In October 2024, there were approximately 30.36 million employees on payrolls in the United Kingdom, a drop of over 5,000 compared with the previous month.
Number of employees on payrolls in the United Kingdom from July 2014 to October 2024
Characteristic
Number of payrolled employees
Oct 24
30,363,851
Sep 24
30,369,047
Aug 24
30,377,776
Jul 24
30,406,526
Jun 24
30,401,358
May 24
30,412,226
Apr 24
30,366,141
Mar 24
30,376,937
Feb 24
30,362,997
Jan 24
30,360,931
Dec 23
30,347,047
Nov 23
30,296,333
Oct 23
30,268,781
Sep 23
30,233,209
Aug 23
30,197,406
Jul 23
30,177,721
Jun 23
30,169,843
May 23
30,136,579
Apr 23
30,104,365
Mar 23
30,060,136
Feb 23
30,010,572
Jan 23
29,957,193
Dec 22
29,927,264
Nov 22
29,880,948
Oct 22
29,816,583
Sep 22
29,774,059
Aug 22
29,703,075
Jul 22
29,648,303
Jun 22
29,573,834
May 22
29,561,359
Apr 22
29,524,390
Mar 22
29,495,510
Feb 22
29,420,679
Jan 22
29,306,315
Dec 21
29,254,118
Nov 21
29,171,219
Oct 21
29,072,544
Sep 21
29,050,447
Aug 21
28,945,980
Jul 21
28,797,903
Jun 21
28,680,346
May 21
28,517,936
Apr 21
28,317,994
Mar 21
28,198,223
Feb 21
28,161,256
Jan 21
28,166,607
Dec 20
28,126,619
Nov 20
28,089,864
Oct 20
28,164,675
Sep 20
28,195,262
Aug 20
28,257,696
Jul 20
28,323,337
Jun 20
28,352,800
May 20
28,408,831
Apr 20
28,562,695
Mar 20
29,007,497
Feb 20
29,042,298
Jan 20
29,056,159
Dec 19
28,996,725
Nov 19
28,978,328
Oct 19
28,971,712
Sep 19
28,964,974
Aug 19
28,934,000
Jul 19
28,899,937
Jun 19
28,904,789
May 19
28,903,771
Apr 19
28,891,092
Mar 19
28,877,091
Feb 19
28,827,031
Jan 19
28,800,423
Dec 18
28,760,733
Nov 18
28,760,230
Oct 18
28,704,750
Sep 18
28,672,289
Aug 18
28,662,157
Jul 18
28,623,458
Jun 18
28,583,248
May 18
28,565,356
Apr 18
28,537,457
Mar 18
28,499,484
Feb 18
28,495,351
Jan 18
28,488,282
Dec 17
28,466,945
Nov 17
28,439,551
Oct 17
28,406,384
Sep 17
28,374,409
Aug 17
28,336,914
Jul 17
28,301,710
Jun 17
28,280,669
May 17
28,246,372
Apr 17
28,206,265
Mar 17
28,172,030
Feb 17
28,132,821
Jan 17
28,092,868
Dec 16
28,084,729
Nov 16
28,052,976
Oct 16
28,017,415
Sep 16
27,989,229
Aug 16
27,955,493
Jul 16
27,951,968
Jun 16
27,912,767
May 16
27,874,240
Apr 16
27,818,819
Mar 16
27,822,088
Feb 16
27,798,863
Jan 16
27,763,419
Dec 15
27,686,413
Nov 15
27,718,936
Oct 15
27,673,052
Sep 15
27,614,035
Aug 15
27,559,927
Jul 15
27,520,366
Jun 15
27,462,274
May 15
27,399,628
Apr 15
27,340,866
Mar 15
27,294,761
Feb 15
27,215,023
Jan 15
27,158,303
Dec 14
26,999,726
Nov 14
27,002,639
Oct 14
26,907,367
Sep 14
26,893,163
Aug 14
26,838,130
Jul 14
26,763,033
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 12, 2024). Number of employees on payrolls in the United Kingdom from July 2014 to October 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224581/employees-on-payrolls-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of employees on payrolls in the United Kingdom from July 2014 to October 2024." Chart. November 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224581/employees-on-payrolls-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of employees on payrolls in the United Kingdom from July 2014 to October 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224581/employees-on-payrolls-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Employees on Payrolls in The United Kingdom from July 2014 to October 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224581/employees-on-payrolls-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of employees on payrolls in the United Kingdom from July 2014 to October 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224581/employees-on-payrolls-uk/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of employees on payrolls in the United Kingdom from July 2014 to October 2024 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224581/employees-on-payrolls-uk/