{"metric":"employment_rate","title":"Employment rate","topic":"work","unit":"percent","measure_type":"percentage","geography":"K02000001","comparison_method":"same_quarter_previous_year","latest":{"period_start":"2026-04-01","period_end":"2026-06-30","period_label":"2026 Q2","value":75.1,"status":"final","vintage":"2026-08-17"},"comparison":{"period_label":"2025 Q2","value":75.3,"vintage":"2026-08-17"},"source":{"publisher":"ONS","publication":"Labour market overview, UK (LMS time series)","landing_url":"https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/latest","sheet":"LMS","table":"LF24","row":"Employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted): %","column":"2026 Q2","raw_value":"75.1","file_url":"https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/latest","file_sha256":"9995a0293e3629add1cf76516e37f3e60f0be365343415867ab5fa687950e0fc","release_date":"2026-08-17","release_label":"Labour market overview, UK: August 2026"},"definition":"The percentage of people aged 16 to 64 in the UK who were in paid work or temporarily away from a job, from the Labour Force Survey, seasonally adjusted.\n","does_not_measure":"Hours worked, pay, job quality, or whether the work someone has is the work they want.\n","links":{"page":"/work/employment-rate","series":"/api/metrics/employment_rate/series","vintages":"/api/metrics/employment_rate/vintages"}}