75.5%72.5%74.0%72.0%
Mar–May 202675.1%75.4%73.0%74.3%72.1%
Feb–Apr 202675.1%75.4%72.3%74.1%72.0%
Jan–Mar 202675.0%75.4%72.1%73.8%72.4%
Dec 2025–Feb 202675.0%75.4%71.8%74.0%71.3%
Nov 2025–Jan 202675.1%75.4%72.0%74.6%71.8%
Oct–Dec 202575.0%75.2%71.7%74.7%71.9%
Sep–Nov 202575.1%75.4%71.5%74.8%71.9%
Aug–Oct 202574.9%75.2%71.2%74.9%70.5%
Jul–Sep 202575.1%75.5%71.2%74.3%71.1%
Jun–Aug 202575.1%75.4%71.3%74.4%71.1%
May–Jul 202575.2%75.6%70.5%74.5%71.8%
Apr–Jun 202575.3%75.6%71.4%75.0%71.5%
Mar–May 202575.2%75.5%72.2%74.9%72.0%
Feb–Apr 202575.1%75.4%72.1%74.9%71.9%
Jan–Mar 202575.1%75.4%71.5%74.7%71.8%
Dec 2024–Feb 202575.1%75.5%70.7%74.3%71.5%
Nov 2024–Jan 202575.0%75.5%70.1%74.2%72.3%
Oct–Dec 202475.0%75.4%70.1%74.1%72.0%
Sep–Nov 202474.8%75.2%70.1%74.2%72.5%
Aug–Oct 202474.9%75.4%70.7%73.3%72.1%
Jul–Sep 202475.0%75.4%70.3%73.5%71.9%
Jun–Aug 202475.0%75.5%70.3%73.4%72.4%
May–Jul 202474.7%75.1%69.6%73.7%72.7%
Apr–Jun 202474.5%75.0%68.7%73.1%72.8%
Mar–May 202474.4%74.9%68.4%72.4%72.5%
Feb–Apr 202474.4%74.9%68.8%72.7%72.9%
Jan–Mar 202474.5%75.0%69.6%72.9%73.3%
Dec 2023–Feb 202474.6%75.0%69.6%73.7%73.0%
Nov 2023–Jan 202474.7%75.1%70.2%73.4%72.8%
Oct–Dec 202374.9%75.3%71.1%73.4%72.8%
Sep–Nov 202374.9%75.3%71.1%72.9%72.3%
Aug–Oct 202374.9%75.3%72.2%73.0%72.5%
Jul–Sep 202374.9%75.2%72.8%73.5%72.2%
Jun–Aug 202374.7%74.9%73.1%73.9%72.3%
May–Jul 202374.9%75.2%72.5%74.4%71.3%
Apr–Jun 202375.2%75.6%71.7%73.4%71.5%
Mar–May 202375.4%75.9%71.3%74.1%71.7%
Feb–Apr 202375.5%76.0%71.6%73.8%72.1%
Jan–Mar 202375.3%75.7%71.4%74.3%71.8%
Dec 2022–Feb 202375.1%75.5%72.3%74.2%72.1%
Nov 2022–Jan 202375.2%75.4%72.2%75.2%71.9%
Oct–Dec 202275.1%75.4%71.5%75.4%71.7%
Sep–Nov 202275.0%75.3%71.7%75.1%71.2%
Aug–Oct 202275.0%75.4%71.4%75.1%71.0%
Jul–Sep 202275.0%75.4%71.4%74.6%70.2%
Jun–Aug 202275.0%75.4%71.1%75.0%70.3%
May–Jul 202274.9%75.4%71.1%74.3%69.9%
Apr–Jun 202275.0%75.4%72.2%74.4%69.7%
Mar–May 202275.4%75.7%73.1%74.5%69.9%
Feb–Apr 202275.2%75.5%73.7%74.5%70.0%
Jan–Mar 202275.1%75.4%73.9%74.5%70.6%
Dec 2021–Feb 202275.0%75.4%74.1%73.7%69.7%
Nov 2021–Jan 202275.1%75.5%74.0%73.4%69.1%
Oct–Dec 202175.1%75.5%74.0%73.1%68.9%
Sep–Nov 202175.0%75.4%73.6%74.1%68.1%
Aug–Oct 202175.0%75.4%73.3%73.8%68.1%
Jul–Sep 202175.1%75.5%73.1%74.2%68.3%
Jun–Aug 202174.9%75.3%73.2%73.6%69.5%
May–Jul 202174.8%75.2%73.4%73.4%69.5%
Apr–Jun 202174.7%75.1%73.2%73.5%69.3%
Mar–May 202174.4%74.8%72.9%73.2%68.5%
Feb–Apr 202174.4%74.8%73.2%73.1%69.1%
Jan–Mar 202174.4%74.8%73.3%73.3%68.7%
Dec 2020–Feb 202174.5%74.9%72.9%73.5%68.8%
Nov 2020–Jan 202174.3%74.8%71.7%72.9%68.7%
