Work & Labour in United Kingdom

89 indicators covering work & labour for United Kingdom.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 52.0% 2025 down 7.7% 36th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.8% 2025 down 10.8% 59th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.4% 2025 down 1.4% 95th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.6% 2025 down 3.7% 132nd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.4% 2025 up 4.9% 40th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 52.4% 2025 down 9.3% 43rd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 73.5% 2025 up 2.9% 40th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.9% 2025 down 2.2% 72nd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 76.7% 2025 up 0.2% 49th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.3% 2025 up 1.1% 63rd
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 83.8% 2025 up 3.6% 30th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 74.9% 2025 up 6.8% 11th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 92.3% 2025 up 0.7% 15th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 90.1% 2025 up 0.6% 37th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 15.9% 2025 down 14.6% 135th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 86.9% 2025 up 2.2% 33rd
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.3% 2025 down 35.1% 161st
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.3% 2025 up 1.3% 150th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.3% 2025 down 18.9% 157th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 7.2% 2025 down 6.3% 138th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 23.9% 2025 down 15.5% 113th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 83.2% 2025 up 3.8% 11th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 13.1% 2025 down 12.2% 154th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 16.2% 2025 down 15.1% 157th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 9.9% 2025 down 5.0% 150th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.6% 2025 down 33.7% 148th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 2.3% 2025 down 33.0% 145th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.9% 2025 down 33.4% 152nd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 11.7% 2025 down 14.1% 104th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 17.4% 2025 up 4.9% 62nd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 14.6% 2025 down 3.5% 80th
GDP per person employed 111,234 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 6.4% 28th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.9% 2025 down 11.8% 103rd
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.2% 2025 down 8.6% 80th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.6% 2025 down 15.3% 115th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.3% 2025 up 3.9% 63rd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.6% 2025 down 2.5% 134th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.8% 2025 up 0.4% 97th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 53.7% 2025 down 4.8% 25th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.3% 2025 down 6.6% 44th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 89.0% 2025 up 6.5% 33rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 54.5% 2025 down 5.7% 32nd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 15.2% 2025 down 0.2% 67th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 17.3% 2025 up 3.0% 45th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 13.0% 2025 down 4.4% 88th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 13.1% 2025 down 7.2% 135th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 15.4% 2025 up 31.5% 80th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 14.3% 2025 up 10.8% 121st
Productivity: output per hour worked 68.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 6.7% 17th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 13.9% 2025 down 11.2% 140th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 46.0% 2025 down 5.7% 34th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 43.6% 2025 down 11.6% 70th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 44.8% 2025 down 8.7% 45th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 11.5% 2025 down 8.1% 143rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 54.8% 2025 up 2.1% 58th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 62.3% 2025 down 3.0% 119th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 58.5% 2025 down 0.6% 87th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 9.0% 2025 down 0.8% 143rd
Unemployment with basic education 8.2% 2025 down 1.9% 48th
Unemployment with basic education, male 8.4% 2025 down 4.5% 45th