FX.co ★ UK Payrolls Fall 33K in April

In April 2025, the United Kingdom experienced a decline in payrolled employees, decreasing by 33,000 or 0.1%, resulting in a total of 30.3 million payrolled employees. This follows a revised decline of 47,000 in the preceding month. Year-over-year, payrolled employment dipped by 0.3%, equivalent to a reduction of 106,000 employees, with the most significant contraction occurring in the accommodation and food service activities sector, which saw a reduction of 107,000 positions. Regionally, Westminster reported the steepest decline in payrolled employees at a rate of 3.2%, while Causeway Coast and Glens experienced the largest growth with an increase of 1.6%. Concurrently, the median monthly pay witnessed a year-over-year rise of 6.4%, reaching £2,521. Among sectors, the accommodation and food service activities recorded the highest annual growth rate in median pay at 8.5%, whereas the professional, scientific, and technical sector observed the lowest increase at 4.6%.