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October 13, 2020UK LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, JUNE 2020 TO AUGUST 2020 
The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported today that the unemployment rate for the three-month period June 2020 to August 2020 averaged 4.5 per cent, up 0.5 percentage points since the beginning of the year.
The UK employment rate among those aged 16-64 averaged 75.6 per cent from June to August, down about 1 percentage point since the beginning of the year.
Despite easing of restrictions related to COVID-19 transmission, UK unemployment and inactivity rates are rising while the employment rate is falling. There have been recent increases in hours worked and job vacancies, but these remain well below pre-pandemic levels. Employee pay rates are also recovering as many are returning to work from furlough.
Since 2011-2012, employment in the UK has grown faster than the size of the labour force. The impact of COVID-19 is clearly apparent in falling employment and labour force in Canada and Nova Scotia for April 2020 and started to rebound in May to August 2020.
Sources: UK Office for National Statistics: Labour Market Overview
Statistics Canada Table 14-10-0287-02 Labour force characteristics by age group, monthly, seasonally adjusted
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