# Employment rate: highest and lowest councils in Great Britain (March 2026)

Orkney Islands had the highest employment rate of Great Britain’s 348 councils in March 2026, at 91.4%.

Gravesham had the lowest, at 59.7%. The middle council, Ipswich, had 76.3%.

13 councils have no figure, and they are listed at the end with the reason.

| Rank | Area | Employment rate | Region or nation | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Orkney Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands) | 91.4% | Scotland | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 2 | [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley) | 90.0% | South East | – |
| 3 | [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) | 89.9% | South East | – |
| 4 | [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) | 88.8% | South East | – |
| 5 | [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) | 88.7% | South East | – |
| 6 | [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) | 88.1% | South East | – |
| 7 | [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) | 87.6% | South East | – |
| =8 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 87.5% | East of England | – |
| =8 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | 87.5% | South West | – |
| 10 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | 86.2% | South West | – |
| 11 | [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) | 86.0% | South East | – |
| 12 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | 85.9% | South West | – |
| 13 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 85.6% | East of England | – |
| 14 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 85.4% | East of England | – |
| 15 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | 85.3% | East Midlands | – |
| 16 | [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire) | 85.2% | West Midlands | – |
| =17 | [Mole Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/mole-valley) | 85.1% | South East | – |
| =17 | [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth) | 85.1% | London | – |
| 19 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 84.8% | East of England | – |
| 20 | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | 84.5% | South West | – |
| =21 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 84.2% | East of England | – |
| =21 | [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon) | 84.2% | West Midlands | – |
| 23 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | 84.1% | East Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 24 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | 84.0% | East Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 25 | [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) | 83.9% | South East | – |
| 26 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | 83.8% | South West | – |
| 27 | [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire) | 83.7% | South East | – |
| 28 | [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) | 83.6% | Scotland | – |
| 29 | [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) | 83.5% | South East | – |
| =30 | [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) | 83.4% | South East | – |
| =30 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 83.4% | East of England | – |
| =30 | [Warwick](https://openindex.co.uk/warwick) | 83.4% | West Midlands | – |
| =33 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 83.3% | East of England | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =33 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | 83.3% | East Midlands | – |
| =33 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | 83.3% | South West | – |
| 36 | [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) | 82.8% | South East | – |
| 37 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 82.7% | East of England | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 38 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | 82.6% | East Midlands | – |
| =39 | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | 82.5% | South West | – |
| =39 | [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) | 82.5% | South East | – |
| =39 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 82.5% | East of England | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 42 | [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/havant) | 82.4% | South East | – |
| =43 | [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) | 82.3% | West Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =43 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 82.3% | East of England | – |
| 45 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | 82.2% | East Midlands | – |
| 46 | [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) | 82.1% | West Midlands | – |
| 47 | [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor) | 82.0% | South East | – |
| 48 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 81.9% | East of England | – |
| =49 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 81.7% | East of England | – |
| =49 | [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) | 81.7% | South East | – |
| =51 | [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) | 81.5% | South East | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =51 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 81.5% | East of England | – |
| =51 | [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) | 81.5% | South East | – |
| =51 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | 81.5% | South West | – |
| =55 | [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) | 81.4% | South East | – |
| =55 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | 81.4% | East Midlands | – |
| 57 | [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) | 81.2% | South East | – |
| =58 | [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) | 81.0% | North West | – |
| =58 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 81.0% | East of England | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =58 | [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) | 81.0% | South East | – |
| =58 | [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) | 81.0% | North West | – |
| 62 | [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) | 80.9% | West Midlands | – |
| =63 | [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) | 80.7% | South East | – |
| =63 | [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) | 80.7% | Scotland | – |
| 65 | [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) | 80.6% | South East | – |
| =66 | [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) | 80.5% | West Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =66 | [Kingston upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames) | 80.5% | London | – |
| =66 | [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) | 80.5% | South East | – |
| =69 | [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) | 80.4% | North West | – |
| =69 | [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) | 80.4% | North West | – |
| =71 | [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) | 80.3% | London | – |
| =71 | [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) | 80.3% | West Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =71 | [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) | 80.3% | London | – |
| =74 | [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) | 80.2% | South East | – |
