As of the second quarter of 2024, the employment rate of England stood at 75 percent, the highest employment rate of the four countries of the United Kingdom. By contrast, Wales had the lowest employment rate, at 68.9 percent.
Employment rate in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024, by country
Characteristic
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Q2 2024
75%
73.4%
68.9%
71.6%
Q1 2024
74.9%
73.1%
69.6%
71.8%
Q4 2023
75.4%
74.4%
71.1%
71.3%
Q3 2023
75.2%
73.7%
72.8%
70.7%
Q2 2023
75.7%
73.7%
71.7%
70.4%
Q1 2023
75.7%
74.7%
71.2%
70.9%
Q4 2022
75.4%
76%
71.6%
70.9%
Q3 2022
75.4%
74.8%
71.5%
69.2%
Q2 2022
75.9%
75.4%
72.7%
69.7%
Q1 2022
75.9%
75.5%
74.2%
70.6%
Q4 2021
75.9%
74.2%
74.4%
68.8%
Q3 2021
75.7%
74.7%
73.7%
68.1%
Q2 2021
75.4%
74.3%
74.1%
68.7%
Q1 2021
75%
74.2%
73.8%
67.9%
Q4 2020
75%
73.5%
72.3%
68.2%
Q3 2020
75.3%
74%
72%
69.9%
Q2 2020
76.2%
73.8%
74.4%
69.9%
Q1 2020
76.8%
74.4%
74%
71.8%
Q4 2019
76.9%
75%
74.4%
72.4%
Q3 2019
76.5%
74.4%
73.9%
72.3%
Q2 2019
76.4%
75.4%
75%
72.2%
Q1 2019
76.3%
75.4%
75.4%
71.3%
Q4 2018
76%
75.5%
76.2%
70.3%
Q3 2018
75.8%
75%
75%
69.4%
Q2 2018
75.8%
75.2%
74.7%
69.6%
Q1 2018
75.9%
74.8%
73.6%
69.8%
Q4 2017
75.6%
74.4%
72.6%
68.6%
Q3 2017
75.4%
75%
72.4%
68.3%
Q2 2017
75.4%
75.1%
72.9%
69.4%
Q1 2017
75.1%
74.3%
73.7%
68.4%
Q4 2016
74.9%
73.9%
72.5%
69.8%
Q3 2016
74.8%
73.3%
72.9%
70.1%
Q2 2016
74.8%
73.9%
72.4%
69.2%
Q1 2016
74.5%
73.4%
72.4%
69.2%
Q4 2015
74.4%
74.8%
71.3%
68.7%
Q3 2015
74.1%
74%
70.6%
67.9%
Q2 2015
73.6%
73.9%
71.7%
67.8%
Q1 2015
73.7%
74.7%
69.6%
68.2%
Q4 2014
73.5%
74.3%
69.3%
67.7%
Q3 2014
73.4%
73.7%
68.8%
68.4%
Q2 2014
73.1%
73.4%
69.3%
68.3%
Q1 2014
72.7%
73.4%
70%
67.7%
Q4 2013
72.2%
72.6%
70.8%
67.6%
Q3 2013
71.8%
72.6%
70%
67%
Q2 2013
71.5%
72.1%
69.8%
66.3%
Q1 2013
71.4%
71.8%
69.6%
66.4%
Q4 2012
71.8%
70.9%
68.7%
67.1%
Q3 2012
71.5%
70.4%
68.6%
67.3%
Q2 2012
71.1%
71.4%
68.9%
67%
Q1 2012
70.6%
71.2%
68.2%
67.4%
Q4 2011
70.3%
70.9%
68.6%
67.6%
Q3 2011
70.3%
71%
67.5%
67.3%
Q2 2011
70.5%
71.6%
68.4%
67.7%
Q1 2011
70.7%
71%
68.5%
66.9%
Q4 2010
70.6%
71.2%
67.7%
65.9%
Q3 2010
71%
70.7%
67.5%
66.2%
Q2 2010
70.8%
70.1%
66.9%
66.3%
Q1 2010
70.6%
69.9%
66.7%
65.9%
Q4 2009
70.8%
71.5%
67.1%
65.6%
Q3 2009
70.9%
71.8%
67.5%
64.5%
Q2 2009
71.1%
72%
67.9%
64%
Q1 2009
71.9%
73.1%
68.7%
64.8%
Q4 2008
