ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 1,583 1000 No in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1,583 1000 No
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
17th
of 72 countries
All-time high
1,882 1000 No
in 2006
All-time low
1,109 1000 No
in 1992
Years of data
28
1992–2019

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992–2019

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1992200520191992: 1.1k 1000 No1993: 1.2k 1000 No1994: 1.2k 1000 No1995: 1.3k 1000 No1996: 1.3k 1000 No1997: 1.3k 1000 No1998: 1.3k 1000 No1999: 1.3k 1000 No2000: 1.7k 1000 No2001: 1.7k 1000 No2002: 1.7k 1000 No2003: 1.7k 1000 No2004: 1.7k 1000 No2005: 1.7k 1000 No2006: 1.9k 1000 No2007: 1.9k 1000 No2008: 1.5k 1000 No2009: 1.8k 1000 No2010: 1.7k 1000 No2011: 1.8k 1000 No2012: 1.4k 1000 No2013: 1.6k 1000 No2014: 1.6k 1000 No2015: 1.5k 1000 No2016: 1.6k 1000 No2017: 1.5k 1000 No2018: 1.5k 1000 No2019: 1.6k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 1,583 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1,882 1000 No in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,109 1000 No, in 1992.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17th out of 72 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Male — Value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992 to 2019.
Year 1000 No Change
1992 1,109 1000 No
1993 1,240 1000 No +11.7%
1994 1,235 1000 No -0.3%
1995 1,252 1000 No +1.4%
1996 1,301 1000 No +3.9%
1997 1,310 1000 No +0.7%
1998 1,336 1000 No +2.0%
1999 1,308 1000 No -2.1%
2000 1,705 1000 No +30.4%
2001 1,657 1000 No -2.8%
2002 1,701 1000 No +2.6%
2003 1,718 1000 No +1.0%
2004 1,714 1000 No -0.2%
2005 1,704 1000 No -0.6%
2006 1,882 1000 No +10.5%
2007 1,862 1000 No -1.0%
2008 1,533 1000 No -17.7%
2009 1,835 1000 No +19.8%
2010 1,744 1000 No -5.0%
2011 1,778 1000 No +2.0%
2012 1,418 1000 No -20.3%
2013 1,551 1000 No +9.3%
2014 1,560 1000 No +0.6%
2015 1,523 1000 No -2.3%
2016 1,571 1000 No +3.1%
2017 1,517 1000 No -3.4%
2018 1,522 1000 No +0.3%
2019 1,583 1000 No +4.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +30.4% 1,308 1000 No 1,705 1000 No

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,262 1000 No 1,109 1000 No 1,336 1000 No 8
2000s 1,731 1000 No 1,533 1000 No 1,882 1000 No 10
2010s 1,577 1000 No 1,418 1000 No 1,778 1000 No 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 14 Australia 1,809 1000 No
  2. 15 Republic of Korea 1,752 1000 No compare
  3. 16 Italy 1,600 1000 No compare
  4. 18 Colombia 1,321 1000 No compare
  5. 19 Romania 1,307 1000 No compare
  6. 20 Guatemala 1,130 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1,583 1000 No in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1,882 1000 No in 2006.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,109 1000 No in 1992.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 17th out of 72 countries with data for 2019.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.