UK employment figures 2023

There were approximately 32.8 million people employed in the United Kingdom in the three months to January 2023 which was just above the same period of 2022. During the provided time period, employment figures peaked in the UK during February 2020 at over 33 million, and was it's lowest in May 1983, at just over 23.6 million.

Number of people employed in the United Kingdom from March 1971 to January 2023 (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Number of people employed in thousands
Jan 23	32,839
Dec 22	32,813
Nov 22	32,781
Oct 22	32,773
Sep 22	32,739
Aug 22	32,761
Jul 22	32,746
Jun 22	32,792
May 22	32,863
Apr 22	32,707
Mar 22	32,632
Feb 22	32,566
Jan 22	32,530
Dec 21	32,567
Nov 21	32,561
Oct 21	32,583
Sep 21	32,592
Aug 21	32,489
Jul 21	32,409
Jun 21	32,303
May 21	32,191
Apr 21	32,174
Mar 21	32,165
Feb 21	32,168
Jan 21	32,126
Dec 20	32,159
Nov 20	32,306
Oct 20	32,309
Sep 20	32,333
Aug 20	32,461
Jul 20	32,549
Jun 20	32,560
May 20	32,678
Apr 20	32,779
Mar 20	32,984
Feb 20	33,073
Jan 20	32,985
Dec 19	32,934
Nov 19	32,901
Oct 19	32,801
Sep 19	32,753
Aug 19	32,693
Jul 19	32,777
Jun 19	32,811
May 19	32,749
Apr 19	32,746
Mar 19	32,697
Feb 19	32,721
Jan 19	32,714
Dec 18	32,597
Nov 18	32,542
Oct 18	32,492
Sep 18	32,431
Aug 18	32,410
Jul 18	32,408
Jun 18	32,386
May 18	32,395
Apr 18	32,389
Mar 18	32,343
Feb 18	32,264
Jan 18	32,241
Dec 17	32,154
Nov 17	32,213
Oct 17	32,094
Sep 17	32,063
Aug 17	32,104
Jul 17	32,133
Jun 17	32,065
May 17	32,010
Apr 17	31,956
Mar 17	31,946
Feb 17	31,860
Jan 17	31,847
Dec 16	31,845
Nov 16	31,808
Oct 16	31,794
Sep 16	31,810
Aug 16	31,811
Jul 16	31,779
Jun 16	31,747
May 16	31,712
Apr 16	31,603
Mar 16	31,572
Feb 16	31,555
Jan 16	31,541
Dec 15	31,540
Nov 15	31,513
Oct 15	31,436
Sep 15	31,333
Aug 15	31,220
Jul 15	31,188
Jun 15	31,110
May 15	31,057
Apr 15	31,129
Mar 15	31,156
Feb 15	31,122
Jan 15	31,003
Dec 14	30,944
Nov 14	30,850
Oct 14	30,848
Sep 14	30,833
Aug 14	30,786
Jul 14	30,702
Jun 14	30,705
May 14	30,743
Apr 14	30,640
Mar 14	30,532
Feb 14	30,492
Jan 14	30,329
Dec 13	30,290
Nov 13	30,302
Oct 13	30,223
Sep 13	30,106
Aug 13	30,024
Jul 13	29,994
Jun 13	29,938
May 13	29,861
Apr 13	29,884
Mar 13	29,839
Feb 13	29,815
Jan 13	29,891
Dec 12	29,908
Nov 12	29,849
Oct 12	29,744
Sep 12	29,759
Aug 12	29,779
Jul 12	29,744
