In 2019, 85.4 percent of 35 to 49 year old's were in employment in the United Kingdom, compared with just over half of 16 to 24 year old's. Since 2000, the employment rate for 16 to 24 year old's has decline while that of people aged between 50 and 64 has increased.
Employment rate in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2019, by age group
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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
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- Employment opportunities across key sectors for green recovery 2020-2030, by region
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 18, 2020). Employment rate in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/384001/uk-employment-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Employment rate in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2019, by age group." Chart. February 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/384001/uk-employment-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Employment rate in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/384001/uk-employment-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Employment Rate in The United Kingdom from 2000 to 2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/384001/uk-employment-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Employment rate in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/384001/uk-employment-by-age/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Employment rate in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2019, by age group [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/384001/uk-employment-by-age/