7.6 9.2 10.8 2020-03-31: 10.5 2020-06-30: 10.4 2020-09-30: 10.1 2020-12-31: 9.5 2021-03-31: 9.1 2021-06-30: 8.4 2021-09-30: 7.9 2021-12-31: 8.2 2022-03-31: 8 2022-06-30: 8.1 2022-09-30: 8.1 2022-12-31: 8.3 2023-03-31: 8.5 2023-06-30: 8.9 2023-09-30: 9.1 2023-12-31: 8.9 2024-03-31: 8.9 2024-06-30: 9.3 2024-09-30: 9.3 2024-12-31: 9.6 2025-03-31: 9.5 2025-06-30: 8.8 2025-09-30: 8.7 2025-12-31: 8.4 2026-03-31: 8.6
2020-03
2026-03
25 monthly readings · 7.9 to 10.5 · axis starts at 7.6
ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates ,
published 21 July 2026
±0.8, basis not documented by the producer
68.4 71.9 75.4 2020-03-31: 72.1 2020-06-30: 72.2 2020-09-30: 71.3 2020-12-31: 69.8 2021-03-31: 69.1 2021-06-30: 69.6 2021-09-30: 70 2021-12-31: 70.2 2022-03-31: 70.9 2022-06-30: 70.5 2022-09-30: 70.8 2022-12-31: 71.9 2023-03-31: 72.3 2023-06-30: 72.8 2023-09-30: 73.3 2023-12-31: 73.6 2024-03-31: 74.2 2024-06-30: 74.7 2024-09-30: 74.5 2024-12-31: 74.3 2025-03-31: 74.1 2025-06-30: 73.9 2025-09-30: 73.8 2025-12-31: 74.3 2026-03-31: 74.1
2020-03
2026-03
25 monthly readings · 69.1 to 74.7 · axis starts at 68.4
ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates ,
published 21 July 2026
±1.3, basis not documented by the producer
1.4 2.8 4.3 2020-03-31: 2.6 2020-06-30: 2.5 2020-09-30: 2.6 2020-12-31: 3 2021-03-31: 3 2021-06-30: 3.6 2021-09-30: 4 2021-12-31: 3.8 2022-03-31: 3.6 2022-06-30: 3 2022-09-30: 2.4 2022-12-31: 2.3 2023-03-31: 2.3 2023-06-30: 2.4 2023-09-30: 2.3 2023-12-31: 2.2 2024-03-31: 2.2 2024-06-30: 1.9 2024-09-30: 2 2024-12-31: 1.8 2025-03-31: 1.7 2025-06-30: 2 2025-09-30: 1.9 2025-12-31: 2.1 2026-03-31: 2.2
2020-03
2026-03
25 monthly readings · 1.7 to 4 · axis starts at 1.4
ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates ,
published 21 July 2026
±0.5, basis not documented by the producer
380k 566k 751k 2004-12-31: 438k 2005-12-31: 422k 2006-12-31: 443k 2007-12-31: 432k 2008-12-31: 419k 2009-12-31: 436k 2010-12-31: 438k 2011-12-31: 467k 2012-12-31: 442k 2013-12-31: 416k 2014-12-31: 448k 2015-12-31: 450k 2016-12-31: 448k 2017-12-31: 457k 2018-12-31: 441k 2019-12-31: 465k 2020-12-31: 570k 2021-12-31: 581k 2022-12-31: 629k 2023-12-31: 715k 2024-12-31: 614k 2025-12-31: 545k
2004-12
2025-12
22 annual readings · 416k to 715k · axis starts at 380k
ONS, Households by combined economic activity status
521k 624k 727k 2004-12-31: 541k 2005-12-31: 544k 2006-12-31: 549k 2007-12-31: 565k 2008-12-31: 563k 2009-12-31: 567k 2010-12-31: 590k 2011-12-31: 587k 2012-12-31: 597k 2013-12-31: 599k 2014-12-31: 587k 2015-12-31: 596k 2016-12-31: 609k 2017-12-31: 616k 2018-12-31: 604k 2019-12-31: 608k 2020-12-31: 596k 2021-12-31: 597k 2022-12-31: 647k 2023-12-31: 707k 2024-12-31: 622k 2025-12-31: 595k
2004-12
2025-12
22 annual readings · 541k to 707k · axis starts at 521k
ONS, Households by combined economic activity status
-144 3,700 7,544 2004-12-31: 5,700 2005-12-31: 2,300 2006-12-31: 2,600 2007-12-31: 1,900 2008-12-31: 3,400 2009-12-31: 6,800 2010-12-31: 6,800 2011-12-31: 6,400 2012-12-31: 5,600 2013-12-31: 4,600 2014-12-31: 5,400 2015-12-31: 3,800 2016-12-31: 5,100 2017-12-31: 3,700 2018-12-31: 2,000 2019-12-31: 1,700 2020-12-31: 1,800 2021-12-31: 4,400 2022-12-31: 600 2023-12-31: 1,100 2025-12-31: 1,800
2004-12
2025-12
21 annual readings · 600 to 6,800 · axis starts at -144
ONS, Households by combined economic activity status
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.
