Labour Market Statistics, June 2014
12 Jun 2014 02:40 PM
Key Points for February to April
2014
- Comparing February to April 2014
with November 2013 to January 2014, there was a large increase in employment
and a large fall in unemployment. There was a further fall in the number of
economically inactive people aged from 16 to 64. These changes continue the
general direction of movement over the past two years.
- There were 30.54 million people
in work, 345,000 more than for November 2013 to January 2014 and 780,000 more
than a year earlier.
- 72.9% of people aged from 16 to
64 were in work, up from 72.3% for November 2013 to January 2014 and up from
71.5% a year earlier. The latest figure of 72.9%, for February to April 2014,
is 0.1 percentage point lower than before the downturn of
2008-09.
- There were 2.16 million
unemployed people, 161,000 fewer than for November 2013 to January 2014 and
347,000 fewer than a year earlier.
- The unemployment rate was 6.6%
of the economically active population (those in work plus those seeking and
available to work), down from 7.2% for November 2013 to January 2014 and down
from 7.8% a year earlier.
- There were 8.82 million
economically inactive people (those out of work but not seeking or available to
work) aged from 16 to 64. This was 80,000 fewer than for November 2013 to
January 2014 and 178,000 fewer than a year earlier.
- 21.8% of people aged from 16 to
64 were economically inactive, down from 22.1% for November 2013 to January
2014 and down from 22.4% for a year earlier. The latest figure of 21.8%, for
February to April 2014, is the lowest since 1990.
- Pay including bonuses for
employees in Great Britain for February to April 2014 was 0.7% higher than a
year earlier, with pay excluding bonuses 0.9% higher.