Full Time Employment in the United Kingdom increased to 25523 Thousand in January from 25499 Thousand in December of 2025. Full Time Employment in the United Kingdom averaged 21947.57 Thousand from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 25633.00 Thousand in July of 2025 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	31.80	31.90	Hours	Jan 2026
Claimant Count Change	24.70	4.70	Thousand	Feb 2026
Employed Persons	34310.00	34244.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Employment Change	84.00	52.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Employment Rate	75.10	75.00	percent	Jan 2026
Full Time Employment	25523.00	25499.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Job Vacancies	721.00	730.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	79.30	79.20	percent	Jan 2026
Labour Costs	112.70	110.70	points	Sep 2025
HMRC Payrolls Change	20.17	6.47	Thousand	Feb 2026
Part Time Employment	8787.00	8745.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Population	69.49	69.28	Million	Dec 2025
Labour Productivity	99.00	99.60	points	Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons	1666.90	1662.20	Thousand	Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate	5.20	5.20	percent	Jan 2026
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr)	3.90	4.20	percent	Jan 2026
Average Weekly Wages	742.00	735.00	GBP/Week	Jan 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	809.00	809.00	GBP/Week	Jan 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	14.50	14.00	percent	Jan 2026