-740 11k 23k 2004-12-31: 11k 2005-12-31: 11k 2006-12-31: 9,500 2007-12-31: 9,800 2008-12-31: 5,500 2009-12-31: 12k 2010-12-31: 16k 2011-12-31: 14k 2012-12-31: 21k 2013-12-31: 16k 2014-12-31: 11k 2015-12-31: 12k 2016-12-31: 13k 2017-12-31: 8,600 2018-12-31: 10k 2019-12-31: 3,900 2020-12-31: 4,200 2021-12-31: 9,300 2022-12-31: 5,800 2023-12-31: 4,000 2024-12-31: 1,600 2025-12-31: 3,500
2004-12
2025-12
22 annual readings · 1,600 to 21k · axis starts at -740
ONS, Households by combined economic activity status
145k 290k 434k 2004-12-31: 180k 2005-12-31: 173k 2006-12-31: 198k 2007-12-31: 194k 2008-12-31: 195k 2009-12-31: 195k 2010-12-31: 202k 2011-12-31: 225k 2012-12-31: 215k 2013-12-31: 186k 2014-12-31: 211k 2015-12-31: 224k 2016-12-31: 234k 2017-12-31: 234k 2018-12-31: 236k 2019-12-31: 254k 2020-12-31: 312k 2021-12-31: 335k 2022-12-31: 367k 2023-12-31: 406k 2024-12-31: 354k 2025-12-31: 327k
2004-12
2025-12
22 annual readings · 173k to 406k · axis starts at 145k
ONS, Households by combined economic activity status
225k 335k 445k 2004-12-31: 246k 2005-12-31: 252k 2006-12-31: 267k 2007-12-31: 272k 2008-12-31: 268k 2009-12-31: 251k 2010-12-31: 280k 2011-12-31: 284k 2012-12-31: 290k 2013-12-31: 280k 2014-12-31: 285k 2015-12-31: 297k 2016-12-31: 323k 2017-12-31: 323k 2018-12-31: 319k 2019-12-31: 339k 2020-12-31: 342k 2021-12-31: 336k 2022-12-31: 384k 2023-12-31: 424k 2024-12-31: 370k 2025-12-31: 348k
2004-12
2025-12
22 annual readings · 246k to 424k · axis starts at 225k
ONS, Households by combined economic activity status
48k 71k 94k 2004-12-31: 81k 2005-12-31: 72k 2006-12-31: 73k 2007-12-31: 54k 2008-12-31: 52k 2009-12-31: 67k 2010-12-31: 70k 2011-12-31: 79k 2012-12-31: 67k 2013-12-31: 62k 2014-12-31: 76k 2015-12-31: 72k 2016-12-31: 76k 2017-12-31: 70k 2018-12-31: 64k 2019-12-31: 64k 2020-12-31: 79k 2021-12-31: 81k 2022-12-31: 80k 2023-12-31: 90k 2024-12-31: 77k 2025-12-31: 59k
2004-12
2025-12
22 annual readings · 52k to 90k · axis starts at 48k
ONS, Households by combined economic activity status
74k 107k 139k 2004-12-31: 131k 2005-12-31: 121k 2006-12-31: 118k 2007-12-31: 122k 2008-12-31: 116k 2009-12-31: 128k 2010-12-31: 133k 2011-12-31: 123k 2012-12-31: 127k 2013-12-31: 122k 2014-12-31: 126k 2015-12-31: 128k 2016-12-31: 125k 2017-12-31: 122k 2018-12-31: 119k 2019-12-31: 106k 2020-12-31: 99k 2021-12-31: 104k 2022-12-31: 95k 2023-12-31: 94k 2024-12-31: 81k 2025-12-31: 85k
2004-12
2025-12
22 annual readings · 81k to 133k · axis starts at 74k
ONS, Households by combined economic activity status
