ONS Publishes December 2025 UK Labour Market Release Covering Employment, Earnings and Vacancies

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Overview

The Office for National Statistics, with HMRC inputs, released a comprehensive set of labour market statistics for December 2025.
Core publications include Employment in the UK, the Labour market overview, Average weekly earnings, Vacancies and jobs, and Revisions to workforce jobs.
Multiple Labour Force Survey–derived datasets are labelled “official statistics in development,” including HOUR01 SA, CLA03 and RED01, reflecting ongoing methodological work.
A published pre-release list shows Bank of England officials and an HM Treasury representative were granted 21.5 hours’ access before publication.
A separate GOV.UK update provides quarterly public sector employment time series to September 2025.