Employment & Labour Market

Employment Status

Compare employment, unemployment and economic inactivity rates and resident counts across UK countries and English regions.

UK countries and English regions | January to December 2025

Employment rate

The percentage of residents aged 16 to 64 who were in employment. Annual Population Survey estimates are subject to sampling uncertainty.

Quarterly dataset

North East70.8%

North West74.0%

Yorkshire and The Humber73.2%

East Midlands75.2%

West Midlands73.6%

East78.4%

London74.9%

South East78.9%

South West79.5%

Wales72.5%

Scotland74.7%

Northern Ireland74.3%

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UK countries and English regions | January to December 2025

Unemployment rate

The percentage of economically active residents aged 16 to 64 who were unemployed under the survey definition.

Quarterly dataset

North East4.7%

North West4.3%

Yorkshire and The Humber4.7%

East Midlands4.4%

West Midlands5.9%

East4.1%

London6.2%

South East3.7%

South West3.3%

Wales4.6%

Scotland3.8%

Northern Ireland2.1%

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UK countries and English regions | January to December 2025

Economic inactivity rate

The percentage of residents aged 16 to 64 who were neither in employment nor unemployed.

Quarterly dataset

North East25.7%

North West22.7%

Yorkshire and The Humber23.2%

East Midlands21.4%

West Midlands21.8%

East18.2%

London20.1%

South East18.1%

South West17.8%

Wales24.0%

Scotland22.3%

Northern Ireland24.1%

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UK countries and English regions | January to December 2025

Number of employed residents

Estimated number of residents aged 16 to 64 in employment. Counts are survey estimates and are rounded by Nomis.

Quarterly dataset

North East1,167,300

North West3,367,000

Yorkshire and The Humber2,504,900

East Midlands2,249,100

West Midlands2,704,600

East3,015,600

London4,664,100

South East4,480,900

South West2,695,000

Wales1,402,300

Scotland2,602,200

Northern Ireland878,100

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UK countries and English regions | January to December 2025

Number of unemployed residents

Estimated number of economically active residents aged 16 to 64 who were unemployed under the survey definition.

Quarterly dataset

North East57,500

North West152,900

Yorkshire and The Humber124,000

East Midlands102,500

West Midlands169,200

East129,600

London310,400

South East170,500

South West90,700

Wales67,700

Scotland102,100

Northern Ireland19,100

Published by Office for National Statistics via Nomis. View official source