23.2 26.2 29.3 2020-03-31: 25.9 2020-06-30: 26 2020-09-30: 26.8 2020-12-31: 28 2021-03-31: 28.7 2021-06-30: 27.7 2021-09-30: 27.1 2021-12-31: 27 2022-03-31: 26.5 2022-06-30: 27.3 2022-09-30: 27.4 2022-12-31: 26.3 2023-03-31: 26 2023-06-30: 25.5 2023-09-30: 25 2023-12-31: 24.7 2024-03-31: 24.2 2024-06-30: 23.8 2024-09-30: 24 2024-12-31: 24.3 2025-03-31: 24.6 2025-06-30: 24.6 2025-09-30: 24.7 2025-12-31: 24.1 2026-03-31: 24.2
2020-03
2026-03
25 monthly readings · 23.8 to 28.7 · axis starts at 23.2
ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages) ,
published 21 July 2026
±1.3, basis not documented by the producer
26k 47k 68k 2020-01-31: 30k 2020-02-29: 30k 2020-03-31: 30k 2020-04-30: 56k 2020-05-31: 64k 2020-06-30: 62k 2020-07-31: 62k 2020-08-31: 62k 2020-09-30: 61k 2020-10-31: 59k 2020-11-30: 59k 2020-12-31: 57k 2021-01-31: 55k 2021-02-28: 58k 2021-03-31: 57k 2021-04-30: 57k 2021-05-31: 54k 2021-06-30: 51k 2021-07-31: 50k 2021-08-31: 49k 2021-09-30: 47k 2021-10-31: 46k 2021-11-30: 43k 2021-12-31: 41k 2022-01-31: 39k 2022-02-28: 39k 2022-03-31: 38k 2022-04-30: 37k 2022-05-31: 36k 2022-06-30: 35k 2022-07-31: 36k 2022-08-31: 36k 2022-09-30: 36k 2022-10-31: 36k 2022-11-30: 35k 2022-12-31: 36k 2023-01-31: 35k 2023-02-28: 35k 2023-03-31: 36k 2023-04-30: 38k 2023-05-31: 35k 2023-06-30: 36k 2023-07-31: 37k 2023-08-31: 37k 2023-09-30: 38k 2023-10-31: 37k 2023-11-30: 36k 2023-12-31: 35k 2024-01-31: 35k 2024-02-29: 36k 2024-03-31: 36k 2024-04-30: 36k 2024-05-31: 36k 2024-06-30: 38k 2024-07-31: 41k 2024-08-31: 42k 2024-09-30: 43k 2024-10-31: 43k 2024-11-30: 41k 2024-12-31: 39k 2025-01-31: 38k 2025-02-28: 40k 2025-03-31: 39k 2025-04-30: 38k 2025-05-31: 36k 2025-06-30: 37k 2025-07-31: 36k 2025-08-31: 37k 2025-09-30: 38k 2025-10-31: 37k 2025-11-30: 36k 2025-12-31: 34k 2026-01-31: 34k 2026-02-28: 35k 2026-03-31: 35k 2026-04-30: 35k 2026-05-31: 33k 2026-06-30: 33k 2026-07-31: 33k 2026-08-31: 34k
2020-01
2026-08
80 monthly readings · 30k to 64k · axis starts at 26k
ONS / DWP, Claimant count by sex and age ,
published 15 September 2026
2.2 4.0 5.7 2020-01-31: 2.5 2020-02-29: 2.5 2020-03-31: 2.5 2020-04-30: 4.8 2020-05-31: 5.4 2020-06-30: 5.2 2020-07-31: 5.2 2020-08-31: 5.3 2020-09-30: 5.1 2020-10-31: 5 2020-11-30: 4.9 2020-12-31: 4.8 2021-01-31: 4.7 2021-02-28: 4.9 2021-03-31: 4.8 2021-04-30: 4.8 2021-05-31: 4.5 2021-06-30: 4.3 2021-07-31: 4.2 2021-08-31: 4.1 2021-09-30: 4 2021-10-31: 3.9 2021-11-30: 3.6 2021-12-31: 3.4 2022-01-31: 3.3 2022-02-28: 3.3 2022-03-31: 3.2 2022-04-30: 3.1 2022-05-31: 3 2022-06-30: 3 2022-07-31: 3 2022-08-31: 3 2022-09-30: 3 2022-10-31: 3 2022-11-30: 3 2022-12-31: 3 2023-01-31: 2.9 2023-02-28: 3 2023-03-31: 3 2023-04-30: 3.2 2023-05-31: 3 