Labor Force Participation Rate in the United Kingdom increased to 79.30 percent in January from 79.20 percent in December of 2025. Labor Force Participation Rate in the United Kingdom averaged 76.87 percent from 1971 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 79.70 percent in February of 2020 and a record low of 74.10 percent in April of 1983. source: Office for National Statistics
Labor Force Participation Rate in the United Kingdom is expected to be 78.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Economic Activity Rate is projected to trend around 79.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.