Oct–Dec 202074.3%74.8%72.0%72.4%68.3%
Sep–Nov 202074.5%75.0%71.9%73.2%68.9%
Aug–Oct 202074.5%74.8%71.9%73.8%69.3%
Jul–Sep 202074.6%75.1%71.7%73.4%69.6%
Jun–Aug 202075.0%75.5%72.0%73.5%69.9%
May–Jul 202075.2%75.8%73.1%72.9%69.6%
Apr–Jun 202075.4%75.9%73.8%73.2%69.8%
Mar–May 202075.5%76.0%73.7%73.0%70.1%
Feb–Apr 202075.7%76.2%73.5%73.3%70.0%
Jan–Mar 202075.9%76.4%73.5%73.7%71.2%
Dec 2019–Feb 202076.5%76.9%73.8%74.8%72.4%
Nov 2019–Jan 202076.4%76.8%74.4%74.5%72.3%
Oct–Dec 201976.4%76.8%74.5%74.6%72.4%
Sep–Nov 201976.2%76.6%74.8%73.8%72.7%
Aug–Oct 201976.0%76.5%74.2%73.9%72.4%
Jul–Sep 201976.0%76.4%74.1%74.0%72.2%
Jun–Aug 201975.9%76.4%74.1%74.1%71.3%
May–Jul 201976.0%76.4%74.4%74.7%72.1%
Apr–Jun 201976.1%76.4%74.7%75.3%72.3%
Mar–May 201976.0%76.2%75.3%75.4%71.9%
Feb–Apr 201976.0%76.2%75.5%75.5%71.5%
Jan–Mar 201975.9%76.2%75.2%74.8%71.4%
Dec 2018–Feb 201976.0%76.4%75.5%75.6%71.2%
Nov 2018–Jan 201976.0%76.4%76.0%75.3%70.9%
Oct–Dec 201875.7%76.0%76.2%75.5%70.3%
Sep–Nov 201875.6%76.0%75.8%75.3%69.8%
Aug–Oct 201875.6%76.0%75.2%75.0%69.5%
Jul–Sep 201875.4%75.8%75.0%75.0%69.4%
Jun–Aug 201875.4%75.8%75.2%74.9%69.8%
May–Jul 201875.4%75.8%75.1%75.0%70.0%
Apr–Jun 201875.4%75.8%74.7%75.2%69.6%
Mar–May 201875.5%75.9%74.3%75.6%70.0%
Feb–Apr 201875.5%75.9%73.7%75.2%69.8%
Jan–Mar 201875.5%75.9%73.6%74.8%69.8%
Dec 2017–Feb 201875.3%75.7%73.1%75.0%69.4%
Nov 2017–Jan 201875.2%75.7%72.7%74.7%69.5%
Oct–Dec 201775.1%75.6%72.6%74.4%68.6%
Sep–Nov 201775.2%75.7%72.6%75.0%69.0%
Aug–Oct 201775.0%75.5%72.6%74.9%68.4%
Jul–Sep 201774.9%75.4%72.4%75.0%68.3%
Jun–Aug 201775.1%75.5%72.4%75.1%68.4%
May–Jul 201775.2%75.6%72.5%75.8%68.3%
Apr–Jun 201775.0%75.4%72.9%75.1%69.4%
Mar–May 201774.8%75.3%72.9%74.2%68.8%
Feb–Apr 201774.7%75.1%73.0%74.3%68.8%
Jan–Mar 201774.7%75.1%73.7%74.3%68.4%
Dec 2016–Feb 201774.6%75.0%73.0%73.6%68.7%
Nov 2016–Jan 201774.5%74.9%73.3%73.7%69.1%
Oct–Dec 201674.5%74.9%72.5%73.9%69.8%
Sep–Nov 201674.4%74.8%72.4%73.3%69.2%
Aug–Oct 201674.4%74.8%72.7%73.3%69.7%
Jul–Sep 201674.4%74.8%72.9%73.3%70.1%
Jun–Aug 201674.4%74.8%73.4%73.7%70.1%
May–Jul 201674.5%74.8%73.4%73.8%69.7%
Apr–Jun 201674.4%74.8%72.4%73.9%69.2%
Mar–May 201674.3%74.6%72.9%74.1%69.0%
Feb–Apr 201674.1%74.5%72.1%73.4%69.8%
Jan–Mar 201674.1%74.5%72.4%73.4%69.2%
Dec 2015–Feb 201674.1%74.4%72.2%74.0%68.8%
Nov 2015–Jan 201674.0%74.4%71.7%74.4%68.8%
Oct–Dec 201574.1%74.4%71.3%74.8%68.7%
Sep–Nov 201574.0%74.3%70.7%74.8%68.8%
Aug–Oct 201573.9%74.3%70.6%74.4%68.5%
Jul–Sep 201573.7%74.1%70.6%74.0%67.9%
Jun–Aug 201573.5%73.9%70.8%73.5%67.9%