2023-06-30: 3 2023-07-31: 3.1 2023-08-31: 3.1 2023-09-30: 3.2 2023-10-31: 3.1 2023-11-30: 3 2023-12-31: 3 2024-01-31: 2.9 2024-02-29: 3 2024-03-31: 3 2024-04-30: 3.1 2024-05-31: 3 2024-06-30: 3.2 2024-07-31: 3.4 2024-08-31: 3.5 2024-09-30: 3.6 2024-10-31: 3.6 2024-11-30: 3.4 2024-12-31: 3.3 2025-01-31: 3.2 2025-02-28: 3.3 2025-03-31: 3.2 2025-04-30: 3.2 2025-05-31: 3 2025-06-30: 3.1 2025-07-31: 3.1 2025-08-31: 3.1 2025-09-30: 3.1 2025-10-31: 3.1 2025-11-30: 3 2025-12-31: 2.9 2026-01-31: 2.9 2026-02-28: 2.9 2026-03-31: 2.9 2026-04-30: 2.9 2026-05-31: 2.8 2026-06-30: 2.8 2026-07-31: 2.8 2026-08-31: 2.9
2020-01
2026-08
80 monthly readings · 2.5 to 5.4 · axis starts at 2.2
ONS / DWP, Claimant count by sex and age ,
published 15 September 2026
0.7 0.8 0.8 2000-12-31: 0.7 2001-12-31: 0.7 2002-12-31: 0.7 2003-12-31: 0.7 2004-12-31: 0.7 2005-12-31: 0.8 2006-12-31: 0.8 2007-12-31: 0.7 2008-12-31: 0.8 2009-12-31: 0.7 2010-12-31: 0.7 2011-12-31: 0.7 2012-12-31: 0.7 2013-12-31: 0.7 2014-12-31: 0.7 2015-12-31: 0.7 2016-12-31: 0.8 2017-12-31: 0.8 2018-12-31: 0.8 2019-12-31: 0.8 2020-12-31: 0.8 2021-12-31: 0.8 2022-12-31: 0.8
2000-12
2022-12
23 annual readings · 0.7 to 0.8 · axis starts at 0.7
ONS, Jobs density ,
published 21 April 2026
Not published: These figures are missing.
2 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.
741k 848k 956k 2000-12-31: 762k 2001-12-31: 773k 2002-12-31: 789k 2003-12-31: 801k 2004-12-31: 820k 2005-12-31: 838k 2006-12-31: 846k 2007-12-31: 849k 2008-12-31: 865k 2009-12-31: 840k 2010-12-31: 858k 2011-12-31: 846k 2012-12-31: 825k 2013-12-31: 834k 2014-12-31: 848k 2015-12-31: 861k 2016-12-31: 882k 2017-12-31: 891k 2018-12-31: 900k 2019-12-31: 934k 2020-12-31: 926k 2021-12-31: 893k 2022-12-31: 935k
2000-12
2022-12
23 annual readings · 762k to 935k · axis starts at 741k
ONS, Jobs density ,
published 21 April 2026
Not published: These figures are missing.
2 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.
% of economically inactive
5
0.0 1 2.0 2020-03-31: 0.2 2020-06-30: 0.4 2020-09-30: 0.5 2020-12-31: 0.8 2021-03-31: 0.9 2021-06-30: 1 2021-09-30: 1.8 2021-12-31: 1.6 2022-03-31: 1.5 2022-06-30: 1.4 2022-09-30: 0.3 2022-12-31: 0.4 2023-03-31: 0.3 2023-06-30: 0.3 2023-09-30: 0.3 2023-12-31: 0.2 2024-03-31: 0.2 2024-09-30: 0.2 2024-12-31: 0.4 2025-03-31: 0.4 2025-06-30: 0.4 2025-09-30: 0.5
2020-03
2025-09
22 monthly readings · 0.2 to 1.8 · axis starts at 0.0
ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages) ,
published 21 July 2026
Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2)
3 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.
