There were approximately 25.3 million full-time workers in the United Kingdom as of October 2024. Compared with January 2000, there has been a net increase of over 4.8 million full-time workers in the UK, despite significant falls in full-time employment between May 2008 and April 2010.
Number of full-time workers in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of workers in thousands
Oct 24
25,283
Sep 24
25,245
Aug 24
25,205
Jul 24
25,202
Jun 24
25,117
May 24
25,078
Apr 24
25,021
Mar 24
25,103
Feb 24
25,015
Jan 24
25,038
Dec 23
24,997
Nov 23
24,923
Oct 23
24,850
Sep 23
24,789
Aug 23
24,643
Jul 23
24,671
Jun 23
24,675
May 23
24,824
Apr 23
24,872
Mar 23
24,703
Feb 23
24,703
Jan 23
24,652
Dec 22
24,676
Nov 22
24,677
Oct 22
24,689
Sep 22
24,658
Aug 22
24,683
Jul 22
24,642
Jun 22
24,706
May 22
24,732
Apr 22
24,612
Mar 22
24,535
Feb 22
24,550
Jan 22
24,490
Dec 21
24,525
Nov 21
24,470
Oct 21
24,501
Sep 21
24,572
Aug 21
24,538
Jul 21
24,591
Jun 21
24,536
May 21
24,495
Apr 21
24,504
Mar 21
24,459
Feb 21
24,416
Jan 21
24,322
Dec 20
24,255
Nov 20
24,326
Oct 20
24,274
Sep 20
24,227
Aug 20
24,272
Jul 20
24,268
Jun 20
24,305
May 20
24,229
Apr 20
24,183
Mar 20
24,265
Feb 20
24,479
Jan 20
24,504
Dec 19
24,445
Nov 19
24,390
Oct 19
24,273
Sep 19
24,267
Aug 19
24,253
Jul 19
24,232
Jun 19
24,183
May 19
24,136
Apr 19
24,205
Mar 19
24,154
Feb 19
24,146
Jan 19
24,118
Dec 18
24,035
Nov 18
24,008
Oct 18
23,966
Sep 18
23,927
Aug 18
23,898
Jul 18
23,867
Jun 18
23,845
May 18
23,841
Apr 18
23,747
Mar 18
23,739
Feb 18
23,673
Jan 18
23,694
Dec 17
23,609
Nov 17
23,641
Oct 17
23,535
Sep 17
23,495
Aug 17
23,543
Jul 17
23,579
Jun 17
23,555
May 17
23,514
Apr 17
23,499
Mar 17
23,486
Feb 17
23,407
Jan 17
23,332
Dec 16
23,300
Nov 16
23,262
Oct 16
23,235
Sep 16
23,254
Aug 16
23,234
Jul 16
23,255
Jun 16
23,183
May 16
23,173
Apr 16
23,091
Mar 16
23,094
Feb 16
23,076
Jan 16
23,035
Dec 15
23,081
Nov 15
23,053
Oct 15
22,990
Sep 15
22,894
Aug 15
22,855
Jul 15
22,801
Jun 15
22,793
May 15
22,756
Apr 15
22,783
Mar 15
22,769
Feb 15
22,745
Jan 15
22,691
Dec 14
22,632
Nov 14
22,565
Oct 14
22,588
Sep 14
22,566
Aug 14
22,507
Jul 14
22,395
Jun 14
22,400
May 14
22,451
Apr 14
22,376
Mar 14
22,277
Feb 14
22,243
Jan 14
22,165
Dec 13
22,140
Nov 13
22,111
Oct 13
21,997
Sep 13
21,944
Aug 13
21,893
Jul 13
21,867
Jun 13
21,769
May 13
21,725
Apr 13
21,723
Mar 13
21,734
Feb 13
21,699
Jan 13
21,753
Dec 12
21,736
Nov 12
21,665
Oct 12
21,560
Sep 12
21,568
Aug 12
21,566
Jul 12
21,542
Jun 12
21,513
May 12
21,475
Apr 12
21,410
Mar 12
21,372
Feb 12
21,345
Jan 12
21,364
Dec 11
21,365
Nov 11
21,381
Oct 11
21,401
Sep 11
21,408
Aug 11
21,441
Jul 11
21,452
Jun 11
21,476
May 11
21,451
Apr 11
21,414
Mar 11
21,437
Feb 11
21,433
Jan 11
21,387
Dec 10
21,326
Nov 10
21,282
