Quarterly PAYstats Pay and Labour Market Statistics, July 2025

Latest pay and labour market statistics July 2025:

• The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) rose by 4.1% in the 12 months to June 2025, up from 4.0% in the 12 months to May.
• The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.6% in the 12 months to June 2025, up from 3.4% in the 12 months to May.
• The UK employment rate for people aged 16 to 64 years was estimated at 75.2% in March to May 2025.
• The UK unemployment rate for people aged 16 years and over was estimated at 4.7% in March to May 2025.
• The estimated number of vacancies in the UK fell by 56,000 on the quarter, to 727,000, in April to June 2025.
• Annual growth in employees' average regular earnings excluding bonuses in Great Britain was 5.0% in the 12 months to May 2025, and annual growth in total earnings including bonuses was 4.5%.