May–Jul 201573.5%73.8%71.3%73.8%67.9%
Apr–Jun 201573.4%73.6%71.7%73.9%67.8%
Mar–May 201573.3%73.5%70.9%74.4%67.7%
Feb–Apr 201573.4%73.7%70.4%74.7%68.3%
Jan–Mar 201573.4%73.7%69.6%74.7%68.2%
Dec 2014–Feb 201573.4%73.7%69.8%74.5%68.4%
Nov 2014–Jan 201573.3%73.6%69.8%74.0%67.6%
Oct–Dec 201473.2%73.5%69.3%74.3%67.7%
Sep–Nov 201473.0%73.3%68.9%74.0%67.8%
Aug–Oct 201473.0%73.3%68.7%74.0%68.1%
Jul–Sep 201473.0%73.4%68.8%73.7%68.4%
Jun–Aug 201473.0%73.3%68.6%73.8%68.2%
May–Jul 201472.8%73.1%68.8%73.6%67.9%
Apr–Jun 201472.8%73.1%69.3%73.4%68.3%
Mar–May 201472.9%73.2%69.3%73.3%68.1%
Feb–Apr 201472.7%72.9%70.0%73.4%67.9%
Jan–Mar 201472.5%72.7%70.0%73.4%67.7%
Dec 2013–Feb 201472.4%72.5%70.8%73.2%67.5%
Nov 2013–Jan 201472.1%72.2%70.8%72.9%67.6%
Oct–Dec 201372.0%72.2%70.8%72.6%67.6%
Sep–Nov 201372.0%72.2%71.1%72.5%67.4%
Aug–Oct 201371.9%72.1%70.8%72.4%66.8%
Jul–Sep 201371.6%71.8%70.0%72.6%67.0%
Jun–Aug 201371.5%71.7%69.9%72.5%66.6%
May–Jul 201371.5%71.7%69.5%72.3%67.5%
Apr–Jun 201371.3%71.5%69.8%72.1%66.3%
Mar–May 201371.2%71.4%69.7%72.0%66.6%
Feb–Apr 201371.2%71.4%69.5%72.2%67.1%
Jan–Mar 201371.2%71.4%69.6%71.8%66.4%
Dec 2012–Feb 201371.2%71.4%68.7%71.7%66.1%
Nov 2012–Jan 201371.4%71.7%68.7%71.3%66.4%
Oct–Dec 201271.4%71.8%68.7%70.9%67.1%
Sep–Nov 201271.3%71.6%68.5%70.7%67.2%
Aug–Oct 201271.1%71.4%69.0%70.4%67.3%
Jul–Sep 201271.1%71.5%68.6%70.4%67.3%
Jun–Aug 201271.2%71.4%69.9%70.7%66.7%
May–Jul 201271.1%71.3%68.8%71.0%66.8%
Apr–Jun 201270.9%71.1%68.9%71.4%67.0%
Mar–May 201270.7%70.8%68.4%71.3%67.5%
Feb–Apr 201270.5%70.7%68.1%71.1%67.1%
Jan–Mar 201270.5%70.6%68.2%71.2%67.4%
Dec 2011–Feb 201270.3%70.4%68.2%71.3%67.7%
Nov 2011–Jan 201270.2%70.3%68.3%71.0%68.1%
Oct–Dec 201170.2%70.3%68.6%70.9%67.6%
Sep–Nov 201170.1%70.3%68.2%70.9%67.8%
Aug–Oct 201170.1%70.3%67.7%71.1%67.7%
Jul–Sep 201170.1%70.3%67.5%71.0%67.3%
Jun–Aug 201170.2%70.4%67.3%70.8%67.3%
May–Jul 201170.2%70.4%67.9%71.2%67.1%
Apr–Jun 201170.5%70.5%68.4%71.6%67.7%
Mar–May 201170.5%70.6%68.6%71.4%67.9%
Feb–Apr 201170.5%70.7%68.7%70.8%67.2%
Jan–Mar 201170.5%70.7%68.5%71.0%66.9%
Dec 2010–Feb 201170.6%70.8%67.8%71.0%66.6%
Nov 2010–Jan 201170.5%70.7%67.7%71.1%66.0%
Oct–Dec 201070.4%70.6%67.7%71.2%65.9%
Sep–Nov 201070.3%70.6%67.4%70.8%65.2%
Aug–Oct 201070.5%70.8%67.3%70.9%65.7%
Jul–Sep 201070.7%71.0%67.5%70.7%66.2%
Jun–Aug 201070.6%71.0%67.5%70.4%66.4%
May–Jul 201070.6%71.0%67.2%70.5%66.4%
Apr–Jun 201070.4%70.8%66.9%70.1%66.3%
Mar–May 201070.4%70.8%67.0%70.0%66.0%
Feb–Apr 201070.2%70.6%67.2%69.8%66.1%
Jan–Mar 201070.2%70.6%66.7%69.9%65.9%
