Number of jobs in the UK 1959-2023
There were estimated to be over 36.9 million workforce jobs in the United Kingdom's economy as of the fourth quarter of 2023, compared with 36 million in the same quarter of 2022.
Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1959 to 4th quarter 2023 (in 1,000s)
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Other statistics that may interest you Labor market in the UK
Employment
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- Basic Statistic Number of people employed in the UK 1971-2024
- Basic Statistic Employment rate in the UK 1971-2024
- Basic Statistic Employment rate in the UK in 2024, by region
- Basic Statistic Number of private sector employees in the UK 1999-2024
- Premium Statistic Number of people employed in the private sector in the UK 2023, by sector
- Basic Statistic Number of public sector employees in the UK 1999-2024
- Basic Statistic Number of public sector employees UK 2024, by industry
- Basic Statistic Number of jobs in the UK 1959-2023
Unemployment
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- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of the UK 1971-2024
- Basic Statistic Number of people unemployed in the UK 1971-2024
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 2024, by region
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 1971-2024, by gender
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 1992-2024, by age group
- Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the UK 1992-2024
- Basic Statistic Number of job vacancies in the UK 2001-2024
- Premium Statistic Number of redundancies in the UK 1995-2024
Labor force
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- Basic Statistic Overall weekly hours worked in the UK 1971-2024
- Basic Statistic Average weekly hours of work for full-time workers in the UK 1992-2024
- Basic Statistic Number of full-time workers in the UK 1992-2024
- Basic Statistic Number of part-time workers in the UK 1992-2024
- Premium Statistic Number of temporary workers in the UK 1992-2024
- Basic Statistic Number of self-employed workers in the UK 1992-2024
- Basic Statistic Number of flexible working contract employees UK 2023, by type
- Basic Statistic Number of days lost to sickness absence in the UK 1995-2022
Wages and earnings
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- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1999-2023
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1999-2023, by gender
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2004-2023, by age group
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2023, by region
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for part-time employees in the UK 1999-2023
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earning growth in the UK 2001-2024
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earning growth in the UK compared with inflation 2001-2024
International Comparisons
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- Premium Statistic Number of employees worldwide 1991-2024
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of G7 countries 2000-2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Employment-to-population ratio of G7 countries 2000-2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the EU October 2023, by country
- Basic Statistic Employment rate in Europe in 2023, by country
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate APAC 2022, by country
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- Number of workforce jobs in the UK in 2023 by industry
- Ratio jobs-work force in the Netherlands 2018, by province
- Projected employment figures in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2020
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- Total workforce in Hong Kong's retail industry 2013-2023
- Activity ratio in France 2017, by gender and education level
- Employment in electricity industry in Australia 2016 by occupation
- Breakdown of FM workforce in Singapore 2017, by employment type
- New Jersey/New York/Westchester Metro Area life sciences workforce 2013
- Male labor force in Japan 2014-2023
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- Projected employment figures in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2020
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- Total workforce in Hong Kong's retail industry 2013-2023
- Activity ratio in France 2017, by gender and education level
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 12, 2024). Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1959 to 4th quarter 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297073/workforce-jobs-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1959 to 4th quarter 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297073/workforce-jobs-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1959 to 4th quarter 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297073/workforce-jobs-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Workforce Jobs in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 1959 to 4th Quarter 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297073/workforce-jobs-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1959 to 4th quarter 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297073/workforce-jobs-uk/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1959 to 4th quarter 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/297073/workforce-jobs-uk/