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Jobs & Labour Demand

Compare workplace-based total jobs, job density, employee jobs and quarterly workforce jobs across the UK.

Great Britain countries and English regions | 2024

Total jobs

Workplace-based total jobs comprising employees, self-employment jobs, government-supported trainees and HM Forces. Northern Ireland is not published in this Nomis series.

Annual dataset
North East1,238,000
North West3,992,000
Yorkshire and The Humber2,842,000
East Midlands2,476,000
West Midlands3,037,000
East3,363,000
London6,659,000
South East5,036,000
South West3,146,000
Wales1,479,000
Scotland2,901,000
Published by Office for National Statistics via Nomis. View official source

Great Britain countries and English regions | 2024

Job density

The number of workplace-based jobs per resident aged 16 to 64. Northern Ireland is not published in this Nomis series.

Annual dataset
North East0.73
North West0.82
Yorkshire and The Humber0.80
East Midlands0.79
West Midlands0.79
East0.83
London1.06
South East0.85
South West0.88
Wales0.76
Scotland0.83
Published by Office for National Statistics via Nomis. View official source

Great Britain countries and English regions | 2024

Employee jobs

Workplace-based employee jobs from BRES. These are jobs, not employed residents, and Northern Ireland is not included.

Annual dataset
North East1,113,000
North West3,586,000
Yorkshire and The Humber2,499,000
East Midlands2,177,000
West Midlands2,671,000
East2,908,000
London5,743,000
South East4,306,000
South West2,630,000
Wales1,291,000
Scotland2,551,000
Published by Office for National Statistics via Nomis. View official source

UK countries and English regions | March 2026

Workforce jobs

Quarterly workplace-based workforce jobs, including employee jobs, self-employment jobs, supported trainees and HM Forces.

Quarterly dataset
North East1,235,443
North West3,982,100
Yorkshire and The Humber2,862,036
East Midlands2,511,216
West Midlands3,003,902
East3,333,973
London6,461,606
South East5,053,686
South West3,100,112
Wales1,461,288
Scotland2,815,197
Northern Ireland967,460
Published by Office for National Statistics via Nomis. View official source