The number of employed people in the United Kingdom rose by 67 thousand to 34.478 million in the three months in July 2026, following a gain of 83 thousand in the previous period. The increase was the smallest since February, as a decline in part-time employment partly offset continued growth in full-time jobs. Compared with a year earlier, employment rose by 243 thousand, driven by increases in both full-time employees and part-time self-employed workers. Despite the increase in employment, the employment rate for people aged 16 to 64 stood at 75.1% over the quarter but 0.1 percentage point lower compared to a year earlier, extending the broadly stable trend seen since mid-2024, while the rate for those aged 65 and over remained unchanged at 13.3%. Meanwhile, the number of people holding second jobs increased over the quarter to 1.283 million, representing 3.7% of total employment. source: Office for National Statistics
Employment in the United Kingdom increased by 67 in July of 2026. Employment Change in the United Kingdom averaged 44.82 Thousand from 1971 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 385.00 Thousand in August of 2024 and a record low of -477.00 Thousand in May of 2020. This page provides - United Kingdom Employment Change- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United Kingdom Employment Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2026.
Employment in the United Kingdom increased by 67 in July of 2026. Employment Change in the United Kingdom is expected to be 25.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Employment Change is projected to trend around 40.00 Thousand in 2027 and 45.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.