Jun 12	29,667
May 12	29,564
Apr 12	29,492
Mar 12	29,454
Feb 12	29,381
Jan 12	29,346
Dec 11	29,342
Nov 11	29,325
Oct 11	29,300
Sep 11	29,281
Aug 11	29,299
Jul 11	29,345
Jun 11	29,447
May 11	29,466
Apr 11	29,436
Mar 11	29,441
Feb 11	29,442
Jan 11	29,391
Dec 10	29,324
Nov 10	29,284
Oct 10	29,308
Sep 10	29,385
Aug 10	29,339
Jul 10	29,325
Jun 10	29,192
May 10	29,144
Apr 10	29,048
Mar 10	29,013
Feb 10	29,024
Jan 10	29,057
Dec 09	29,102
Nov 09	29,092
Oct 09	29,084
Sep 09	29,069
Aug 09	29,076
Jul 09	29,018
Jun 09	29,087
May 09	29,155
Apr 09	29,272
Mar 09	29,366
Feb 09	29,429
Jan 09	29,539
Dec 08	29,528
Nov 08	29,556
Oct 08	29,535
Sep 08	29,580
Aug 08	29,612
Jul 08	29,696
Jun 08	29,722
May 08	29,749
Apr 08	29,706
Mar 08	29,684
Feb 08	29,676
Jan 08	29,614
Dec 07	29,576
Nov 07	29,527
Oct 07	29,470
Sep 07	29,420
Aug 07	29,376
Jul 07	29,352
Jun 07	29,322
May 07	29,314
Apr 07	29,232
Mar 07	29,194
Feb 07	29,175
Jan 07	29,202
Dec 06	29,214
Nov 06	29,204
Oct 06	29,189
Sep 06	29,183
Aug 06	29,224
Jul 06	29,140
Jun 06	29,106
May 06	29,063
Apr 06	29,085
Mar 06	29,048
Feb 06	28,988
Jan 06	28,934
Dec 05	28,880
Nov 05	28,880
Oct 05	28,913
Sep 05	28,928
Aug 05	28,906
Jul 05	28,855
Jun 05	28,802
May 05	28,780
Apr 05	28,759
Mar 05	28,789
Feb 05	28,794
Jan 05	28,726
Dec 04	28,673
Nov 04	28,627
Oct 04	28,544
Sep 04	28,518
Aug 04	28,480
Jul 04	28,464
Jun 04	28,470
May 04	28,466
Apr 04	28,449
Mar 04	28,459
Feb 04	28,438
Jan 04	28,399
Dec 03	28,304
Nov 03	28,295
Oct 03	28,285
Sep 03	28,256
Aug 03	28,228
Jul 03	28,236
Jun 03	28,226
May 03	28,199
Apr 03	28,142
Mar 03	28,099
Feb 03	28,058
Jan 03	28,081
Dec 02	28,110
Nov 02	28,059
Oct 02	28,023
Sep 02	27,935
Aug 02	27,949
Jul 02	27,908
Jun 02	27,933
May 02	27,888
Apr 02	27,856
Mar 02	27,797
Feb 02	27,781
Jan 02	27,769
Dec 01	27,803
Nov 01	27,787
Oct 01	27,735
Sep 01	27,715
Aug 01	27,719
Jul 01	27,699
Jun 01	27,707
May 01	27,699
Apr 01	27,663
Mar 01	27,623
Feb 01	27,618
Jan 01	27,637
Dec 00	27,549
Nov 00	27,516
Oct 00	27,528
Sep 00	27,555
Aug 00	27,565
Jul 00	27,528
Jun 00	27,468
May 00	27,442
Apr 00	27,406
Mar 00	27,362
Feb 00	27,309
Jan 00	27,307
Dec 99	27,322
Nov 99	27,270
Oct 99	27,212
Sep 99	27,218
Aug 99	27,170
Jul 99	27,115
Jun 99	27,095
May 99	27,058
Apr 99	27,042
Mar 99	27,036
Feb 99	27,018
Jan 99	27,000
Dec 98	26,955
Nov 98	26,939
Oct 98	26,878
Sep 98	26,834