Dec 2009–Feb 201070.3%70.6%67.5%70.5%66.2%
Nov 2009–Jan 201070.4%70.7%67.2%71.1%65.6%
Oct–Dec 200970.6%70.8%67.1%71.5%65.6%
Sep–Nov 200970.6%70.8%67.3%72.1%65.5%
Aug–Oct 200970.6%70.8%67.3%72.2%65.2%
Jul–Sep 200970.6%70.9%67.5%71.8%64.5%
Jun–Aug 200970.7%71.0%67.1%72.0%64.1%
May–Jul 200970.6%70.9%67.7%71.7%64.2%
Apr–Jun 200970.8%71.1%67.9%72.0%64.0%
Mar–May 200971.0%71.3%68.0%72.4%63.8%
Feb–Apr 200971.4%71.7%68.0%72.7%64.6%
Jan–Mar 200971.7%71.9%68.7%73.1%64.8%
Dec 2008–Feb 200971.9%72.2%68.0%73.3%65.4%
Nov 2008–Jan 200972.2%72.5%68.3%73.4%66.0%
Oct–Dec 200872.2%72.4%68.8%73.3%66.8%
Sep–Nov 200872.3%72.6%68.9%73.3%67.4%
Aug–Oct 200872.3%72.5%69.1%73.8%67.8%
Jul–Sep 200872.4%72.7%68.7%73.9%68.1%
Jun–Aug 200872.6%72.7%69.8%73.8%68.4%
May–Jul 200872.8%73.0%69.7%74.2%68.3%
Apr–Jun 200872.9%73.0%70.3%74.3%68.7%
Mar–May 200873.0%73.2%70.1%74.6%69.2%
Feb–Apr 200873.0%73.1%70.2%74.5%68.9%
Jan–Mar 200873.0%73.2%69.7%74.3%68.2%
Dec 2007–Feb 200873.0%73.2%69.3%74.4%68.5%
Nov 2007–Jan 200872.9%73.2%69.3%74.5%68.1%
Oct–Dec 200772.9%73.1%69.6%74.3%68.1%
Sep–Nov 200772.8%73.0%70.3%74.2%67.9%
Aug–Oct 200772.8%72.9%69.9%74.5%68.0%
Jul–Sep 200772.7%72.9%69.6%74.2%68.1%
Jun–Aug 200772.6%72.8%69.5%74.5%67.8%
May–Jul 200772.6%72.7%70.1%74.7%68.7%
Apr–Jun 200772.7%72.7%70.1%74.9%68.9%
Mar–May 200772.7%72.8%70.1%74.6%69.1%
Feb–Apr 200772.5%72.6%69.6%74.4%69.3%
Jan–Mar 200772.5%72.6%69.9%74.5%68.8%
Dec 2006–Feb 200772.5%72.6%70.1%74.3%68.2%
Nov 2006–Jan 200772.6%72.7%70.5%74.3%68.5%
Oct–Dec 200672.7%72.9%70.2%74.2%68.0%
Sep–Nov 200672.7%73.0%70.1%73.6%67.7%
Aug–Oct 200672.8%73.0%70.1%73.5%67.4%
Jul–Sep 200672.8%73.1%70.5%73.5%67.5%
Jun–Aug 200673.0%73.3%70.4%73.3%68.2%
May–Jul 200672.9%73.2%69.8%73.0%68.4%
Apr–Jun 200672.8%73.2%69.3%72.7%68.3%
Mar–May 200672.8%73.2%69.4%73.0%67.5%
Feb–Apr 200672.9%73.3%69.7%73.3%67.0%
Jan–Mar 200672.9%73.3%69.7%72.9%67.5%
Dec 2005–Feb 200672.8%73.2%69.2%73.1%68.2%
Nov 2005–Jan 200672.8%73.1%69.7%73.1%67.8%
Oct–Dec 200572.7%73.0%69.9%73.1%67.1%
Sep–Nov 200572.8%73.0%69.8%73.3%67.5%
Aug–Oct 200572.9%73.2%70.1%73.2%68.0%
Jul–Sep 200573.0%73.4%70.2%73.1%68.3%
Jun–Aug 200573.0%73.4%69.9%73.3%68.0%
May–Jul 200573.0%73.3%69.6%73.1%67.6%
Apr–Jun 200572.9%73.3%69.2%72.9%66.9%
Mar–May 200572.9%73.3%69.3%73.0%67.0%
Feb–Apr 200572.9%73.3%69.5%73.0%66.7%
Jan–Mar 200573.1%73.4%69.9%73.3%67.2%
Dec 2004–Feb 200573.2%73.5%70.4%73.2%67.1%
Nov 2004–Jan 200573.1%73.5%70.0%73.2%67.0%
Oct–Dec 200473.0%73.4%70.4%73.2%67.5%
Sep–Nov 200473.0%73.3%70.4%73.3%66.6%
Aug–Oct 200472.9%73.2%70.1%73.3%66.3%
