The country’s unemployment rate was an estimated 4.8 per cent in the same duration. This is up in the latest quarter and above estimates of a year ago.
The economic inactivity rate for people in the same age group was estimated at 21 per cent in the quarter. This is largely unchanged in the latest quarter, but below estimates of a year ago, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) said in a release.
Estimates for payrolled employees in the country fell by 93,000 (0.3 per cent) between August 2024 and August 2025, but increased by 10,000 (0.0 per cent) between July and August 2025.
In the June-August 2025 quarter, payrolled employees fell by 115,000 (0.4 per cent) year on year (YoY) and by 31,000 (0.1 per cent) quarter on quarter (QoQ).
The provisional estimate of payrolled employees for September this year decreased by 100,000 (0.3 per cent) YoY and by 10,000 (0.0 per cent) month on month (MoM) to 30.3 million.
The estimated number of vacancies in the country fell by 9,000 (1.3 per cent) QoQ to 717,000 in the third quarter (Q3) this year. This is the 39th consecutive period where vacancy numbers have dropped compared with the previous three months, with vacancies decreasing in nine of the 18 industry sectors.
The highest employment rate in the country during the June-August 2025 quarter was in the South West (79.5 per cent), while the lowest was in the North East (68.8 per cent); the highest unemployment rate was in the West Midlands (6.2 per cent), while the lowest was in Northern Ireland (2.6 per cent).
The highest economic inactivity rate in the quarter was in Northern Ireland (26.9 per cent), while the lowest was in the South West (17.5 per cent).
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