| =74 | [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) | 80.2% | South East | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =76 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | 80.1% | South West | – |
| =76 | [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) | 80.1% | West Midlands | – |
| =78 | [Epsom and Ewell](https://openindex.co.uk/epsom-and-ewell) | 79.9% | South East | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =78 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | 79.9% | South West | – |
| =78 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 79.9% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =81 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | 79.8% | South West | – |
| =81 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | 79.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =81 | [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) | 79.8% | South East | – |
| =81 | [Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede) | 79.8% | South East | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 85 | [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) | 79.7% | London | – |
| =86 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 79.6% | East of England | – |
| =86 | [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) | 79.6% | Scotland | – |
| =86 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | 79.6% | East Midlands | – |
| =86 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | 79.6% | East Midlands | – |
| =86 | [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) | 79.6% | North West | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =86 | [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) | 79.6% | South East | – |
| =86 | [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) | 79.6% | South East | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =86 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 79.6% | East of England | – |
| =94 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 79.5% | East of England | – |
| =94 | [Nuneaton and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth) | 79.5% | West Midlands | – |
| =94 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | 79.5% | East Midlands | – |
| =97 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 79.4% | East of England | – |
| =97 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 79.4% | East of England | – |
| =97 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | 79.4% | East Midlands | – |
| =97 | [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) | 79.4% | South East | – |
| =101 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 79.3% | East of England | – |
| =101 | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | 79.3% | South West | – |
| =101 | [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) | 79.3% | London | – |
| =101 | [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) | 79.3% | West Midlands | – |
| =101 | [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) | 79.3% | South East | – |
| =101 | [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) | 79.3% | South East | – |
| =107 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 79.2% | East of England | – |
| =107 | [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) | 79.2% | West Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =109 | [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) | 79.1% | London | – |
| =109 | [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) | 79.1% | North West | – |
| 111 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 79.0% | East of England | – |
| =112 | [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) | 78.9% | London | – |
| =112 | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | 78.9% | South West | – |
| =112 | [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) | 78.9% | South East | – |
| =115 | [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) | 78.8% | Scotland | – |
| =115 | [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby) | 78.8% | West Midlands | – |
| =115 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | 78.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =115 | [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) | 78.8% | South East | – |
| 119 | [Spelthorne](https://openindex.co.uk/spelthorne) | 78.7% | South East | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =120 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | 78.6% | East Midlands | – |
| =120 | [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) | 78.6% | Scotland | – |
| =120 | [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) | 78.6% | Scotland | – |
| =120 | [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) | 78.6% | Scotland | – |
| =120 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | 78.6% | South West | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =125 | [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire) | 78.5% | South East | – |
| =125 | [Shetland Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) | 78.5% | Scotland | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =127 | [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) | 78.4% | South East | – |
| =127 | [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) | 78.4% | Scotland | – |
| =129 | [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) | 78.3% | North West | – |
| =129 | [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) | 78.3% | London | – |
| =129 | [Hart](https://openindex.co.uk/hart) | 78.3% | South East | – |
| =129 | [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley) | 78.3% | North West | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =129 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | 78.3% | South West | – |
| 134 | [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon) | 78.2% | West Midlands | – |
| =135 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 78.1% | East of England | – |
| =135 | [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) | 78.1% | South East | – |
| =135 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 78.1% | East of England | – |
| =135 | [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) | 78.1% | North West | – |
| =139 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | 78.0% | East Midlands | – |
| =139 | [Monmouthshire](https://openindex.co.uk/monmouthshire) | 78.0% | Wales | – |
| =139 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 78.0% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =139 | [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) | 78.0% | South East | – |
| 143 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 77.9% | East of England | – |
| =144 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 77.8% | East of England | – |
| =144 | [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) | 77.8% | South East | – |
| =146 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | 77.7% | East Midlands | – |
| =146 | [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) | 77.7% | North West | – |
| =146 | [Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin) | 77.7% | West Midlands | – |
| 149 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | 77.6% | South West | – |
| 150 | [Flintshire](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire) | 77.5% | Wales | – |
| =151 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | 77.4% | South West | – |
| =151 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | 77.4% | East Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =153 | [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) | 77.3% | Scotland | – |