29.8 34.3 38.8 2020-03-31: 33.2 2020-06-30: 33.4 2020-09-30: 35.3 2020-12-31: 35.4 2021-03-31: 35.4 2021-06-30: 32.9 2021-09-30: 30.7 2021-12-31: 30.7 2022-03-31: 31.3 2022-06-30: 33.2 2022-09-30: 34.2 2022-12-31: 35.4 2023-03-31: 35.2 2023-06-30: 35.7 2023-09-30: 37.9 2023-12-31: 37.8 2024-03-31: 37.4 2024-06-30: 37.8 2024-09-30: 36.6 2024-12-31: 36.1 2025-03-31: 36.2 2025-06-30: 36.3 2025-09-30: 35.9 2025-12-31: 36.3 2026-03-31: 37.3
2020-03
2026-03
25 monthly readings · 30.7 to 37.9 · axis starts at 29.8
ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages) ,
published 21 July 2026
±2.9, basis not documented by the producer
14.4 18.7 23.0 2020-03-31: 22.2 2020-06-30: 22.2 2020-09-30: 21.2 2020-12-31: 21.1 2021-03-31: 19.6 2021-06-30: 19.1 2021-09-30: 18.7 2021-12-31: 16.4 2022-03-31: 15.5 2022-06-30: 15.2 2022-09-30: 16.4 2022-12-31: 17 2023-03-31: 16.9 2023-06-30: 18 2023-09-30: 17.5 2023-12-31: 16.8 2024-03-31: 16.9 2024-06-30: 16.7 2024-09-30: 16.5 2024-12-31: 17.3 2025-03-31: 17.5 2025-06-30: 17.1 2025-09-30: 17.5 2025-12-31: 17.4 2026-03-31: 17.8
2020-03
2026-03
25 monthly readings · 15.2 to 22.2 · axis starts at 14.4
ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages) ,
published 21 July 2026
±2.3, basis not documented by the producer
10.0 11.4 12.8 2020-03-31: 11.6 2020-06-30: 10.7 2020-09-30: 10.4 2020-12-31: 10.6 2021-03-31: 10.3 2021-06-30: 11.3 2021-09-30: 11.1 2021-12-31: 11.4 2022-03-31: 11.7 2022-06-30: 11.5 2022-09-30: 11 2022-12-31: 11.1 2023-03-31: 11.1 2023-06-30: 10.5 2023-09-30: 11 2023-12-31: 11.9 2024-03-31: 12.5 2024-06-30: 12.1 2024-09-30: 12.1 2024-12-31: 11 2025-03-31: 11 2025-06-30: 11.7 2025-09-30: 11.1 2025-12-31: 11.6 2026-03-31: 11.7
2020-03
2026-03
25 monthly readings · 10.3 to 12.5 · axis starts at 10.0
ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages) ,
published 21 July 2026
±1.9, basis not documented by the producer
21.5 26.2 31.0 2020-03-31: 24.1 2020-06-30: 23.5 2020-09-30: 22.6 2020-12-31: 22.4 2021-03-31: 23.9 2021-06-30: 26.2 2021-09-30: 27.7 2021-12-31: 29.1 2022-03-31: 30.1 2022-06-30: 29 2022-09-30: 28.6 2022-12-31: 27.4 2023-03-31: 27.1 2023-06-30: 26.6 2023-09-30: 25.4 2023-12-31: 25.9 2024-03-31: 25.5 2024-06-30: 25.4 2024-09-30: 26.5 2024-12-31: 26.2 2025-03-31: 25.7 2025-06-30: 25.8 2025-09-30: 25.4 2025-12-31: 25.6 2026-03-31: 25
2020-03
2026-03
25 monthly readings · 22.4 to 30.1 · axis starts at 21.5
ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages) ,
published 21 July 2026
±2.6, basis not documented by the producer