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Employment rate

Proportion of people aged 16-64 in employment — the broadest measure of labour market health.

78 %
+0.3pp vs 2026-02

As of 2026-03

Historical trend

G7 comparison

🇩🇪 Germany
80 %
🇯🇵 Japan
80 %
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
78 %
🇺🇸 United States
76 %

About this indicator

Source
ONS
Update frequency
Monthly
Last updated
22 June 2026
Licence
OGL v3
Direction
↑ Rising

Statistics

Latest
78 %
Period high
78 %
Period low
78 %
Period average
78 %