{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gb-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-employment-rate/","title":"United Kingdom Employment Rate (2025)","description":"United Kingdom's Employment Rate: 58.5 % of total population ages 15+ in 2025, -0.4pp YoY. World Bank (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","United Kingdom","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Kingdom","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"United Kingdom Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS?locations=GB"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Kingdom"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Kingdom (2025)","value":"58.5","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Kingdom Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":56.678},{"period":"1992","value":55.525},{"period":"1993","value":54.713},{"period":"1994","value":54.959},{"period":"1995","value":55.357},{"period":"1996","value":55.73},{"period":"1997","value":56.559},{"period":"1998","value":56.999},{"period":"1999","value":57.4},{"period":"2000","value":57.928},{"period":"2001","value":58.103},{"period":"2002","value":58.168},{"period":"2003","value":58.418},{"period":"2004","value":58.596},{"period":"2005","value":58.654},{"period":"2006","value":58.7},{"period":"2007","value":58.598},{"period":"2008","value":58.61},{"period":"2009","value":57.231},{"period":"2010","value":56.874},{"period":"2011","value":56.715},{"period":"2012","value":56.858},{"period":"2013","value":57.202},{"period":"2014","value":58.156},{"period":"2015","value":58.793},{"period":"2016","value":59.344},{"period":"2017","value":59.603},{"period":"2018","value":60.023},{"period":"2019","value":60.335},{"period":"2020","value":59.775},{"period":"2021","value":58.959},{"period":"2022","value":59.573},{"period":"2023","value":59.323},{"period":"2024","value":58.871},{"period":"2025","value":58.457}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population ages 15+"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"58.5","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"58.9","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"59.3","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"59.6","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"59.0","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"59.8","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"60.3","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"60.0","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"59.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"59.3","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"58.8","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"58.2","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"57.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"56.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"56.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"56.9","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"57.2","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"58.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"58.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"58.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment-to-population ratio in United Kingdom (share of 15+ population employed) from 1990 to present. Compare to ILO global benchmarks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 60.3 % of total population ages 15+ in 2019 and reached its lowest recorded value of 54.7 in 1993. The latest reading of 58.5 in 2025 represents a change of -0.4pp."}]}