| =153 | [Gwynedd](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd) | 77.3% | Wales | – |
| =153 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | 77.3% | East Midlands | – |
| =153 | [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) | 77.3% | North West | – |
| =157 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 77.2% | East of England | – |
| =157 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 77.2% | East of England | – |
| 159 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | 77.1% | East Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =160 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | 77.0% | East Midlands | – |
| =160 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 77.0% | East of England | – |
| =162 | [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) | 76.9% | South East | – |
| =162 | [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) | 76.9% | South East | – |
| =162 | [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) | 76.9% | South East | – |
| =165 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | 76.8% | South West | – |
| =165 | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | 76.8% | South West | – |
| =167 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | 76.7% | South West | – |
| =167 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 76.7% | East of England | – |
| =169 | [Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport) | 76.6% | Wales | – |
| =169 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | 76.6% | East Midlands | – |
| =171 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 76.5% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =171 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | 76.5% | East Midlands | – |
| 173 | [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) | 76.4% | Scotland | – |
| =174 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 76.3% | East of England | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =174 | [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys) | 76.3% | Wales | – |
| =176 | [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover) | 76.2% | South East | – |
| =176 | [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) | 76.2% | Scotland | – |
| 178 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | 76.1% | South West | – |
| =179 | [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) | 76.0% | London | – |
| =179 | [Perth and Kinross](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross) | 76.0% | Scotland | – |
| =179 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 76.0% | East of England | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =179 | [Tandridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tandridge) | 76.0% | South East | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =183 | [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge) | 75.9% | South East | – |
| =183 | [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) | 75.9% | West Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =183 | [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) | 75.9% | London | – |
| =186 | [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) | 75.8% | Scotland | – |
| =186 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 75.8% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =186 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | 75.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =189 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 75.7% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =189 | [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) | 75.7% | West Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =189 | [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) | 75.7% | North West | – |
| =192 | [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) | 75.6% | West Midlands | – |
| =192 | [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) | 75.6% | West Midlands | – |
| =192 | [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) | 75.6% | South East | – |
| =192 | [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) | 75.6% | West Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =196 | [Carmarthenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire) | 75.5% | Wales | – |
| =196 | [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) | 75.5% | London | – |
| =198 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 75.4% | East of England | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =198 | [Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing) | 75.4% | London | – |
| =198 | [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) | 75.4% | North West | – |
| =198 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 75.4% | East of England | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =198 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 75.4% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 203 | [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) | 75.3% | North West | – |
| 204 | [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) | 75.2% | London | – |
| =205 | [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) | 75.1% | London | – |
| =205 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | 75.1% | North East | – |
| 207 | [Harrow](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow) | 75.0% | London | – |
| =208 | [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) | 74.9% | North West | – |
| =208 | [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) | 74.9% | North West | – |
| =208 | [Pembrokeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/pembrokeshire) | 74.9% | Wales | – |
| =208 | [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) | 74.9% | North West | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =208 | [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) | 74.9% | South East | – |
| =213 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | 74.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =213 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | 74.8% | South West | – |
| =213 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 74.8% | East of England | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =216 | [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) | 74.7% | South East | – |
| =216 | [Clackmannanshire](https://openindex.co.uk/clackmannanshire) | 74.7% | Scotland | – |
| =216 | [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/torfaen) | 74.7% | Wales | – |
| =219 | [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) | 74.5% | West Midlands | – |
| =219 | [Vale of Glamorgan](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-glamorgan) | 74.5% | Wales | – |
| 221 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 74.4% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =222 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 74.3% | East of England | – |
| =222 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | 74.3% | East Midlands | – |
| =222 | [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) | 74.3% | North West | – |
| =222 | [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) | 74.3% | Scotland | – |
| 226 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 74.2% | East of England | – |
| 227 | [Denbighshire](https://openindex.co.uk/denbighshire) | 74.0% | Wales | – |
| =228 | [East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire) | 73.9% | Scotland | – |
