Retirement Age Women in the United Kingdom remained unchanged at 66 Years in 2025 from 66 Years in 2024. Retirement Age Women in the United Kingdom averaged 63.70 Years from 2009 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 66.00 Years in 2020 and a record low of 60.00 Years in 2010. source: HM Revenue & Customs

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average Earnings excl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr)	4.20	4.40	percent	Dec 2025
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
Inactivity Rate	20.80	20.80	percent	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
Minimum Wages	12.71	12.21	GBP/Hour	Apr 2026
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
Real Earnings Excluding Bonuses	0.30	0.50	percent	Dec 2025
Real Earnings Including Bonuses	-0.40	1.00	percent	Dec 2025
Retirement Age Men	66.00	66.00	Years	Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women	66.00	66.00	Years	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