Economic data

The latest economic and labour market statistics.

This tool keeps you up to date with:

  • Economic trends, including inflation.
  • Labour market information, including unemployment rates.
  • Pay and hours figures, including average earnings.

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Economic trends

Labour market

  • Employment

    Updated to include the latest official statistics from the ONS on employment and unemployment. The next ONS release date is 19 March 2026. 

  • Recruitment

    Updated to include data for January 2026 on the availability and recruitment of permanent and temporary staff from the KPMG and REC UK Report on Jobs compiled by S&P Global in association with the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC). 

Pay

  • Pay awards

    Updated to include the Brightmine pay settlement data for the three months to the end of January 2026. Brightmine will publish the next pay figures on 18 March 2026. 

  • Average earnings

    Updated to include official earnings data from the ONS for December 2025. The next ONS release date is 19 March 2026. 

  • ONS pay rate data: ASHE 2025

    Updated to include the latest headline pay data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025. The next ONS release date is November 2026. 

  • ONS gender pay gap data: ASHE 2025

    Updated to include the latest headline gender pay gap data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025. The next ONS release date is November 2026. 

  • Guide to official pay figures

    Here we present an HR practitioner's comparative guide to the two main official sources of pay information: the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) and average weekly earnings (AWE).