United Kingdom: Employment

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The most recent value is 33.77 million employed people as of September 2024, an increase compared to the previous value of 33.75 million employed people. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from February 1971 to September 2024 is 27.67 million employed people. The minimum of 23.63 million employed people was recorded in April 1983, while the maximum of 33.77 million employed people was reached in September 2024. Click on the following link to see the values of: Employment around the world.
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  • Measure: million employed people
  • Source: Office for National Statistics of the United Kingdom

Recent values United Kingdom: Employment, million people
2024  Sep 33.77
2024  Aug 33.75
2024  Jul 33.75
2024  Jun 33.6
2024  May 33.5
2024  Apr 33.39
2024  Mar 33.35
2024  Feb 33.33


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Definition: The number of people, in millions, engaged in the economy as paid employees or as self-employed.

 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Labor force 35.19 2023 million people
 Unemployment rate 4.05 2023 percent
 Female unemployment 3.83 2023 percent
 Male unemployment 4.26 2023 percent
 Youth unemployment 12.54 2023 percent
 Labor force participation 62.34 2023 percent
 Labor force: percent female 47.61 2023 percent
 Female labor force participation 58.26 2023 percent
 Male labor force participation 66.58 2023 percent
 Hours worked 1,524.00 2023 hours
 Self-employment 15.67 2022 percent
 Employment 33.77 9/2024 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 4.30 9/2024 percent
 Labor cost 222.63 9/2024 index points
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