| =228 | [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) | 73.9% | South East | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =228 | [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) | 73.9% | North West | – |
| =231 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | 73.8% | North East | – |
| =231 | [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) | 73.8% | London | – |
| =231 | [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) | 73.8% | North West | – |
| =234 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | 73.7% | East Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =234 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 73.7% | East of England | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =234 | [Cardiff](https://openindex.co.uk/cardiff) | 73.7% | Wales | – |
| =234 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | 73.7% | North East | – |
| =234 | [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport) | 73.7% | South East | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =239 | [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) | 73.6% | South East | – |
| =239 | [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) | 73.6% | Scotland | – |
| =239 | [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) | 73.6% | Scotland | – |
| =239 | [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) | 73.6% | North West | – |
| =243 | [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) | 73.5% | Scotland | – |
| =243 | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | 73.5% | South West | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =243 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | 73.5% | North East | – |
| =246 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 73.3% | East of England | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =246 | [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) | 73.3% | London | – |
| =246 | [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) | 73.3% | South East | – |
| =249 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | 73.2% | East Midlands | – |
| =249 | [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire) | 73.2% | Scotland | – |
| =249 | [Isle of Anglesey](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-anglesey) | 73.2% | Wales | – |
| =249 | [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling) | 73.2% | Scotland | – |
| 253 | [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet) | 73.0% | London | – |
| 254 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 72.9% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =255 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 72.8% | East of England | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =255 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | 72.8% | North East | – |
| =255 | [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) | 72.8% | South East | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =258 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | 72.7% | East Midlands | – |
| =258 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | 72.7% | North East | – |
| =258 | [Richmond upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames) | 72.7% | London | – |
| =258 | [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) | 72.7% | London | – |
| =258 | [Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre) | 72.7% | North West | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =263 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | 72.6% | South West | – |
| =263 | [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) | 72.6% | Scotland | – |
| =263 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 72.6% | East of England | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =263 | [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) | 72.6% | West Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 267 | [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) | 72.5% | South East | – |
| =268 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | 72.4% | North East | – |
| =268 | [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon) | 72.4% | London | – |
| =268 | [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) | 72.4% | London | – |
| =268 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 72.4% | East of England | – |
| =272 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 72.3% | Yorkshire and The Humber | ONS publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. |
| =272 | [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge) | 72.3% | London | – |
| 274 | [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham) | 72.2% | London | – |
| 275 | [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) | 72.1% | North West | – |
| 276 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | 72.0% | North East | – |
| 277 | [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) | 71.9% | Scotland | – |
| =278 | [Ceredigion](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion) | 71.8% | Wales | – |
| =278 | [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley) | 71.8% | North West | – |
| =280 | [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) | 71.7% | London | – |
| =280 | [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry) | 71.7% | West Midlands | – |
| =280 | [Haringey](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey) | 71.7% | London | – |
| 283 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 71.6% | Yorkshire and The Humber | ONS publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. |
| =284 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 71.4% | East of England | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =284 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | 71.4% | South West | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 286 | [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly) | 71.3% | Wales | – |
| =287 | [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) | 71.2% | North West | – |
| =287 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | 71.2% | South West | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 289 | [Conwy](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy) | 71.1% | Wales | – |
| =290 | [Neath Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot) | 70.9% | Wales | – |
| =290 | [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) | 70.9% | West Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =292 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | 70.8% | East Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =292 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | 70.8% | East Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =292 | [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) | 70.8% | North West | – |
| =295 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 70.7% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =295 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 70.7% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 297 | [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) | 70.6% | South East | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 298 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | 70.5% | East Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 299 | [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) | 70.3% | Scotland | – |
| =300 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | 70.2% | East Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =300 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 70.2% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 302 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | 70.1% | North East | – |
