ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 54.87 % in 2019. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 54.87 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 63.36 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 54.87 %, in 2019.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14th out of 79 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 63.36 % | — |
| 1993 | 61.13 % | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 58.95 % | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 57.74 % | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 59.11 % | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 61.26 % | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 58.36 % | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 55.82 % | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 62.92 % | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 59.58 % | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 61.26 % | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 60.53 % | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 63.13 % | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 58.23 % | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 61.34 % | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 58.38 % | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 60.43 % | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 58.08 % | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 59.23 % | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 55.49 % | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 55.31 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 56.14 % | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 57.7 % | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 57.94 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 56.05 % | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 55.38 % | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 56.04 % | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 54.87 % | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.47 % | 55.82 % | 63.36 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 60.39 % | 58.08 % | 63.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.41 % | 54.87 % | 59.23 % | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 54.87 % in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 63.36 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.87 % in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.