LABOUR MARKET

Labour market explorer

A compact view of the latest ONS PAYE Real Time Information release, with controls for the headline indicator and sector changes.

Payrolled employees30.2mAugust 2026, provisional
Annual change−0.5%145,000 fewer
Median monthly pay£2,657August 2026
Pay growth+3.5%year on year

Headline movement

The latest August 2026 figures are early estimates and are subject to revision. PAYE RTI covers payrolled employees, not all forms of work.
Source: ONS/HMRC PAYE RTI, September 2026 release.
Sources and notes are shown on each tool. Politics By Numbers presents descriptive statistics and does not rank places, people or political choices.

Historical PAYE comparison

Same August measure across three years

Same-month comparison reduces seasonal effects. Early estimates can be revised.