Jul–Sep 200472.9%73.3%69.3%73.2%65.5%
Jun–Aug 200472.8%73.3%69.2%73.0%65.6%
May–Jul 200472.8%73.2%69.9%73.0%65.5%
Apr–Jun 200472.9%73.3%70.6%72.8%65.4%
Mar–May 200472.9%73.3%71.0%72.6%65.5%
Feb–Apr 200473.0%73.4%70.4%72.7%65.6%
Jan–Mar 200473.0%73.5%70.8%72.5%65.5%
Dec 2003–Feb 200473.0%73.5%70.0%72.4%66.4%
Nov 2003–Jan 200473.0%73.5%70.0%72.1%66.0%
Oct–Dec 200372.8%73.3%70.1%71.9%65.2%
Sep–Nov 200372.8%73.2%70.6%72.3%65.9%
Aug–Oct 200372.8%73.2%70.7%72.4%66.3%
Jul–Sep 200372.8%73.2%70.7%72.3%66.6%
Jun–Aug 200372.8%73.1%70.9%72.3%66.5%
May–Jul 200372.8%73.2%70.6%72.5%67.1%
Apr–Jun 200372.9%73.2%70.8%72.8%67.6%
Mar–May 200372.8%73.1%70.9%72.6%68.2%
Feb–Apr 200372.7%73.0%70.1%72.6%68.6%
Jan–Mar 200372.7%73.0%69.8%72.3%68.7%
Dec 2002–Feb 200372.6%73.0%69.5%72.4%67.8%
Nov 2002–Jan 200372.8%73.2%69.3%72.5%67.5%
Oct–Dec 200272.9%73.3%69.3%72.4%67.1%
Sep–Nov 200272.8%73.3%68.4%72.0%66.7%
Aug–Oct 200272.7%73.3%68.1%71.8%66.3%
Jul–Sep 200272.6%73.2%67.9%71.6%66.0%
Jun–Aug 200272.7%73.3%67.6%71.5%65.9%
May–Jul 200272.6%73.2%67.4%71.1%65.9%
Apr–Jun 200272.7%73.4%67.2%71.3%66.1%
Mar–May 200272.6%73.3%66.7%71.3%66.1%
Feb–Apr 200272.6%73.3%66.7%70.8%65.9%
Jan–Mar 200272.5%73.2%66.4%70.7%65.3%
Dec 2001–Feb 200272.5%73.2%66.6%70.7%65.0%
Nov 2001–Jan 200272.5%73.2%66.6%70.8%64.8%
Oct–Dec 200172.6%73.3%66.5%70.9%65.4%
Sep–Nov 200172.6%73.3%67.1%71.2%65.7%
Aug–Oct 200172.5%73.2%67.0%71.2%66.4%
Jul–Sep 200172.5%73.2%66.3%71.1%66.6%
Jun–Aug 200172.6%73.3%66.8%71.1%66.7%
May–Jul 200172.6%73.3%66.4%71.2%66.6%
Apr–Jun 200172.7%73.4%66.3%71.5%65.9%
Mar–May 200172.7%73.4%66.6%71.6%65.8%
Feb–Apr 200172.7%73.4%66.8%71.5%65.0%
Jan–Mar 200172.6%73.3%67.1%71.5%65.0%
Dec 2000–Feb 200172.6%73.3%66.8%71.6%65.1%
Nov 2000–Jan 200172.7%73.4%67.1%71.8%65.8%
Oct–Dec 200072.5%73.1%67.4%71.6%65.5%
Sep–Nov 200072.4%73.0%67.0%71.7%65.5%
Aug–Oct 200072.5%73.2%67.0%71.2%65.1%
Jul–Sep 200072.6%73.4%67.3%71.1%64.9%
Jun–Aug 200072.7%73.4%67.6%71.1%64.2%
May–Jul 200072.6%73.4%67.6%71.0%63.7%
Apr–Jun 200072.5%73.3%67.5%70.4%63.7%
Mar–May 200072.4%73.3%67.6%70.1%63.6%
Feb–Apr 200072.3%73.2%67.4%69.6%63.5%
Jan–Mar 200072.3%73.1%66.9%69.8%65.0%
Dec 1999–Feb 200072.2%73.0%67.1%69.7%64.9%
Nov 1999–Jan 200072.2%73.0%66.8%69.7%65.4%
Oct–Dec 199972.3%73.1%66.9%69.5%65.2%
Sep–Nov 199972.2%73.0%67.3%69.4%65.1%
Aug–Oct 199972.1%72.9%66.8%69.7%65.2%
Jul–Sep 199972.1%72.9%66.6%69.7%65.4%
Jun–Aug 199972.0%72.9%66.3%69.3%65.0%
May–Jul 199971.9%72.8%66.3%69.2%65.1%
Apr–Jun 199971.9%72.7%66.3%69.3%65.1%
Mar–May 199971.8%72.6%66.6%69.1%65.2%
Feb–Apr 199971.8%72.6%66.4%69.4%65.2%
