ALFS Summary tables  | Labour force | Persons, Thousands |  | 10 911.9 | 11 205.6 | 11 441.8 | 11 628.2 | 11 814.1 | 11 976.4 | 12 144.3 | 12 286.8 | 12 524.5 | 12 698.1 | 12 977.6 | 13 288.1 | 13 575.3 | 13 550.1 | 13 769.5 |
Labour force, index | Index, 2015=100 |  | 87.1 | 89.5 | 91.4 | 92.8 | 94.3 | 95.6 | 97.0 | 98.1 | 100.0 | 101.4 | 103.6 | 106.1 | 108.4 | 108.2 | 109.9 |
Labour force females | Persons, Thousands |  | 4 938.1 | 5 083.0 | 5 207.7 | 5 284.9 | 5 391.9 | 5 479.0 | 5 568.4 | 5 657.4 | 5 790.8 | 5 911.3 | 6 067.0 | 6 235.2 | 6 389.1 | 6 391.3 | 6 523.9 |
Labour force males | Persons, Thousands |  | 5 973.8 | 6 122.6 | 6 234.2 | 6 343.3 | 6 422.2 | 6 497.4 | 6 575.9 | 6 629.4 | 6 733.7 | 6 786.9 | 6 910.6 | 7 052.9 | 7 186.1 | 7 158.8 | 7 245.6 |
Employment | Persons, Thousands |  | 10 434.3 | 10 731.2 | 10 805.6 | 11 022.2 | 11 213.8 | 11 350.8 | 11 456.7 | 11 540.2 | 11 766.3 | 11 973.1 | 12 252.0 | 12 584.1 | 12 875.1 | 12 675.4 | 13 065.0 |
Employment, index | Index, 2015=100 |  | 88.7 | 91.2 | 91.8 | 93.7 | 95.3 | 96.5 | 97.4 | 98.1 | 100.0 | 101.8 | 104.1 | 107.0 | 109.4 | 107.7 | 111.0 |
Employment females | Persons, Thousands |  | 4 701.8 | 4 850.7 | 4 926.4 | 5 000.8 | 5 105.9 | 5 187.2 | 5 256.1 | 5 308.2 | 5 439.2 | 5 569.7 | 5 723.2 | 5 903.6 | 6 063.1 | 5 985.5 | 6 197.0 |
Employment females as % of employment | Percentage |  | 45.1 | 45.2 | 45.6 | 45.4 | 45.5 | 45.7 | 45.9 | 46.0 | 46.2 | 46.5 | 46.7 | 46.9 | 47.1 | 47.2 | 47.4 |
Employment males | Persons, Thousands |  | 5 732.5 | 5 880.4 | 5 879.2 | 6 021.4 | 6 107.9 | 6 163.6 | 6 200.6 | 6 231.9 | 6 327.1 | 6 403.4 | 6 528.8 | 6 680.4 | 6 812.0 | 6 689.9 | 6 868.0 |
Employment males as % of employment | Percentage |  | 54.9 | 54.8 | 54.4 | 54.6 | 54.5 | 54.3 | 54.1 | 54.0 | 53.8 | 53.5 | 53.3 | 53.1 | 52.9 | 52.8 | 52.6 |
Employment in agriculture | Persons, Thousands |  | 345.6 | 344.7 | 348.5 | 355.1 | 315.2 | 317.1 | 299.3 | 323.3 | 311.0 | 314.0 | 318.4 | 329.7 | .. | .. | .. |
Employment in agriculture, index | Index, 2015=100 |  | 111.1 | 110.8 | 112.1 | 114.2 | 101.3 | 102.0 | 96.2 | 103.9 | 100.0 | 101.0 | 102.4 | 106.0 | .. | .. | .. |
Employment in agriculture as % of employment | Percentage |  | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | .. | .. | .. |
Employment in industry | Persons, Thousands |  | 2 280.0 | 2 395.7 | 2 352.9 | 2 388.9 | 2 406.9 | 2 431.0 | 2 410.1 | 2 422.4 | 2 365.8 | 2 395.4 | 2 456.1 | 2 572.7 | .. | .. | .. |
Employment in industry, index | Index, 2015=100 |  | 96.4 | 101.3 | 99.5 | 101.0 | 101.7 | 102.8 | 101.9 | 102.4 | 100.0 | 101.3 | 103.8 | 108.7 | .. | .. | .. |
Employment in industry as % of employment | Percentage |  | 21.9 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.4 | .. | .. | .. |
Employment in services | Persons, Thousands |  | 7 808.7 | 7 990.7 | 8 104.1 | 8 278.3 | 8 491.7 | 8 602.7 | 8 747.3 | 8 794.5 | 9 089.5 | 9 263.7 | 9 477.5 | 9 681.7 | .. | .. | .. |
Employment in services, index | Index, 2015=100 |  | 85.9 | 87.9 | 89.2 | 91.1 | 93.4 | 94.6 | 96.2 | 96.8 | 100.0 | 101.9 | 104.3 | 106.5 | .. | .. | .. |
Employment in services as % of employment | Percentage |  | 74.8 | 74.5 | 75.0 | 75.1 | 75.7 | 75.8 | 76.4 | 76.2 | 77.3 | 77.4 | 77.4 | 76.9 | .. | .. | .. |
Self-employment | Persons, Thousands |  | 1 219.5 | 1 230.9 | 1 244.9 | 1 269.4 | 1 242.0 | 1 179.0 | 1 158.2 | 1 176.5 | 1 213.0 | 1 205.8 | 1 218.9 | 1 214.1 | 1 245.4 | 1 194.0 | 1 245.0 |
Self-employment % of employment | Percentage |  | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.5 |
Females self-employment % fem employment | Percentage |  | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
Males self-employment % mal employment | Percentage |  | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
Unemployment | Persons, Thousands |  | 477.6 | 474.5 | 636.2 | 606.0 | 600.3 | 625.6 | 687.6 | 746.6 | 758.3 | 725.1 | 725.6 | 704.0 | 700.2 | 874.7 | 704.4 |
Unemployment females , (‘000) | |  | 236.2 | 232.3 | 281.3 | 284.1 | 286.0 | 291.8 | 312.3 | 349.1 | 351.6 | 341.6 | 343.8 | 331.6 | 326.1 | 405.8 | 326.9 |
Unemployment males , (‘000) | |  | 241.4 | 242.2 | 355.0 | 321.9 | 314.3 | 333.8 | 375.3 | 397.5 | 406.6 | 383.5 | 381.8 | 372.4 | 374.1 | 468.9 | 377.5 |
Rate of Unemployment as % of Labour Force | Percentage |  | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 5.1 |
Females unemployment % of fem lab force | Percentage |  | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 5.0 |
Males unemployment % of mal lab force | Percentage |  | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 5.2 |