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Employment rate in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 1st quarter 2026, by age group

Characteristic	16-24	25-34	35-49	50-64	65+
Q1 2026	50.2%	84.3%	85.2%	72.2%	13.5%
Q4 2025	51.3%	84%	85.1%	71.8%	13%
Q3 2025	52.2%	83.8%	85%	71.7%	12.8%
Q2 2025	51.8%	84.3%	85.7%	71.6%	12.7%
Q1 2025	50.7%	83.9%	85.9%	71.4%	12.4%
Q4 2024	50.1%	83.8%	85.8%	71.7%	12.2%
Q3 2024	50.4%	83.6%	86%	71.3%	12.1%
Q2 2024	51%	83.6%	85.2%	70.9%	11.7%
Q1 2024	50.8%	83.5%	85.1%	70.7%	11.5%
Q4 2023	51.5%	83.8%	85.1%	71.3%	11.3%
Q3 2023	51.5%	85.3%	84.4%	70.9%	11.6%
Q2 2023	54%	84.3%	85.3%	70.7%	11.2%
Q1 2023	54.6%	85.1%	85.1%	70%	11.5%
Q4 2022	53.5%	84.6%	85.1%	70.6%	11.1%
Q3 2022	53.7%	83.9%	85.1%	70.3%	10.8%
Q2 2022	54%	83.7%	85.5%	70.4%	11.8%
Q1 2022	53.7%	84%	85.2%	70.7%	10.4%
Q4 2021	53.6%	83.8%	85.2%	70.6%	10.6%
Q3 2021	53.2%	83.8%	85.3%	70.6%	11.1%
Q2 2021	51.6%	84.1%	84.8%	70.8%	10.4%
Q1 2021	50%	84.2%	84.7%	70.7%	10.6%
Q4 2020	50%	84.3%	84.1%	70.8%	10.8%
Q3 2020	50.4%	84.4%	84.3%	71.3%	10.8%
Q2 2020	53.1%	84.4%	84.9%	71.8%	10.5%
Q1 2020	54.6%	84.7%	85.2%	72.2%	11.7%
Q4 2019	54.8%	84.9%	85.7%	72.8%	10.9%
Q3 2019	53.8%	84.6%	85.5%	72.6%	10.9%
Q2 2019	55%	84.4%	85.3%	72.6%	11.4%
Q1 2019	54.9%	84.1%	85.2%	72.3%	10.7%
Q4 2018	55%	83.8%	85.3%	71.9%	10.8%
Q3 2018	54.5%	83.3%	85%	72%	10.6%
Q2 2018	54.8%	83.1%	85.2%	71.8%	10.4%
Q1 2018	54.8%	83.3%	85.3%	71.6%	10.2%
Q4 2017	54.1%	83.3%	84.7%	71.3%	10.1%
Q3 2017	53.9%	83.4%	84.4%	71.2%	10.1%
Q2 2017	54.9%	83.2%	84.4%	71.1%	10%
Q1 2017	55.1%	82.3%	83.9%	71.1%	10.3%
Q4 2016	55%	81.9%	83.8%	70.8%	10.4%
Q3 2016	54.5%	81.9%	83.8%	70.8%	10.7%
Q2 2016	54.7%	82.1%	83.7%	70.6%	10.5%
Q1 2016	54.8%	81.6%	83.7%	70%	10.4%
Q4 2015	54.8%	81.6%	83.5%	70.1%	10.6%
Q3 2015	54.8%	81.2%	83.1%	69.7%	10.3%
Q2 2015	53.5%	80.5%	83.4%	69.3%	10.2%
Q1 2015	53.2%	80.7%	83.7%	69.2%	10.8%
Q4 2014	52.6%	80.4%	83.7%	69%	10.1%
Q3 2014	52.4%	80.4%	83.4%	68.9%	10.1%
Q2 2014	52.2%	80.5%	83.3%	68.4%	10%
Q1 2014	51.1%	80.4%	82.8%	68.5%	10.1%
Q4 2013	50.8%	79.7%	82%	68.4%	9.9%
Q3 2013	50.3%	79.5%	81.9%	67.8%	9.7%
Q2 2013	49.4%	79.2%	81.9%	67.3%	9.6%
Q1 2013	50.2%	78.7%	81.8%	66.9%	9.4%
Q4 2012	50.8%	78.8%	82%	67%	9.3%
Q3 2012	50.5%	78.5%	82%	66.4%	9%
Q2 2012	50.5%	78.2%	81.8%	66%	9.1%
Q1 2012	49.6%	78.1%	81.5%	65.5%	8.7%
Q4 2011	49.3%	77.8%	81.4%	65.2%	8.6%
Q3 2011	49.2%	77.8%	81.2%	65%	8.4%