Jan–Mar 199971.9%72.7%66.6%69.2%65.1%
Dec 1998–Feb 199971.9%72.7%66.4%69.3%65.7%
Nov 1998–Jan 199971.9%72.7%66.5%69.1%65.6%
Oct–Dec 199871.8%72.6%66.5%69.1%65.4%
Sep–Nov 199871.8%72.5%66.1%69.9%64.9%
Aug–Oct 199871.6%72.5%66.0%69.0%64.7%
Jul–Sep 199871.6%72.5%65.8%68.6%64.5%
Jun–Aug 199871.6%72.4%65.7%69.3%64.8%
May–Jul 199871.4%72.2%65.0%69.1%65.6%
Apr–Jun 199871.3%72.0%65.5%69.3%65.7%
Mar–May 199871.3%72.0%65.6%69.4%65.4%
Feb–Apr 199871.3%72.0%65.6%69.6%64.8%
Jan–Mar 199871.3%72.0%65.6%69.5%65.0%
Dec 1997–Feb 199871.2%71.9%65.7%69.7%65.1%
Nov 1997–Jan 199871.2%71.8%66.2%69.7%65.3%
Oct–Dec 199771.2%71.9%65.8%69.5%65.5%
Sep–Nov 199771.2%71.9%65.8%69.1%65.9%
Aug–Oct 199771.1%71.9%65.6%69.2%65.8%
Jul–Sep 199771.1%71.8%65.7%68.8%65.8%
Jun–Aug 199770.9%71.6%66.7%68.4%65.6%
May–Jul 199770.9%71.6%67.0%68.5%65.4%
Apr–Jun 199771.0%71.7%66.9%68.5%65.6%
Mar–May 199770.9%71.6%66.5%68.5%65.1%
Feb–Apr 199770.9%71.6%66.6%68.3%64.8%
Jan–Mar 199770.8%71.5%66.6%68.1%64.3%
Dec 1996–Feb 199770.6%71.3%66.7%68.2%63.7%
Nov 1996–Jan 199770.5%71.2%66.2%67.8%63.5%
Oct–Dec 199670.3%71.1%66.2%67.9%63.1%
Sep–Nov 199670.3%71.0%66.3%67.8%62.8%
Aug–Oct 199670.1%70.9%66.1%67.7%63.4%
Jul–Sep 199670.0%70.7%66.0%67.9%63.4%
Jun–Aug 199670.0%70.7%65.9%68.2%63.2%
May–Jul 199669.9%70.5%65.9%68.3%62.9%
Apr–Jun 199669.9%70.6%65.9%68.1%62.5%
Mar–May 199669.9%70.6%65.8%67.8%63.1%
Feb–Apr 199669.9%70.6%65.5%67.8%63.4%
Jan–Mar 199669.9%70.6%65.5%67.7%63.9%
Dec 1995–Feb 199669.9%70.6%65.4%67.9%63.7%
Nov 1995–Jan 199670.0%70.6%65.2%68.2%63.9%
Oct–Dec 199569.9%70.6%65.6%68.2%63.2%
Sep–Nov 199569.7%70.3%65.1%68.4%62.9%
Aug–Oct 199569.7%70.3%65.3%68.7%62.5%
Jul–Sep 199569.6%70.2%65.5%68.5%62.2%
Jun–Aug 199569.6%70.2%65.2%68.7%61.7%
May–Jul 199569.5%70.1%65.1%68.4%61.9%
Apr–Jun 199569.4%70.0%65.0%68.6%61.4%
Mar–May 199569.4%70.0%65.1%68.6%61.3%
Feb–Apr 199569.3%69.9%65.1%68.6%61.2%
Jan–Mar 199569.2%69.8%64.6%68.8%60.4%
Dec 1994–Feb 199569.1%69.7%64.8%68.5%59.9%
Nov 1994–Jan 199569.0%69.6%64.9%68.5%60.0%
Oct–Dec 199469.1%69.7%64.7%68.3%59.9%
Sep–Nov 199469.1%69.7%64.6%68.5%59.8%
Aug–Oct 199469.0%69.6%64.8%68.4%59.7%
Jul–Sep 199469.0%69.7%64.6%68.5%59.8%
Jun–Aug 199469.0%69.6%64.7%68.4%59.6%
May–Jul 199469.0%69.6%64.4%68.4%59.7%
Apr–Jun 199468.8%69.5%64.4%68.0%59.6%
Mar–May 199468.8%69.5%64.4%68.0%60.0%
Feb–Apr 199468.8%69.5%64.1%68.1%59.7%
Jan–Mar 199468.7%69.4%64.2%68.0%59.8%
Dec 1993–Feb 199468.6%69.3%63.7%68.0%59.8%
Nov 1993–Jan 199468.5%69.1%63.6%67.7%59.8%
Oct–Dec 199368.5%69.1%64.1%67.4%59.8%
Sep–Nov 199368.5%69.1%64.4%67.5%59.8%
