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Employment rate

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Employment rate for people aged 16 to 64, UK, from the Labour Force Survey (rolling three months).

Employment rate, 16–64

75.3%

Jul 2026

Verified against source, 28 October 2026, 12:46 UTC
Employment rate, 16–64
0%20%40%60%80%Aug 16Apr 18Dec 19Aug 21Apr 23Dec 24Jul 2675.3%

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

Data table

120 periods, newest first

PeriodEmployment rate, 16–64
Jul 202675.3%
Jun 202675.1%
May 202675.1%
Apr 202675.1%
Mar 202675.1%
Feb 202675.0%
Jan 202675.0%
Dec 202575.1%
Nov 202575.0%
Oct 202575.1%
Sep 202574.9%
Aug 202575.1%
Jul 202575.1%
Jun 202575.2%
May 202575.3%
Apr 202575.2%
Mar 202575.1%
Feb 202575.1%
Jan 202575.1%
Dec 202475.0%
Nov 202475.0%
Oct 202474.8%
Sep 202474.9%
Aug 202475.0%
Jul 202475.0%
Jun 202474.7%
May 202474.5%
Apr 202474.4%
Mar 202474.4%
Feb 202474.5%
Jan 202474.6%
Dec 202374.7%
Nov 202374.9%
Oct 202374.9%
Sep 202374.9%
Aug 202374.9%
Jul 202374.7%
Jun 202374.9%
May 202375.2%
Apr 202375.4%
Mar 202375.5%
Feb 202375.3%
Jan 202375.1%
Dec 202275.2%
Nov 202275.1%
Oct 202275.0%
Sep 202275.0%
Aug 202275.0%
Jul 202275.0%
Jun 202274.9%
May 202275.0%
Apr 202275.4%
Mar 202275.2%
Feb 202275.1%
Jan 202275.0%
Dec 202175.1%
Nov 202175.1%
Oct 202175.0%
Sep 202175.0%
Aug 202175.1%
Jul 202174.9%
Jun 202174.8%
May 202174.7%
Apr 202174.4%
Mar 202174.4%
Feb 202174.4%
Jan 202174.5%
Dec 202074.3%
Nov 202074.3%
Oct 202074.5%
Sep 202074.5%
Aug 202074.6%
Jul 202075.0%
Jun 202075.2%
May 202075.4%
Apr 202075.5%
Mar 202075.7%
Feb 202075.9%
Jan 202076.5%
Dec 201976.4%
Nov 201976.4%
Oct 201976.2%
Sep 201976.0%
Aug 201976.0%
Jul 201975.9%
Jun 201976.0%
May 201976.1%
Apr 201976.0%
Mar 201976.0%
Feb 201975.9%
Jan 201976.0%
Dec 201876.0%
Nov 201875.7%
Oct 201875.6%
Sep 201875.6%
Aug 201875.4%
Jul 201875.4%
Jun 201875.4%
May 201875.4%
Apr 201875.5%
Mar 201875.5%
Feb 201875.5%
Jan 201875.3%
Dec 201775.2%
Nov 201775.1%
Oct 201775.2%
Sep 201775.0%
Aug 201774.9%
Jul 201775.1%
Jun 201775.2%
May 201775.0%
Apr 201774.8%
Mar 201774.7%
Feb 201774.7%
Jan 201774.6%
Dec 201674.5%
Nov 201674.5%
Oct 201674.4%
Sep 201674.4%
Aug 201674.4%

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Source and licence

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Check it yourself
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/timeseries/lf24/lms
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
28 October 2026, 12:36 UTC
Publisher release
2026-10-19T23:00:00.000Z; next release 17 November 2026
Series as published
Employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted): % (LF24, dataset LMS)
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Verification

Verified against source, 28 October 2026, 12:46 UTC Run at 28 October 2026, 12:46 UTC; 120 of 120 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedOffice for National Statistics; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-28T12:36:25Z; 1 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2561 of 1 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures120 of 120 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers120 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure120 of 120 figures match exactly after downloading 1 source file(s) again (1 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassONS CSV download agrees120 of 120 figures match the CSV at https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?format=csv&uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/timeseries/lf24/lms
PassONS series is currentlast released 2026-10-19, 8 days before retrieval (limit 400); next release 17 November 2026
PassSource page answershttps://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/timeseries/lf24/lms – HTTP 200