Oct 10
21,289
Sep 10
21,341
Aug 10
21,314
Jul 10
21,335
Jun 10
21,301
May 10
21,265
Apr 10
21,221
Mar 10
21,234
Feb 10
21,281
Jan 10
21,291
Dec 09
21,349
Nov 09
21,344
Oct 09
21,349
Sep 09
21,388
Aug 09
21,446
Jul 09
21,412
Jun 09
21,479
May 09
21,585
Apr 09
21,715
Mar 09
21,768
Feb 09
21,843
Jan 09
21,952
Dec 08
21,951
Nov 08
21,959
Oct 08
22,010
Sep 08
22,061
Aug 08
22,081
Jul 08
22,170
Jun 08
22,189
May 08
22,227
Apr 08
22,160
Mar 08
22,134
Feb 08
22,130
Jan 08
22,083
Dec 07
22,075
Nov 07
22,054
Oct 07
22,038
Sep 07
21,989
Aug 07
21,947
Jul 07
21,921
Jun 07
21,902
May 07
21,896
Apr 07
21,797
Mar 07
21,756
Feb 07
21,748
Jan 07
21,753
Dec 06
21,749
Nov 06
21,745
Oct 06
21,709
Sep 06
21,763
Aug 06
21,821
Jul 06
21,769
Jun 06
21,745
May 06
21,745
Apr 06
21,757
Mar 06
21,704
Feb 06
21,678
Jan 06
21,660
Dec 05
21,623
Nov 05
21,604
Oct 05
21,625
Sep 05
21,625
Aug 05
21,595
Jul 05
21,520
Jun 05
21,469
May 05
21,452
Apr 05
21,472
Mar 05
21,509
Feb 05
21,510
Jan 05
21,430
Dec 04
21,376
Nov 04
21,328
Oct 04
21,232
Sep 04
21,176
Aug 04
21,125
Jul 04
21,107
Jun 04
21,111
May 04
21,081
Apr 04
21,059
Mar 04
21,047
Feb 04
21,049
Jan 04
21,038
Dec 03
20,987
Nov 03
21,001
Oct 03
20,985
Sep 03
20,976
Aug 03
20,954
Jul 03
20,979
Jun 03
20,957
May 03
20,919
Apr 03
20,879
Mar 03
20,876
Feb 03
20,877
Jan 03
20,932
Dec 02
20,951
Nov 02
20,879
Oct 02
20,812
Sep 02
20,778
Aug 02
20,792
Jul 02
20,796
Jun 02
20,803
May 02
20,828
Apr 02
20,818
Mar 02
20,787
Feb 02
20,762
Jan 02
20,742
Dec 01
20,782
Nov 01
20,789
Oct 01
20,779
Sep 01
20,772
Aug 01
20,785
Jul 01
20,718
Jun 01
20,724
May 01
20,720
Apr 01
20,693
Mar 01
20,619
Feb 01
20,611
Jan 01
20,616
Dec 00
20,565
Nov 00
20,522
Oct 00
20,542
Sep 00
20,529
Aug 00
20,559
Jul 00
20,550
Jun 00
20,523
May 00
20,520
Apr 00
20,487
Mar 00
20,450
Feb 00
20,413
Jan 00
20,463
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 17, 2024). Number of full-time workers in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119783/full-time-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of full-time workers in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119783/full-time-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of full-time workers in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119783/full-time-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Full-time Workers in The United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119783/full-time-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of full-time workers in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119783/full-time-workers-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of full-time workers in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119783/full-time-workers-in-the-uk/