Measure · Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates
The share of working-age people working for themselves rather than an employer.
| Published by | ONS |
|---|---|
| Series | Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates |
| How often | Quarterly rolling 12-month windows |
| Basis | survey |
| Covers | March 31, 2020 to March 31, 2026 (25 periods) |
| Geographies | country, county_ua, itl1, itl2, itl3, lad, parliamentary_constituency, region |
| Areas held | 1453, of which 27 withheld (1.9%) |
| Licence | OGL-UK-3.0 |
Each of these is measured from the data rather than written down, so it stays true as the data changes.
The producer publishes an interval for this measure but does not document its basis. It is shown as a range and never as precision.
27 of 1453 areas are withheld by the producer. Most commonly: These figures are missing.
Harvested from ONS, not written by us. We link rather than copy: the methodology belongs on their page, where it stays current.
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Annual population survey (APS) QMI
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| Measure | What it counts |
|---|---|
| Employment rate - aged 16-64 | the share of working-age people in any paid work |
| Unemployment rate - aged 16-64 | people out of work and looking for work, as a share of everyone working or looking |
| Area | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Aberafan Maesteg | 6.7 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Aberdeen City | 4.3 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Aberdeen North | 6.1 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Aberdeen South | 2.4 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Aberdeenshire | 7.5 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Aberdeenshire North and Moray East | 6.6 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Adur | 17.6 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Airdrie and Shotts | 5.0 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Aldershot | 11.6 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Aldridge-Brownhills | 4.4 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Alloa and Grangemouth | 5.9 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Altrincham and Sale West | 12.2 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |