Summary

Estimates of employment, unemployment, inactivity, average weekly earnings, vacancies and other labour market related statistics for the UK. This release also includes UK and non-UK people in the labour market and Labour market flows.

Publications

• Vacancies and jobs in the UK: May 2021

  Estimates of the number of vacancies and jobs for the UK.

• Labour market overview, UK: May 2021

  Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK.

• Employment in the UK: May 2021

  Estimates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for the UK.

• Average weekly earnings in Great Britain: May 2021

  Estimates of growth in earnings for employees before tax and other deductions from pay.

Data

• A08: Labour market status of disabled people

  Labour market status of disabled people, UK, published quarterly, non-seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• EMP11: Employment by socio-economic classification

  Employment by socio-economic classification and sex, UK, published quarterly, non-seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• EMP15: Job related training received by employees

  Employees receiving job-related training, by sex, UK, published quarterly, non-seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• HOUR01 SA: Actual weekly hours worked (seasonally adjusted)

  Actual weekly hours worked including by sex, full-time, part-time and second jobs, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly, seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• CLA03: Claimant Count revisions triangle

  Claimant Count revisions triangle, published monthly. These are official statistics in development.

• EARN06: Gross weekly earnings by occupation

  Gross weekly and hourly earnings by level of occupation, UK, quarterly, not seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• RED01 NSA: Redundancies levels and rates (not seasonally adjusted)

  Number of people (levels), men and women made redundant and redundancy rates, not seasonally adjusted. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households. These are official statistics in development.

• EMP17: People in employment on zero hours contracts

  People in work on zero hours contracts in their main job, including by age, sex and region, UK, published quarterly, non-seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• EARN01: Average weekly earnings

  Average weekly earnings at sector level headline estimates, Great Britain, monthly, seasonally adjusted. Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey.

• A01: Summary of labour market statistics

  Labour market statistics summary data table, including earnings, employment, unemployment, redundancies and vacancies, Great Britain and UK, published monthly.

• EMP01 NSA: Full-time, part-time and temporary workers (not seasonally adjusted)

  Full-time, part-time and temporary workers, by sex, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly, non-seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• CLA02: Claimant Count by age group

  Claimant Count by age group and sex, UK, published monthly. These are official statistics in development.

• A09: Labour market status by ethnic group

  Labour market status by ethnic group, UK, published quarterly, non-seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• HOUR01 NSA: Actual weekly hours worked (not seasonally adjusted)

  Actual weekly hours worked including by sex, full-time, part-time and second jobs, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly, non-seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• A04: Summary of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people below state pension age

  Labour market indicators including employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people below State Pension age, by sex, UK, published quarterly, not seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• HOUR02 SA: Usual weekly hours worked (seasonally adjusted)

  Usual weekly hours worked including by sex, full-time, part-time and second jobs, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly, seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• A02 SA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people aged 16 and over and aged from 16 to 64 (seasonally adjusted)

  Labour Force Survey summary data, including employment, unemployment and economic inactivity levels and rates, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly, seasonally adjusted. These are official statistics in development.

• UNEM03: Unemployment by previous industrial sector

  Unemployment by previous industrial sector. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households. These are official statistics in development.

• A12: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity by nationality and country of birth

  Labour market activity by nationality, country of birth and age, UK, published quarterly, non-seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• CLA01: Claimant Count

  Claimant Count by sex including Jobseeker's Allowance and out of work Universal Credit claimants, UK, published monthly. These are official statistics in development.

• INAC01 NSA: Economic inactivity by reason (not seasonally adjusted)

  Economic inactivity (aged 16 to 64 years) by reason (not seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households. These are official statistics in development.

• UNEM04: Unemployment rate revisions triangle

  Unemployment rate revisions triangle. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households. These are official statistics in development.

• A06 NSA: Educational status and labour market status for people aged from 16 to 24 (not seasonally adjusted)

  Educational status and labour market status of people aged 16 to 24 years, by sex, in and out of full-time education, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly, not seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• UNEM01 NSA: Unemployment by age and duration (not seasonally adjusted)

  Unemployment by age and duration (not seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households. These are official statistics in development.

• EMP05: Employment rate revisions triangle

  Employment rate revisions triangle, published monthly. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development. These are official statistics in development.

• EMP06: Employment by country of birth and nationality

  Employment levels and rates by country of birth and nationality, UK, published quarterly, non-seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• EMP13: Employment by industry

  Employment by industry and sex, UK, published quarterly, non-seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• EMP07: Temporary employees

  Temporary employees: all and part-time, by sex, UK, published quarterly, non-seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• X01: Labour Force Survey single-month estimates

  Single-month estimates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly, seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey.

