Employment in the UK: Economic indicators

Economic indicators are quick-read summaries of the latest data focusing on different aspects of the UK economy. The full suite of indicators can be found on the main Economic Indicators page.

In February 2024, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reintroduced Labour Force Survey (LFS) data, which also includes a population reweighting. The ONS have said these estimates should be treated with additional caution.

34.01 million people were in employment in February to April 2025, which was around 670,000 more than the year before.

The employment rate (the proportion of the population aged 16-64 in work) was 75.1%, up from 74.4% the year before.

It was 72.2% for women, up from 71.7% the year before, and for men it was 78.0%, up from 77.2% the year before.

In February to April 2025, 25.48 million people were working full-time while 8.53 million were working part-time. 4.40 million were self-employed and 29.43 million were working as employees.

Next updates

This page is updated when new data is published. The next source updates will be:

• ONS, Labour Market Statistics, 17 July 2025