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Employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted)
UK: Aged 16-64
76.4 %
2020 FEB-APR
- Release date:
- 16 June 2020
- Next release:
- 16 July 2020
Labour market overview, UK: June 2020
What's in the bulletin?
- The UK employment rate in the three months to April 2020 was estimated at 76.4%, 0.3 percentage points higher than a year earlier but 0.1 percentage points down on the previous quarter.
- The UK unemployment rate for the three months to April 2020 was estimated at 3.9%, 0.1 percentage points higher than a year earlier but largely unchanged on the previous quarter.
- The total number of weekly hours worked in the three months to April 2020 was 959.9 million, down a record 94.2 million (8.9%) hours on the previous year.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) roundup: Economy, business and jobs
Catch up on the latest data and analysis related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its impact on the economy, business and jobs.
Time series related to Employment and employee types
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Employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted)
UK: Aged 16-64
76.4 % 2020 FEB-APR- Release date:
- 16 June 2020
- Next release:
- 16 July 2020
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Number of People in Employment (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted)
UK: Aged 16 and over
32,991 000's 2020 FEB-APR- Release date:
- 16 June 2020
- Next release:
- 16 July 2020
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Female employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted)
UK: Aged 16-64
72.7 % 2020 FEB-APR- Release date:
- 16 June 2020
- Next release:
- 16 July 2020
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Male employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted)
UK: Aged 16-64
80.1 % 2020 FEB-APR- Release date:
- 16 June 2020
- Next release:
- 16 July 2020
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425 2020 MAR-MAY
- Release date:
- 16 June 2020
- Next release:
- 16 July 2020
Datasets related to Employment and employee types
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A01: Summary of labour market statistics
Labour market statistics summary data tables.
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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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EMP04: Employment by occupation
Employment by Occupation. This spreadsheet is usually published once a year in August and provides a detailed snapshot of employment by occupation, broken down by sex. 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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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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EMP13: Employment by industry
Employment by industry (Labour Force Survey). This table is updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
Publications related to Employment and employee types
Statistical bulletins
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Labour market overview, UK: June 2020
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: June 2020
Regional, local authority and Parliamentary constituency breakdowns of changes in UK employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other related statistics.
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Employment in the UK: June 2020
Estimates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for the UK.
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Vacancies, jobs and public sector employment in the UK: June 2020
Estimates of the number of vacancies, jobs and public sector employment for the UK.
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Working and workless households in the UK: October to December 2019
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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Employees in the UK: 2018
The Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) is the official source of employee and employment estimates by detailed geography and industry.
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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