The UK Picture

Employment rate, ages 16 to 64

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Share of people aged 16 to 64 who are in employment.

Latest

75.1 %
2026 JUN

Previous-period movement

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This describes movement, not whether the outcome is good or bad.

Source

Office for National Statistics

Retrieved 2026-09-21 · revision 1
Historical trendUp to 120 most recent observations. Latest value 75.10 %.76.50 %2016 JUL2026 JUN

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Recent observations

PeriodValueRevision
2026 JUN75.1 %1
2026 MAY75.1 %1
2026 APR75.1 %1
2026 MAR75.1 %1
2026 FEB75 %1
2026 JAN75 %1
2025 DEC75.1 %1
2025 NOV75 %1
2025 OCT75.1 %1
2025 SEP74.9 %1
2025 AUG75.1 %1
2025 JUL75.1 %1
2025 JUN75.2 %1
2025 MAY75.3 %1
2025 APR75.2 %1
2025 MAR75.1 %1
2025 FEB75.1 %1
2025 JAN75.1 %1
2024 DEC75 %1
2024 NOV75 %1
2024 OCT74.8 %1
2024 SEP74.9 %1
2024 AUG75 %1
2024 JUL75 %1

One reading

A strong employment picture can support household incomes and reduce pressure on public finances.

Another reading

Headline rates can miss economic inactivity, insecure work, hours worked and whether pay is keeping pace with prices.

What the data cannot prove: a movement does not by itself identify its cause or show that every person experienced the same outcome.