Here are some questions on the UK labour market - which student will be the most accurate?
Your Answer
Correct Answer
What percentage of the labour force is out of work
in the UK? (Answer to within 1%)
What percentage of all people aged from 16 to 64
have a paid job (full time or part time)? Answer to
within 1%
How many unfilled job vacancies are there in the
UK labour market? (answer to nearest 100,000)
The latest figures show that there are 2.32 million
people unemployed in the UK.
What percentage of these people have been out of
work for at least one year? (Answer to within 5%)
Match the following categories with the right numbers in the right hand column – use lines to link
your answers together
Number of people employed in the public (state)
sector
432,000
Number of people counted as self-employed
5.7 million
Number of people employed in the National Health
Service (NHS)
1.56 million
Number of people employed in the Armed Forces
and the police
2.64 million
Number of unemployed 16 to 24 year olds (31% of
whom are in full-time education)
8.93 million
Number of non-UK nationals in employment in the
UK labour market
920,000
Number of economically inactive people aged from
16 to 64
4.2 million
All data is taken from the January2014 Labour Market Statistics Bulletin
Answers
Your Answer
Correct Answer
What percentage of the labour force is out of work
in the UK? (Answer to within 1%)
7.1%
What percentage of all people aged from 16 to 64
have a paid job (full time or part time)? Answer to
within 1%
How many unfilled job vacancies are there in the
UK labour market? (answer to nearest 100,000)
72%
560,000
The latest figures show that there are 2.32 million
people unemployed in the UK.
52%
What percentage of these people have been out of
work for at least one year? (Answer to within 5%)
Unemployment in the UK Economy
per cent of the labour force
Unemployed people aged 16-59 (women) / 64 (men), seasonally adjusted
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
Labour Force Survey
5
5
4
4
Claimant Count
3
3
2
2
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
Source: Labour Force Statistics
Employment Rate in the UK Economy
Percent
United Kingdom, Employment, Rate, Aged 16-64, seasonally adjusted
73.5
73.5
73.0
73.0
72.5
72.5
72.0
72.0
71.5
71.5
71.0
71.0
70.5
70.5
70.0
70.0
69.5
69.5
69.0
69.0
68.5
68.5
68.0
68.0
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
Source: Reuters EcoWin
Unfilled Vacancies in the UK Labour Market
Number of
Three month average, seasonally adjusted
700000
700000
650000
650000
600000
600000
550000
550000
500000
500000
450000
450000
400000
400000
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
Source: Reuters EcoWin
UK Unemployment, By Duration
Persons (millions)
Millions, seasonally adjusted, using Labour Force Survey data
1.6
1.6
1.4
1.4
1.2
1.2
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.6
millions
Unemployed for up to six months
0.6
Unemployed for over 12 months
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
Unemployed for over 24 months
0.0
0.0
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
Source: Reuters EcoWin
Match the following categories with the right numbers in the right hand column – use lines to link
your answers together
Number of people employed in the public (state)
sector
432,000
Number of people counted as self-employed
5.7 million
Number of people employed in the National Health
Service (NHS)
1.56 million
Number of people employed in the Armed Forces
and the police
2.64 million
Number of unemployed 16 to 24 year olds (31% of
whom are in full-time education)
8.93 million
Number of non-UK nationals in employment in the
UK labour market
920,000
Number of economically inactive people aged from
16 to 64
4.2 million