Full Time Employment in the United Kingdom increased to 25772 Thousand in July from 25746 Thousand in June of 2026. Full Time Employment in the United Kingdom averaged 22002.11 Thousand from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 25772.00 Thousand in July of 2026 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	32.00	32.10	Hours	Jul 2026
Claimant Count Change	27.80	-11.80	Thousand	Aug 2026
Employed Persons	34478.00	34469.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Employment Change	67.00	83.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Employment Rate	75.10	75.10	percent	Jul 2026
Full Time Employment	25772.00	25746.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Job Vacancies	702.00	706.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	79.10	79.10	percent	Jul 2026
Labour Costs	114.50	112.70	points	Mar 2026
HMRC Payrolls Change	-26.10	-19.32	Thousand	Aug 2026
Part Time Employment	8705.00	8724.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Population	69.49	69.28	Million	Dec 2025
Labour Productivity	99.30	100.10	points	Jun 2026
Unemployed Persons	1663.70	1675.50	Thousand	Jul 2026
Unemployment Rate	4.90	4.90	percent	Jul 2026
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr)	3.90	4.20	percent	Jul 2026
Average Weekly Wages	756.00	756.00	GBP/Week	Jul 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	818.00	821.00	GBP/Week	Jul 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	14.40	14.60	percent	Jul 2026