United Kingdom Economic Activity Rate  1971-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar

Labor Force Participation Rate in the United Kingdom remained unchanged at 79 percent in April from 79 percent in March of 2018. Labor Force Participation Rate in the United Kingdom averaged 76.60 percent from 1971 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 79 percent in February of 2018 and a record low of 74.10 percent in March of 1983.

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United Kingdom Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 4.00 4.20 12.00 3.40 percent [+]
Employed Persons 32386.00 32399.00 32399.00 23630.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 906.10 899.90 3090.00 422.60 Thousand [+]
Part Time Employment 8542.00 8636.00 8636.00 5995.00 Thousand [+]
Full Time Employment 23856.00 23758.00 23856.00 19136.00 Thousand [+]
Employment Rate 75.70 75.60 75.70 65.60 percent [+]
Claimant Count Change 6.20 9.00 142.80 -98.50 Thousand [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 79.00 79.00 79.00 74.10 percent [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.10 1.10 4.30 0.90 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 11.70 11.50 22.30 9.70 percent [+]
Productivity 101.60 101.20 101.60 43.10 Index Points [+]
Labour Costs 103.80 103.00 103.80 20.70 Index Points [+]
Job Vacancies 824.00 817.00 824.00 432.00 Thousand [+]
Wages 517.00 516.00 517.00 300.00 GBP/Week [+]
Wage Growth 2.40 2.50 6.60 -2.60 percent [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 601.00 602.00 602.00 356.00 GBP/Week [+]
Minimum Wages 7.83 7.50 7.83 5.05 GBP/Hour [+]
Population 66.19 65.81 66.19 52.20 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 65.00 64.17 65.00 60.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 [+]
Living Wage Family 1280.00 1220.00 1280.00 1170.00 GBP/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 970.00 920.00 970.00 840.00 GBP/Month [+]
Wages Low Skilled 1330.00 1280.00 1330.00 1220.00 GBP/Month [+]
Wages High Skilled 2210.00 2110.00 2210.00 2110.00 GBP/Month [+]
Average Weekly Hours 31.90 31.80 33.50 31.30 Hours [+]
Employment Change 42.00 137.00 307.00 -279.00 Thousand [+]


United Kingdom Economic Activity Rate

The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides - United Kingdom Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United Kingdom Economic Activity Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2018.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
79.00 79.00 79.00 74.10 1971 - 2018 percent Monthly
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labor force participation rate by Country
Country Last
United Kingdom 79.00 Apr/18
France 72.20 Mar/18
Indonesia 69.20 Dec/18
Switzerland 68.40 Mar/18
Italy 66.10 Jun/18
Australia 65.50 Jul/18
Canada 65.40 Jul/18
Netherlands 63.90 Mar/18
South Korea 63.80 Jun/18
United States 62.90 Jul/18
Russia 62.70 Jun/18
Japan 61.70 Jun/18
Brazil 61.40 May/18
Germany 61.00 Mar/18
Mexico 59.80 Jun/18
Spain 58.80 Jun/18
Euro Area 57.00 Mar/18
Turkey 53.00 May/18
India 52.50 Dec/13


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