Aug 98	26,824
Jul 98	26,770
Jun 98	26,714
May 98	26,708
Apr 98	26,707
Mar 98	26,677
Feb 98	26,658
Jan 98	26,632
Dec 97	26,636
Nov 97	26,622
Oct 97	26,603
Sep 97	26,572
Aug 97	26,509
Jul 97	26,493
Jun 97	26,514
May 97	26,450
Apr 97	26,428
Mar 97	26,381
Feb 97	26,324
Jan 97	26,258
Dec 96	26,198
Nov 96	26,177
Oct 96	26,120
Sep 96	26,062
Aug 96	26,063
Jul 96	26,006
Jun 96	26,009
May 96	26,002
Apr 96	25,977
Mar 96	25,970
Feb 96	25,981
Jan 96	25,987
Dec 95	25,982
Nov 95	25,891
Oct 95	25,869
Sep 95	25,852
Aug 95	25,838
Jul 95	25,791
Jun 95	25,770
May 95	25,733
Apr 95	25,705
Mar 95	25,670
Feb 95	25,638
Jan 95	25,583
Dec 94	25,600
Nov 94	25,594
Oct 94	25,561
Sep 94	25,559
Aug 94	25,517
Jul 94	25,516
Jun 94	25,451
May 94	25,455
Apr 94	25,451
Mar 94	25,408
Feb 94	25,362
Jan 94	25,322
Dec 93	25,320
Nov 93	25,319
Oct 93	25,320
Sep 93	25,316
Aug 93	25,278
Jul 93	25,293
Jun 93	25,293
May 93	25,286
Apr 93	25,258
Mar 93	25,282
Feb 93	25,274
Jan 93	25,301
Dec 92	25,336
Nov 92	25,406
Oct 92	25,454
Sep 92	25,509
Aug 92	25,525
Jul 92	25,542
Jun 92	25,605
May 92	25,636
Apr 92	25,685
Mar 92	25,710
Feb 92	25,740
Jan 92	25,775
Dec 91	25,820
Nov 91	25,885
Oct 91	25,955
Sep 91	26,025
Aug 91	26,105
Jul 91	26,190
Jun 91	26,275
May 91	26,365
Apr 91	26,450
Mar 91	26,530
Feb 91	26,615
Jan 91	26,685
Dec 90	26,750
Nov 90	26,805
Oct 90	26,855
Sep 90	26,900
Aug 90	26,930
Jul 90	26,945
Jun 90	26,935
May 90	26,922
Apr 90	26,910
Mar 90	26,900
Feb 90	26,900
Jan 90	26,890
Dec 89	26,880
Nov 89	26,850
Oct 89	26,820
Sep 89	26,795
Aug 89	26,775
Jul 89	26,750
Jun 89	26,730
May 89	26,709
Apr 89	26,660
Mar 89	26,590
Feb 89	26,510
Jan 89	26,430
Dec 88	26,355
Nov 88	26,290
Oct 88	26,230
Sep 88	26,160
Aug 88	26,100
Jul 88	26,030
Jun 88	25,970
May 88	25,913
Apr 88	25,860
Mar 88	25,795
Feb 88	25,730
Jan 88	25,655
Dec 87	25,575
Nov 87	25,495
Oct 87	25,420
Sep 87	25,345
Aug 87	25,270
Jul 87	25,190
Jun 87	25,110
May 87	25,031
Apr 87	24,970
Mar 87	24,925
Feb 87	24,900
Jan 87	24,875
Dec 86	24,850
Nov 86	24,830
Oct 86	24,800
Sep 86	24,770
Aug 86	24,740
Jul 86	24,720
Jun 86	24,695
May 86	24,683
Apr 86	24,675
Mar 86	24,670
Feb 86	24,670
Jan 86	24,660
Dec 85	24,660
Nov 85	24,650
Oct 85	24,635
Sep 85	24,625
Aug 85	24,610
Jul 85	24,590
Jun 85	24,570
May 85	24,554
Apr 85	24,540
Mar 85	24,515
Feb 85	24,490
Jan 85	24,470
Dec 84	24,435
