Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure was 6.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure in United Kingdom, 1992–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
In 2025, employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure in United Kingdom stood at 6.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure in United Kingdom peaked at 8.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.46 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 1993.
United Kingdom ranks 18th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.53 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 1993 | 4.46 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -19.3% |
| 1994 | 5.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +34.4% |
| 1995 | 6.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 6.63 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 6.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 6.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 6.35 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 7.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 7.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 6.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 6.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.93 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 6.32 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 6.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 6.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 5.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 6.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 6.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 6.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.25 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 6.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 6.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 7.88 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 7.68 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 6.31 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 7.77 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 8.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 7.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 6.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 6.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -5.5% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 6.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 6.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.31 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.12 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 4.46 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 5.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 7.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6.31 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 8.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 15 Cyprus 6.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 16 France 6.56 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 17 New Zealand 6.51 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 19 Germany 6.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 20 Austria 6.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 21 Portugal 6.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure in United Kingdom?
- Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure in United Kingdom was 6.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 8.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.46 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1993.
- How does United Kingdom rank for employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure?
- United Kingdom ranks 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains the tenure composition (as a percentage of all job tenures) by job tenure intervals. Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment – sex, five-year and broad age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64, total, etc.). Job tenure is measured by the length of time workers have been in their current or main job or with their current employer. This information is valuable for estimating the degree of fluidity in the labour market and in identifying the areas of economic activity where the turnover of labour is rapid or otherwise. Data are so far reported for a number of European countries and will be expanded to cover a greater number of countries. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates. Information for all countries and all LFS subjects may be found in the attached file LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.