Headline indicators for the UK labour market for March to May 2021 show

▪️ employment was 74.8%
▪️ unemployment was 4.8%
▪️ economic inactivity was 21.3%

➡️ ow.ly/DMwO50FwlGL  Headline indicators for th...
Commenting on today’s labour market data, ONS Director of Economic Statistics Darren Morgan said: (1/4) “The labour market is conti...
Continuing, Darren said: “Our first, more detailed, ...
Darren added: (3/4) “The number of job vacancie...
Darren concluded: (4/4) “As the economy gradually r...
The number of employees on payroll rose by 356,000 in June 2021.

This was still 206,000 fewer than in February 2020, before the pandemic ow.ly/Yfwt50FwlKz Line chart showing the numb...
981.4 million hours were worked each week in March to May 2021.

This is up 23.3 million hours on the previous three months, reflecting the relaxation of #coronavirus restrictions, but still below pre-pandemic levels ow.ly/gdda50FwlON Line chart showing total ac...
Average pay after inflation in March to May 2021 saw annual growth of 5.6% including bonuses and 4.9% excluding bonuses, partly due to fewer lower-paid jobs and comparison with early pandemic months in 2020.

The underlying picture suggests smaller rises ow.ly/fuMh50FwlQs
There were 862,000 job vacancies in March to May 2021, now above the pre-pandemic level.

Sectors such as “arts and entertainment” and “accommodation and food services activities” have seen strong rises ow.ly/ugMD50FwlRn Line chart showing vacancie...
We've also published a new blog post explaining the effects of #COVID19 on our average weekly earnings data as part of our labour market release ow.ly/qHuE50FwlSL

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▪️ Wales to £184,000 (13.3%)
▪️ Scotland to £171,000 (12.1%)
▪️ Northern Ireland to £149,000 (6.0%)

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