Nov 84	24,400
Oct 84	24,370
Sep 84	24,335
Aug 84	24,305
Jul 84	24,275
Jun 84	24,245
May 84	24,208
Apr 84	24,165
Mar 84	24,125
Feb 84	24,085
Jan 84	24,044
Dec 83	23,994
Nov 83	23,947
Oct 83	23,879
Sep 83	23,809
Aug 83	23,741
Jul 83	23,687
Jun 83	23,647
May 83	23,630
Apr 83	23,636
Mar 83	23,651
Feb 83	23,675
Jan 83	23,712
Dec 82	23,755
Nov 82	23,803
Oct 82	23,852
Sep 82	23,901
Aug 82	23,949
Jul 82	23,992
Jun 82	24,027
May 82	24,067
Apr 82	24,092
Mar 82	24,120
Feb 82	24,139
Jan 82	24,169
Dec 81	24,209
Nov 81	24,261
Oct 81	24,311
Sep 81	24,355
Aug 81	24,398
Jul 81	24,444
Jun 81	24,495
May 81	24,549
Apr 81	24,606
Mar 81	24,661
Feb 81	24,720
Jan 81	24,785
Dec 80	24,855
Nov 80	24,915
Oct 80	24,985
Sep 80	25,050
Aug 80	25,110
Jul 80	25,160
Jun 80	25,190
May 80	25,215
Apr 80	25,235
Mar 80	25,250
Feb 80	25,270
Jan 80	25,280
Dec 79	25,280
Nov 79	25,265
Oct 79	25,248
Sep 79	25,229
Aug 79	25,211
Jul 79	25,186
Jun 79	25,159
May 79	25,136
Apr 79	25,121
Mar 79	25,113
Feb 79	25,106
Jan 79	25,087
Dec 78	25,059
Nov 78	25,017
Oct 78	24,975
Sep 78	24,941
Aug 78	24,919
Jul 78	24,908
Jun 78	24,897
May 78	24,886
Apr 78	24,874
Mar 78	24,862
Feb 78	24,844
Jan 78	24,833
Dec 77	24,822
Nov 77	24,818
Oct 77	24,813
Sep 77	24,809
Aug 77	24,804
Jul 77	24,800
Jun 77	24,802
May 77	24,799
Apr 77	24,801
Mar 77	24,803
Feb 77	24,800
Jan 77	24,797
Dec 76	24,788
Nov 76	24,779
Oct 76	24,771
Sep 76	24,768
Aug 76	24,772
Jul 76	24,776
Jun 76	24,779
May 76	24,788
Apr 76	24,793
Mar 76	24,809
Feb 76	24,825
Jan 76	24,847
Dec 75	24,864
Nov 75	24,880
Oct 75	24,897
Sep 75	24,918
Aug 75	24,934
Jul 75	24,945
Jun 75	24,955
May 75	24,965
Apr 75	24,980
Mar 75	24,996
Feb 75	25,018
Jan 75	25,044
Dec 74	25,065
Nov 74	25,075
Oct 74	25,077
Sep 74	25,066
Aug 74	25,044
Jul 74	25,020
Jun 74	25,002
May 74	24,985
Apr 74	24,984
Mar 74	24,984
Feb 74	24,995
Jan 74	25,000
Dec 73	24,999
Nov 73	24,997
Oct 73	24,984
Sep 73	24,972
Aug 73	24,965
Jul 73	24,975
Jun 73	24,986
May 73	24,986
Apr 73	24,962
Mar 73	24,903
Feb 73	24,825
Jan 73	24,748
Dec 72	24,689
Nov 72	24,643
Oct 72	24,614
Sep 72	24,585
Aug 72	24,557
Jul 72	24,541
Jun 72	24,542
May 72	24,539
Apr 72	24,529
Mar 72	24,501
Feb 72	24,455
Jan 72	24,416
Dec 71	24,395
Nov 71	24,398
Oct 71	24,424
Sep 71	24,464
Aug 71	24,508
Jul 71	24,541
Jun 71	24,556
May 71	24,559
Apr 71	24,575
Mar 71	24,613