Aug–Oct 199368.5%69.2%64.1%67.1%59.9%
Jul–Sep 199368.5%69.2%63.9%67.0%60.0%
Jun–Aug 199368.4%69.1%63.7%66.6%60.0%
May–Jul 199368.4%69.2%63.5%66.9%60.1%
Apr–Jun 199368.4%69.2%63.1%66.9%60.1%
Mar–May 199368.4%69.1%63.7%66.8%60.1%
Feb–Apr 199368.3%69.0%63.2%66.8%60.4%
Jan–Mar 199368.4%69.1%63.1%66.9%60.5%
Dec 1992–Feb 199368.3%69.1%63.3%66.6%60.7%
Nov 1992–Jan 199368.4%69.1%63.2%67.0%60.8%
Oct–Dec 199268.5%69.2%63.6%66.9%60.9%
Sep–Nov 199268.7%69.4%63.2%67.5%61.0%
Aug–Oct 199268.8%69.5%63.2%67.5%61.2%
Jul–Sep 199268.9%69.6%63.2%68.0%61.4%
Jun–Aug 199268.9%69.6%63.5%68.1%61.5%
May–Jul 199269.0%69.5%64.3%68.7%61.7%
Apr–Jun 199269.1%69.6%64.9%68.7%61.8%
Mar–May 199269.2%69.7%65.3%68.9%61.9%

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Employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted): %; LFS: Employment rate: England: Aged 16-64: All: %: SA; LFS: Employment rate: Wales: Aged 16-64: All: %: SA; LFS: Employment rate: Scotland: Aged 16-64: All: %: SA; LFS: Employment rate: Northern Ireland: Aged 16-64: All: %: SA (LF24, LF3Y, LF3Z, LF42, LF5Z, dataset LMS, LMS, LMS, LMS, LMS)
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PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2565 of 5 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures2060 of 2060 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers2060 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure2060 of 2060 figures match exactly after downloading 5 source file(s) again (5 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassLF24: ONS CSV download agrees412 of 412 figures match the CSV at https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?format=csv&uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/timeseries/lf24/lms
PassLF24: ONS series is currentlast released 2026-10-19, 8 days before retrieval (limit 400); next release 17 November 2026
PassLF3Y: ONS CSV download agrees412 of 412 figures match the CSV at https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?format=csv&uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/timeseries/lf3y/lms
PassLF3Y: ONS series is currentlast released 2026-10-19, 8 days before retrieval (limit 400); next release 17 November 2026
PassLF3Z: ONS CSV download agrees412 of 412 figures match the CSV at https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?format=csv&uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/timeseries/lf3z/lms
PassLF3Z: ONS series is currentlast released 2026-10-19, 8 days before retrieval (limit 400); next release 17 November 2026
