The Datum Report

Measure · Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64

People out of work and looking for work, as a share of everyone working or looking.

Published byONS
SeriesAnnual Population Survey - headline labour market rates
How oftenQuarterly rolling 12-month windows
Basissurvey
CoversMarch 31, 2020 to March 31, 2026 (25 periods)
Geographiescountry, county_ua, itl1, itl2, itl3, lad, parliamentary_constituency, region
Areas held1453, of which 247 withheld (17.0%)
LicenceOGL-UK-3.0

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247 of 1453 areas are withheld by the producer. Most commonly: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2)

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Annual population survey (APS) QMI

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sourcemetadata · 21 July 2026

Nomis dataset NM_17_5

annual population survey

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Contact: Labour Market Statistics Helpline

Others in this series

A definition is often only clear beside its siblings.

MeasureWhat it counts
% aged 16-64 who are self employed the share of working-age people working for themselves rather than an employer
Employment rate - aged 16-64 the share of working-age people in any paid work

Latest figures

AreaValuePeriod
Aberafan Maesteg 4.7 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Aberdeen City 3.2 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Aberdeen North 5.2 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Aberdeenshire 4.9 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Aberdeenshire North and Moray East 9.8 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Aldridge-Brownhills 1.8 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Alloa and Grangemouth 2.6 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Altrincham and Sale West 7.0 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Alyn and Deeside 4.1 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Angus 7.2 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Angus and Perthshire Glens 6.4 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Arbroath and Broughty Ferry 3.3 Apr 2025-Mar 2026