There were estimated to be over 36.4 million workforce jobs in the United Kingdom's economy as of the fourth quarter of 2022, the highest number of workforce jobs in this provided time period.
Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1959 to 4th quarter 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Employment in the UK
Employment
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- Basic Statistic Number of people employed in the UK 1971-2021
- Basic Statistic Employment rate in the UK 1971-2022
- Premium Statistic Employment rate in the UK in 2023, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of private sector employees in the UK 1999-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of people employed in the private sector in the UK 2022, by sector
- Basic Statistic Number of public sector employees in the UK 1999-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of public sector employees UK 2022, by industry
- Basic Statistic Number of jobs in the UK 1959-2022
Unemployment
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- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of the UK 1971-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of people unemployed in the UK 1971-2023
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 2023, by region
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 1971-2023, by gender
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 1992-2023, by age group
- Premium Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the UK 1992-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of job vacancies in the UK 2001-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of redundancies in the UK 1995-2023
Labor force
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- Basic Statistic Overall weekly hours worked in the UK 1971-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of full-time workers in the UK 1992-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of part-time workers in the UK 1992-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of temporary workers in the UK 1992-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of self-employed workers in the UK 1992-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of flexible working contract employees UK 2022, by type
Wages and earnings
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- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1999-2022
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1999-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2004-2022, by age group
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2022, by region
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for part-time employees in the UK 1999-2022
- Premium Statistic Average weekly earning growth in the UK 2001-2023
Impact of COVID-19
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- Premium Statistic Cumulative number of jobs furloughed under the job retention scheme UK 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Value of claims made by companies from the job retention scheme in the UK 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of employers using the job retention scheme in the UK 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Daily number of jobs furloughed in the UK 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Daily number of jobs furloughed in the UK 2020-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Daily number of jobs furloughed in the UK 2020-2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Number of claims made to the self-employment support scheme in the UK 2021
- Premium Statistic Value of claims made to the self-employment support scheme in the UK 2021
Further related statistics
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- Number of workforce jobs in the UK in 2022 by industry
- Ratio jobs-work force in the Netherlands 2018, by province
- Projected employment figures in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2020
- Employment in the wind industry in Denmark 2013-2018
- Number of wage and salary workers in the Philippines 2009-2018
- Male labor force in Japan 2012-2021
- New Jersey/New York/Westchester Metro Area life sciences workforce 2013
- Breakdown of FM workforce in Singapore 2017, by employment type
- Employment in electricity industry in Australia 2016 by occupation
- Activity ratio in France 2017, by gender and education level
- Total workforce in Hong Kong's retail industry 2011-2021
- Average age of employees in Belgium 2017, by industry
- Employment of different European law firms in London 2020
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- 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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- Number of wage and salary workers in the Philippines 2009-2018
- Male labor force in Japan 2012-2021
- New Jersey/New York/Westchester Metro Area life sciences workforce 2013
- Breakdown of FM workforce in Singapore 2017, by employment type
- Employment in electricity industry in Australia 2016 by occupation
- Activity ratio in France 2017, by gender and education level
- Total workforce in Hong Kong's retail industry 2011-2021
- Average age of employees in Belgium 2017, by industry
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 14, 2023). Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1959 to 4th quarter 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2023, 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 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297073/workforce-jobs-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1959 to 4th quarter 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2023. 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 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2023, 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 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297073/workforce-jobs-uk/ (last visited April 02, 2023)
Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1959 to 4th quarter 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/297073/workforce-jobs-uk/