PassLF42: ONS CSV download agrees412 of 412 figures match the CSV at https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?format=csv&uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/timeseries/lf42/lms
PassLF42: ONS series is currentlast released 2026-10-19, 8 days before retrieval (limit 400); next release 17 November 2026
PassLF5Z: ONS CSV download agrees412 of 412 figures match the CSV at https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?format=csv&uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/timeseries/lf5z/lms
PassLF5Z: ONS series is currentlast released 2026-10-19, 8 days before retrieval (limit 400); next release 17 November 2026
PassEngland: ONS table HI00 agrees412 of 412 figures match column 17 (Employment rate, All aged 16 to 64, found by its position, as the sheet has no CDID row) of sheet eng_p in https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/headlinelabourforcesurveyindicatorsforallregionshi00/current/regionaltable1s.xlsx, to one decimal place rounded half up
PassWales: ONS table HI10 agrees412 of 412 figures match column 17 (Employment rate, All aged 16 to 64, found by its CDID LF3Z) of sheet 1_LFS_people in https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/headlinelabourforcesurveyindicatorsforwaleshi10/current/lmregtab111walesoctober2026.xlsx, to one decimal place rounded half up
PassScotland: ONS table HI11 agrees412 of 412 figures match column 17 (Employment rate, All aged 16 to 64, found by its CDID LF42) of sheet 1_LFS_people in https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/headlinelabourforcesurveyindicatorsforscotlandhi11/current/lmregtab111scotlandoctober2026.xlsx, to one decimal place rounded half up
PassNorthern Ireland: ONS table HI12 agrees412 of 412 figures match column 17 (Employment rate, All aged 16 to 64, found by its CDID LF5Z) of sheet 1_LFS_people in https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/headlinelabourforcesurveyindicatorsfornorthernirelandhi12/current/lmregtab111nirelandoctober2026.xlsx, to one decimal place rounded half up
PassSource page answershttps://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/timeseries/lf24/lms – HTTP 200

Notes

  • Labour Force Survey estimates, which the ONS no longer accredits. The nations' samples are small, Wales's and Northern Ireland's above all, so a rolling quarter can move by more than the real change. The ONS reweighted the survey from January to March 2019, causing a step in the series.