| Characteristic | Number of payrolled employees |
|---|---|
| Q3 2014 | 606,414 |
| Q4 2014 | 607,457 |
| Q1 2015 | 615,675 |
| Q2 2015 | 619,463 |
| Q3 2015 | 623,505 |
| Q4 2015 | 624,277 |
| Q1 2016 | 627,801 |
| Q2 2016 | 630,322 |
| Q3 2016 | 630,555 |
| Q4 2016 | 632,455 |
| Q1 2017 | 635,401 |
| Q2 2017 | 637,079 |
| Q3 2017 | 639,726 |
| Q4 2017 | 641,840 |
| Q1 2018 | 643,011 |
| Q2 2018 | 644,386 |
| Q3 2018 | 647,561 |
| Q4 2018 | 648,750 |
| Q1 2019 | 651,409 |
| Q2 2019 | 651,408 |
| Q3 2019 | 652,903 |
| Q4 2019 | 652,678 |
| Q1 2020 | 653,216 |
| Q2 2020 | 641,976 |
| Q3 2020 | 639,457 |
| Q4 2020 | 639,100 |
| Q1 2021 | 641,709 |
| Q2 2021 | 650,956 |
| Q3 2021 | 660,127 |
| Q4 2021 | 663,387 |
| Q1 2022 | 667,012 |
| Q2 2022 | 666,954 |
| Q3 2022 | 671,398 |
| Q4 2022 | 674,029 |
| Q1 2023 | 677,527 |
| Q2 2023 | 679,862 |
| Q3 2023 | 680,310 |
| Q4 2023 | 682,624 |
| Q1 2024 | 683,719 |
| Q2 2024 | 685,240 |
| Q3 2024 | 684,852 |
| Q4 2024 | 684,236 |
| Q1 2025 | 683,730 |
| Q2 2025 | 682,772 |
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Release date
July 2025
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Region
United Kingdom
Survey time period
July 2014 to June 2025
Age group
14 years and older
Supplementary notes
This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the .
Quarters correspond to the number of pay rolled employees in the last month of the relevant quarter.
Q1 = March
Q2 = June
Q3 = September
Q4 = December
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