72.4%
73.3%
68.8%
66.8%
Q3 2008
72.7%
73.9%
68.7%
68.1%
Q2 2008
73%
74.3%
70.3%
68.7%
Q1 2008
73.2%
74.3%
69.7%
68.2%
Q4 2007
73.1%
74.3%
69.6%
68.1%
Q3 2007
72.9%
74.2%
69.6%
68.1%
Q2 2007
72.7%
74.9%
70.1%
68.9%
Q1 2007
72.6%
74.5%
69.9%
68.8%
Q4 2006
72.9%
74.2%
70.2%
68%
Q3 2006
73.1%
73.5%
70.5%
67.5%
Q2 2006
73.2%
72.7%
69.3%
68.3%
Q1 2006
73.3%
72.9%
69.7%
67.5%
Q4 2005
73%
73.1%
69.9%
67.1%
Q3 2005
73.4%
73.1%
70.2%
68.3%
Q2 2005
73.3%
72.9%
69.2%
66.9%
Q1 2005
73.4%
73.3%
69.9%
67.2%
Q4 2004
73.4%
73.2%
70.4%
67.5%
Q3 2004
73.3%
73.2%
69.3%
65.5%
Q2 2004
73.3%
72.8%
70.6%
65.4%
Q1 2004
73.5%
72.5%
70.8%
65.5%
Q4 2003
73.3%
71.9%
70.1%
65.2%
Q3 2003
73.2%
72.3%
70.7%
66.6%
Q2 2003
73.2%
72.8%
70.8%
67.6%
Q1 2003
73%
72.3%
69.8%
68.7%
Q4 2002
73.3%
72.4%
69.3%
67.1%
Q3 2002
73.2%
71.6%
67.9%
66%
Q2 2002
73.4%
71.3%
67.2%
66.1%
Q1 2002
73.2%
70.7%
66.4%
65.3%
Q4 2001
73.3%
70.9%
66.5%
65.4%
Q3 2001
73.2%
71.1%
66.3%
66.6%
Q2 2001
73.4%
71.5%
66.3%
65.9%
Q1 2001
73.3%
71.5%
67.1%
65%
Q4 2000
73.1%
71.6%
67.4%
65.5%
Q3 2000
73.4%
71.1%
67.3%
64.9%
Q2 2000
73.3%
70.4%
67.5%
63.7%
Q1 2000
73.1%
69.8%
66.9%
65%
Q4 1999
73.1%
69.5%
66.9%
65.2%
Q3 1999
72.9%
69.7%
66.6%
65.4%
Q2 1999
72.7%
69.3%
66.3%
65.1%
Q1 1999
72.7%
69.2%
66.6%
65.1%
Q4 1998
72.6%
69.1%
66.5%
65.4%
Q3 1998
72.5%
68.6%
65.8%
64.5%
Q2 1998
72%
69.3%
65.5%
65.7%
Q1 1998
72%
69.5%
65.6%
65%
Q4 1997
71.9%
69.5%
65.8%
65.5%
Q3 1997
71.8%
68.8%
65.7%
65.8%
Q2 1997
71.7%
68.5%
66.9%
65.6%
Q1 1997
71.5%
68.1%
66.6%
64.3%
Q4 1996
71.1%
67.9%
66.2%
63.1%
Q3 1996
70.7%
67.9%
66%
63.4%
Q2 1996
70.6%
68.1%
65.9%
62.5%
Q1 1996
70.6%
67.7%
65.5%
63.9%
Q4 1995
70.6%
68.2%
65.6%
63.2%
Q3 1995
70.2%
68.5%
65.5%
62.2%
Q2 1995
70%
68.6%
65%
61.4%
Q1 1995
69.8%
68.8%
64.6%
60.4%
Q4 1994
69.7%
68.3%
64.7%
59.9%
Q3 1994
69.7%
68.5%
64.6%
59.8%
Q2 1994
69.5%
68%
64.4%
59.6%
Q1 1994
69.4%
68%
64.2%
59.8%
Q4 1993
69.1%
67.4%
64.1%
59.8%
Q3 1993
69.2%
67%
63.9%
60%
Q2 1993
69.2%
66.9%
63.1%
60.1%
Q1 1993
69.1%
66.9%
63.1%
60.5%
Q4 1992
69.2%
66.9%
63.6%
60.9%
Q3 1992
69.6%
68%
63.2%
61.4%
Q2 1992
69.6%
68.7%
64.9%
61.8%
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 10, 2024). Employment rate in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/622588/uk-employment-rate-by-country/
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