Employment rate in the UK in 2025, by region
As of the first quarter of 2025, South West England had the highest rate of employment in the United Kingdom at 79.9 percent. By contrast, North East England had the lowest employment rate at 68 percent.
Employment rate in the United Kingdom as of 1st quarter 2025, by region
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Employment
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- Basic Statistic Number of people employed in the UK 2000-2025
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- Basic Statistic Employment rate in the UK in 2025, by region
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Unemployment
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Labor force
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- Basic Statistic Overall weekly hours worked in the UK 2000-2024
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Wages and earnings
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- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1999-2024
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 13, 2025). Employment rate in the United Kingdom as of 1st quarter 2025, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297170/employment-rate-in-the-uk-by-region/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Employment rate in the United Kingdom as of 1st quarter 2025, by region ." Chart. May 13, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297170/employment-rate-in-the-uk-by-region/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Employment rate in the United Kingdom as of 1st quarter 2025, by region . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297170/employment-rate-in-the-uk-by-region/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Employment Rate in The United Kingdom as of 1st Quarter 2025, by Region ." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297170/employment-rate-in-the-uk-by-region/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Employment rate in the United Kingdom as of 1st quarter 2025, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297170/employment-rate-in-the-uk-by-region/ (last visited June 09, 2025)
Employment rate in the United Kingdom as of 1st quarter 2025, by region [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 13, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/297170/employment-rate-in-the-uk-by-region/