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United Kingdom Full-Time Employment Planned 2026-10-20 07:00 Europe/London: data, chart, and analysis

United Kingdom Full-Time Employment came in at 25,865,000 on Oct 20, 2026, compared with 25,772,000 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of England context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
25,865,000
Previous
25,772,000
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-08-31

Last updated:

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United Kingdom Full-Time Employment release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

United Kingdom Full-Time Employment chart through 2026-08-31
GBP Full-Time Employment readings through 2026-08-31. Latest: 25,865,000.

Full-Time Employment release read

United Kingdom Full-Time Employment came in at 25,865,000 on Oct 20, 2026, compared with 25,772,000 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of England context, and API access for this series.

The parent Full-Time Employment page shows the full time series for United Kingdom. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For GBP event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Pickup record

When the official source published this release and when the figure was on FXMacroData. All times are UTC.

On FXMacroData at

20 Oct 2026 UTC

Scheduled for

20 Oct 2026 UTC

Pickup record for this release
Scheduled release
Official source published By UTC, 20 Oct 2026
Observed by FXMacroData's first read of the official source that showed this period. The publisher does not issue this timestamp.
On FXMacroData at

The publication moment could not be bracketed for this release, so no elapsed time is stated.

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Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID gbp_full_time_employment_2026-10-20
API announcement ID gbp_full_time_employment_2026-08-31
Release time
Planned 2026-10-20 06:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-08-31
Actual value 25,865,000
Previous value 25,772,000
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1792476000

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United Kingdom Full-Time Employment history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

More United Kingdom Full-Time Employment releases

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Older release

2026-09-15 07:00 Europe/London · 25,772,000

Related United Kingdom indicators

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Average Weekly Earnings / Wages

Measures nominal wage growth.

Employment Level

Total number of employed persons.

Labor Force Participation Rate

Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.

Part-Time Employment

Number of persons employed part-time.

Unemployment Rate

Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United Kingdom Full-Time Employment.

What did United Kingdom Full-Time Employment come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

United Kingdom Full-Time Employment was 25,865,000 Persons in August 2026. The previous reading was 25,772,000 Persons.

When was this United Kingdom Full-Time Employment release published?

The official schedule lists Oct 20, 2026 at 07:00 Europe/London. The actual publication time is unavailable.

When is the next United Kingdom Full-Time Employment release?

The next United Kingdom Full-Time Employment release is scheduled for Nov 17, 2026.

What is the official source for United Kingdom Full-Time Employment?

ONS publishes the official Full-Time Employment series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1792476000,
  "announcement_id": "gbp_full_time_employment_2026-08-31",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/releasecalendar?release-type=type-upcoming",
  "available_at_iso": "2026-10-20T06:00:24.921539Z",
  "available_at_ns": 1792476024921539288,
  "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-10-20T06:00:24.709862Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1792476024709861887,
  "date": "2026-08-31",
  "ingestion_latency_ms": 24709.862,
  "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
  "observed_at_ns": 1792476024709861887,
  "official_planned_release_datetime": 1792476000,
  "previous_value": 25772000.0,
  "publication_time_basis": "official_schedule",
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
  "revisions": [
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      "announcement_source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/releasecalendar?release-type=type-upcoming",
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1792476000,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 24709.862,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1792476024709861887,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1792476000,
      "publication_time_precision": "minute",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "source_frequency": "Monthly",
      "source_identity_basis": "response_metadata",
      "source_published_by_ns": 1792476024708227034,
      "source_published_by_surface": "ons_api",
      "source_published_window_basis": "first_new_period_read_only",
      "source_series_id": "ONS:LMS:YCBE",
      "val": 25865000.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "source_frequency": "Monthly",
  "source_identity_basis": "response_metadata",
  "source_published_by_ns": 1792476024708227034,
  "source_published_by_surface": "ons_api",
  "source_published_window_basis": "first_new_period_read_only",
  "source_series_id": "ONS:LMS:YCBE",
  "val": 25865000.0
}