Quarterly PAYstats Pay and Labour Market Statistics, October 2025

Latest pay and labour market statistics October 2025:

• The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) rose by 4.1% in the 12 months to September 2025, unchanged from August.
• The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.8% in the 12 months to September 2025, unchanged from August.
• The UK employment rate for people aged 16 to 64 years was estimated at 75.1% in June to August 2025.
• The UK unemployment rate for people aged 16 years and over was estimated at 4.8% in June to August 2025.
• The estimated number of vacancies in the UK fell by 9,000 (1.3%) on the quarter, to 717,000, in July to September 2025.
• Annual growth in employees' average regular earnings excluding bonuses in Great Britain was 4.7% in the 12 months to August 2025, and annual growth in total earnings including bonuses was 5.1%.