• EARN04: Gross weekly earnings of full-time employees

  Gross weekly earnings of full-time employees by sex, UK, quarterly, not seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• HOUR02 NSA: Usual weekly hours worked (not seasonally adjusted)

  Usual weekly hours worked including by sex, full-time, part-time and second jobs, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly, non-seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• X07: Labour Force Survey weekly estimates

  Labour Force Survey (LFS) weekly estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and hours in the UK. All estimates are calculated from highly experimental weekly Labour Force Survey datasets.

• X05: Comparison between unemployment and the Claimant Count

  This table compares quarterly movements in unemployment with quarterly movements in the Claimant Count.

• A07: Regional labour market summary

  Labour market indicators for UK countries and regions, including employment, unemployment and economic inactivity, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly, seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• VACS03: Vacancies by size of business

  Vacancies by size of business.

• VACS02: Vacancies by industry

  Vacancies by industry.

• VACS01: Vacancies and unemployment

  Vacancies and unemployment.

• X02: Labour Force Survey flows estimates

  Flows estimates from the Labour Force Survey, levels and rates, UK, quarterly.

• EARN02: Average weekly earnings by sector

  Average weekly earnings at sector level including manufacturing, finance and services, Great Britain, monthly, non-seasonally adjusted. Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey.

• EMP01 SA: Full-time, part-time and temporary workers (seasonally adjusted)

  Full-time, part-time and temporary workers, by sex, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly, seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• EARN08: Distribution of gross hourly earnings of employees

  Distribution of gross hourly earnings of full-time and part-time employees by sex, UK, quarterly, not seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• RED01 SA: Redundancies levels and rates (seasonally adjusted)

  Number of people (levels), men and women made redundant and redundancy rates, seasonally adjusted. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households. These are official statistics in development.

• A11: Labour Force Survey sampling variability

  Sampling variability for Labour Force Survey estimates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity, 95% confidence intervals, rolling three-monthly figures, non-seasonally adjusted. These are official statistics in development.

• EARN05: Gross weekly earnings of full-time employees by region

  Gross weekly earnings of full-time employees by region, UK, quarterly, not seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• A05 NSA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity by age group (not seasonally adjusted)

  Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity levels and rates by age group, UK, rolling three-monthly figures, not seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• X06: Single month vacancies estimates (not designated as National Statistics)

  Vacancies by industry and size of business, UK, single month, not seasonally adjusted. Vacancy Survey.

• A02 NSA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people aged 16 and over and aged from 16 to 64 (not seasonally adjusted)

  Labour Force Survey summary data, including employment, unemployment and economic inactivity levels and rates, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly, non-seasonally adjusted. These are official statistics in development.

• HOUR03: Average hours worked by industry

  Average actual weekly hours worked by industry, including by sex, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• EARN07: Gross weekly earnings by industry

  Gross weekly and hourly earnings by industry and sex, UK, quarterly, not seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• RED02: Redundancies by age, industry and region

  Redundancies by age, industry, and region, not seasonally adjusted. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households. These are official statistics in development.

• UNEM01 SA: Unemployment by age and duration (seasonally adjusted)

  Unemployment by age and duration (seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households. These are official statistics in development.

• INAC01 SA: Economic inactivity by reason (seasonally adjusted)

  Economic inactivity (aged 16 to 64 years ) by reason (seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households. These are official statistics in development.

• A05 SA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity by age group (seasonally adjusted)

  Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity levels and rates by age group, UK, rolling three-monthly figures, seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• EARN03: Average weekly earnings by industry

  Average weekly earnings at industry level including manufacturing, construction and energy, Great Britain, monthly, non-seasonally adjusted. Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey.

• A06 SA: Educational status and labour market status for people aged from 16 to 24 (seasonally adjusted)

  Educational status and labour market status of people aged 16 to 24 years, by sex, in and out of full-time education, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly, seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• EMP14: Employees and self-employed by industry

  Employees and self-employed, by industry sectors and sex, UK, published quarterly, non-seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

• EMP16: Underemployment and overemployment

  Underemployment and overemployment levels and rates, UK, published quarterly, non-seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

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Changes to this release date

1. Previous date

   18 May 2021 9:30am

   Reason for change

   As the demand increases for statistics and data to measure the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we have had to change data gathering and release practices. This is to focus our efforts on priority analysis and statistics. As such, we are rescheduling this release. Please see our statement on how we are responding to COVID-19: https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/covid19andtheproductionofstatistics.

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