Full Time Employment in the United Kingdom decreased to 25499 Thousand in December from 25537 Thousand in November of 2025. Full Time Employment in the United Kingdom averaged 21938.72 Thousand from 1992 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 25633.00 Thousand in July of 2025 and a record low of 19136.00 Thousand in January of 1994. source: Office for National Statistics

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average Weekly Hours	31.90	31.80	Hours	Dec 2025
Claimant Count Change	28.60	2.70	Thousand	Jan 2026
Employed Persons	34244.00	34303.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Employment Change	52.00	82.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Employment Rate	75.00	75.10	percent	Dec 2025
Full Time Employment	25499.00	25537.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Job Vacancies	726.00	736.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate	79.20	79.20	percent	Dec 2025
Labour Costs	112.70	110.70	points	Sep 2025
HMRC Payrolls Change	-10.56	-5.65	Thousand	Jan 2026
Part Time Employment	8745.00	8766.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Population	69.28	68.49	Million	Dec 2024
Labour Productivity	99.00	99.60	points	Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons	1662.20	1659.50	Thousand	Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate	5.20	5.10	percent	Dec 2025
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr)	4.20	4.60	percent	Dec 2025
Average Weekly Wages	735.00	740.00	GBP/Week	Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing	810.00	807.00	GBP/Week	Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	14.00	13.70	percent	Dec 2025