| =303 | [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley) | 70.0% | North West | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =303 | [Merthyr Tydfil](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil) | 70.0% | Wales | – |
| =303 | [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) | 70.0% | Scotland | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 306 | [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) | 69.8% | West Midlands | – |
| 307 | [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) | 69.6% | North West | – |
| 308 | [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) | 69.5% | North West | – |
| 309 | [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) | 69.4% | South East | – |
| =310 | [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) | 69.3% | London | – |
| =310 | [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) | 69.3% | London | – |
| =310 | [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) | 69.3% | Scotland | – |
| =310 | [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) | 69.3% | South East | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 314 | [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham) | 69.2% | London | – |
| =315 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 69.1% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =315 | [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire) | 69.1% | West Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| =315 | [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) | 69.1% | Scotland | – |
| =318 | [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend) | 69.0% | Wales | – |
| =318 | [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) | 69.0% | West Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 320 | [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) | 68.9% | Scotland | – |
| 321 | [Wrexham](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham) | 68.8% | Wales | – |
| 322 | [Fylde](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde) | 68.7% | North West | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 323 | [Enfield](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield) | 68.3% | London | – |
| 324 | [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) | 68.1% | West Midlands | – |
| 325 | [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) | 67.8% | North West | – |
| 326 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | 67.4% | East Midlands | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 327 | [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) | 67.2% | Scotland | – |
| =328 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | 67.1% | East Midlands | – |
| =328 | [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) | 67.1% | North West | – |
| 330 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 67.0% | East of England | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 331 | [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) | 66.8% | West Midlands | – |
| =332 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 66.1% | East of England | – |
| =332 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | 66.1% | East Midlands | – |
| 334 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | 66.0% | North East | – |
| 335 | [Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde) | 65.9% | Scotland | – |
| 336 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | 65.7% | North East | – |
| =337 | [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) | 65.6% | London | – |
| =337 | [Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea) | 65.6% | Wales | – |
| 339 | [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) | 65.4% | North West | – |
| 340 | [Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf) | 65.3% | Wales | – |
| =341 | [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) | 64.6% | West Midlands | – |
| =341 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | 64.6% | North East | – |
| 343 | [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) | 64.3% | North West | – |
| 344 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 63.7% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 345 | [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) | 63.6% | North West | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 346 | [Blaenau Gwent](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent) | 63.0% | Wales | – |
| 347 | [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) | 61.7% | South East | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| 348 | [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) | 59.7% | South East | ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. |
| – | [Antrim and Newtownabbey](https://openindex.co.uk/antrim-and-newtownabbey) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland labour market statistics are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [Ards and North Down](https://openindex.co.uk/ards-and-north-down) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland labour market statistics are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon](https://openindex.co.uk/armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland labour market statistics are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [Belfast](https://openindex.co.uk/belfast) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland labour market statistics are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [Causeway Coast and Glens](https://openindex.co.uk/causeway-coast-and-glens) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland labour market statistics are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) | No figure | London | ONS publishes no figure for this council in this period. |
| – | [Derry City and Strabane](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland labour market statistics are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [Fermanagh and Omagh](https://openindex.co.uk/fermanagh-and-omagh) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland labour market statistics are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [Isles of Scilly](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly) | No figure | South West | ONS publishes no figure for this council in this period. |
| – | [Lisburn and Castlereagh](https://openindex.co.uk/lisburn-and-castlereagh) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland labour market statistics are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [Mid and East Antrim](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-and-east-antrim) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland labour market statistics are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [Mid Ulster](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland labour market statistics are published separately by NISRA. |
| – | [Newry, Mourne and Down](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland labour market statistics are published separately by NISRA. |

Source: Annual Population Survey, ONS population survey. Covers Great Britain. Period: March 2026. Period: March 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/england)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/employment)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/employment)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/uk