Q2 2011	50.5%	78.3%	81.3%	64.9%	8.8%
Q1 2011	50.4%	78.8%	81.2%	65%	8.9%
Q4 2010	50.5%	78.7%	81%	64.7%	8.8%
Q3 2010	51.7%	78.5%	81%	65.1%	8.7%
Q2 2010	51.2%	78.3%	80.9%	64.7%	8.4%
Q1 2010	50.6%	77.5%	80.8%	65%	7.9%
Q4 2009	51%	78.2%	81.3%	64.8%	7.9%
Q3 2009	51.3%	77.9%	81.3%	65%	7.8%
Q2 2009	52.6%	77.6%	81.4%	65.1%	7.5%
Q1 2009	54%	79.1%	81.9%	65.3%	7.4%
Q4 2008	55.7%	79.7%	82.1%	65.4%	7.4%
Q3 2008	56.6%	80%	82.3%	65.3%	7.3%
Q2 2008	57.2%	80.7%	82.6%	65.6%	7.3%
Q1 2008	57.9%	80.6%	82.4%	65.7%	7.2%
Q4 2007	58.1%	80.4%	82.4%	65.5%	7%
Q3 2007	57.6%	80.5%	82.3%	65%	6.9%
Q2 2007	57.5%	80.4%	82.3%	65%	6.7%
Q1 2007	58.2%	79.7%	82.1%	64.7%	6.7%
Q4 2006	58.8%	79.8%	82.2%	64.8%	6.9%
Q3 2006	58.9%	79.9%	82.3%	64.9%	6.8%
Q2 2006	58.8%	80.3%	82.2%	64.9%	6.7%
Q1 2006	58.9%	80.3%	82.4%	64.7%	6.6%
Q4 2005	58.1%	80.3%	82.2%	64.6%	6.5%
Q3 2005	59.4%	80.1%	82.7%	64.7%	6.2%
Q2 2005	59.9%	80%	82.3%	64.4%	6.3%
Q1 2005	60.4%	80.3%	82.3%	64.4%	6.2%
Q4 2004	60.8%	79.9%	82.3%	64.4%	5.9%
Q3 2004	60.8%	79.6%	82.3%	63.9%	5.8%
Q2 2004	61%	79.7%	82.1%	64%	6%
Q1 2004	61.6%	79.5%	82.3%	64%	5.8%
Q4 2003	61.3%	79.4%	82%	63.6%	5.8%
Q3 2003	60.9%	79.6%	81.9%	63.9%	5.8%
Q2 2003	60.8%	79.4%	82.3%	64%	5.7%
Q1 2003	61.2%	79.4%	82.1%	63.1%	5.6%
Q4 2002	62%	79.8%	82%	63%	5.4%
Q3 2002	61.8%	79.4%	81.8%	62.6%	5.3%
Q2 2002	62.2%	79.6%	82.1%	62.3%	5.3%
Q1 2002	62.1%	79.5%	81.7%	61.9%	5.3%
Q4 2001	62.6%	79.4%	81.6%	62.3%	5.3%
Q3 2001	62.4%	79.5%	81.8%	61.9%	5.1%
Q2 2001	62.7%	79.9%	81.7%	61.9%	4.8%
Q1 2001	62.1%	79.9%	82%	61.7%	4.6%
Q4 2000	61.8%	80.2%	82%	61.2%	4.9%
Q3 2000	62.8%	80.1%	82%	61%	5%
Q2 2000	62.6%	80%	81.8%	60.9%	5.1%
Q1 2000	62.8%	79.7%	81.6%	60.4%	5.3%

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May 2026

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Survey time period

Q1 2000 to Q1 2026

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This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the .

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As of the first quarter of 2026, the employment rate in the United Kingdom was highest among 35-to-49-year-olds, with 85.2 percent of that age group employed. In the same quarter, approximately 13.5 percent of over 65s were employed, a peak for this provided time period, while the employment rate for 16 to 24s was 50.2 percent, one of the lowest rates for this age group.