Summary

The ratio of employment to population is a useful metric for labour market analysis. This article focuses on changes in UK employment through the global financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publications

• The employment-population ratio and changes in the UK labour market: 2008 to 2023

  Analysing the labour market, focusing on changes in UK employment through the global financial crisis and the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Changes to this release date

1. Previous date

   6 March 2023 9:30am

   Reason for change

   To allow further space between this article and one due to be published on the 3rd March - "Population changes and economic inactivity trends, UK: 2019 to 2026" https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/populationchangesandeconomicinactivitytrendsuk2019to2026