UK employment rate: East Midlands aged 16 to 64
UK employment rate: East Midlands aged 16 to 64 stood at 75.9% in Jun 2026, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS). It is one of the indicators in the Labour market table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Apr 1992 to Jun 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Labour market table
| Indicator | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | |
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| Employment rate by region, aged 16 to 64 | |||||||||||
| East Midlands | 75.9 | 75.5 | 75.2 | 75 | 75 | 75.1 | 75.8 | 75.1 | 75 | 75.2 | |
| Wales | 72.7 | 72.5 | 73 | 72.3 | 72.1 | 71.8 | 72 | 71.7 | 71.5 | 71.2 |
Understanding UK employment rate: East Midlands aged 16 to 64
Residents aged 16 to 64 in the specified English territory holding paid employment, spanning both employee contracts and self-employment arrangements, compose the numerator of this indicator. The denominator captures all civilian household residents within that exact age boundary, regardless of whether those individuals seek work or remain outside the formal workforce. This specific regional metric isolates the proportion of working-age adults engaged in remunerative activity within these boundaries, distinguishing itself from unemployment figures by including anyone with a job, regardless of hours worked, and separating itself from inactivity shares by excluding non-participants.
Interpreting these monthly figures requires accounting for survey sample volatility inherent in sub-national Labour Force Survey extractions, which makes rolling averages a safer gauge than single-month changes. Revisions frequently ripple through past releases as population weighting benchmarks catch up with updated demographic projections. Observers should favour annual comparisons rather than consecutive period metrics to bypass predictable weather and seasonal recruitment cycles. Analysts must never confuse this employment ratio with the claimant count, as the latter tallies benefit recipients rather than survey-reported jobholders.
Frequently asked questions
- What exact age bracket does this employment percentage cover?
- The calculation spans civilian household residents aged sixteen through sixty-four.
- Does this metric count self-employed workers alongside regular employees?
- Yes, anyone performing paid work under either status is included.
- Why might this regional rate fluctuate from month to month?
- Sampling variance in sub-national household surveys and seasonal hiring patterns often create monthly noise.