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In the fourth quarter of 2023, the employment rate for men aged between 16 and 64 in the United Kingdom was 78.1 percent, while for women it was 72.1 percent. The male employment rate has consistently been higher than that of females in this provided time period, although the gap was much greater at the start of this period in the early 1970s, when the male employment rate was 92.1 percent, and the female employment rate 52.8 percent.

Employment rate in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 4th quarter 2023, by gender

Characteristic	Male	Female
Q4 2023	78.1%	72.1%
Q3 2023	77.9%	71.9%
Q2 2023	78.7%	71.8%
Q1 2023	78.9%	71.8%
Q4 2022	78.6%	71.9%
Q3 2022	78.3%	71.8%
Q2 2022	78.3%	71.8%
Q1 2022	78.5%	71.9%
Q4 2021	78.2%	71.9%
Q3 2021	78.1%	71.8%
Q2 2021	77.6%	71.7%
Q1 2021	77.3%	71.4%
Q4 2020	77.3%	71.1%
Q3 2020	77.8%	71.4%
Q2 2020	79.2%	71.6%
Q1 2020	79.8%	72.2%
Q4 2019	80.2%	72.2%
Q3 2019	79.9%	71.6%
Q2 2019	79.8%	71.9%
Q1 2019	80%	71.6%
Q4 2018	80%	71.2%
Q3 2018	79.8%	70.9%
Q2 2018	79.8%	70.9%
Q1 2018	79.8%	71%
Q4 2017	79.4%	70.6%
Q3 2017	79.2%	70.5%
Q2 2017	79.6%	70.4%
Q1 2017	79.2%	70%
Q4 2016	79.1%	69.8%
Q3 2016	79%	69.6%
Q2 2016	79.1%	69.5%
Q1 2016	79%	69.1%
Q4 2015	79%	69%
Q3 2015	78.5%	68.9%
Q2 2015	78%	68.6%
Q1 2015	78.2%	68.5%
Q4 2014	77.9%	68.4%
Q3 2014	78%	68.1%
Q2 2014	77.8%	67.9%
Q1 2014	77.3%	67.5%
Q4 2013	76.9%	67.1%
Q3 2013	76.6%	66.6%
Q2 2013	76.1%	66.6%
Q1 2013	75.9%	66.5%
Q4 2012	76.4%	66.5%
Q3 2012	76.3%	66%
Q2 2012	76.1%	65.8%
Q1 2012	75.6%	65.4%
Q4 2011	75.2%	65.4%
Q3 2011	74.9%	65.3%
Q2 2011	75.6%	65.4%
Q1 2011	75.7%	65.5%
Q4 2010	75.7%	65.2%
Q3 2010	75.9%	65.6%
Q2 2010	75.4%	65.5%
Q1 2010	74.9%	65.6%
Q4 2009	75.3%	65.9%
Q3 2009	75.5%	65.8%
Q2 2009	76%	65.7%
Q1 2009	77.3%	66.2%
Q4 2008	78%	66.5%
Q3 2008	78.3%	66.7%
Q2 2008	78.9%	67%
Q1 2008	79.1%	67%
Q4 2007	79.1%	66.8%
Q3 2007	78.9%	66.6%
Q2 2007	78.9%	66.5%
Q1 2007	78.7%	66.4%
Q4 2006	78.9%	66.7%
Q3 2006	79.1%	66.7%
Q2 2006	78.8%	67%
Q1 2006	78.8%	67.1%
Q4 2005	78.9%	66.6%
Q3 2005	79.2%	67.1%
Q2 2005	79.1%	66.8%
Q1 2005	79.4%	66.9%
Q4 2004	79.4%	66.8%
Q3 2004	79.3%	66.6%
Q2 2004	79.2%	66.6%
Q1 2004	79.4%	66.8%
Q4 2003	79%	66.6%
Q3 2003	79.3%	66.4%
Q2 2003	79.5%	66.4%
Q1 2003	79.1%	66.4%
Q4 2002	79.5%	66.4%
Q3 2002	78.8%	66.4%
Q2 2002	79%	66.5%
Q1 2002	78.9%	66.1%
Q4 2001	79.1%	66.2%
Q3 2001	79.2%	65.9%
Q2 2001	79.2%	66.3%
Q1 2001	79.5%	65.9%
Q4 2000	79.2%	65.9%
Q3 2000	79.3%	66.1%
Q2 2000	79.2%	65.9%
Q1 2000	79.1%	65.6%
Q4 1999	79.1%	65.6%
Q3 1999	78.9%	65.4%
Q2 1999	78.7%	65.2%
Q1 1999	78.6%	65.2%
Q4 1998	78.6%	65.1%
Q3 1998	78.5%	64.8%
Q2 1998	78.3%	64.4%
Q1 1998	78.3%	64.4%
Q4 1997	78.2%	64.3%
Q3 1997	77.9%	64.3%
Q2 1997	77.8%	64.3%
Q1 1997	77.6%	64%
Q4 1996	77%	63.8%
Q3 1996	76.7%	63.5%
Q2 1996	76.5%	63.4%
Q1 1996	76.5%	63.4%
Q4 1995	76.7%	63.3%
Q3 1995	76.4%	62.9%
Q2 1995	76.3%	62.7%
Q1 1995	76.1%	62.5%
Q4 1994	76%	62.2%
Q3 1994	75.9%	62.3%
Q2 1994	75.5%	62.2%
Q1 1994	75.5%	62.1%
Q4 1993	75.1%	61.9%
Q3 1993	75.1%	62%
Q2 1993	75.1%	61.8%
Q1 1993	75.2%	61.6%
Q4 1992	75.3%	61.8%
Q3 1992	76.1%	61.8%
Q2 1992	76.4%	61.8%
Q1 1992	76.9%	62%
Q4 1991	77.6%	62.1%
Q3 1991	78.4%	62.3%
Q2 1991	79.5%	62.6%
Q1 1991	80.5%	62.9%
Q4 1990	81.4%	63.3%
Q3 1990	82.1%	63.4%
Q2 1990	82.4%	63.4%
Q1 1990	82.4%	63.2%
Q4 1989	82.5%	63.1%
Q3 1989	82.4%	62.8%
Q2 1989	82.3%	62.7%
Q1 1989	81.9%	62.4%
Q4 1988	81.4%	61.8%
Q3 1988	81%	61.3%
Q2 1988	80.7%	60.7%
Q1 1988	80.3%	60.3%
Q4 1987	79.6%	59.9%
Q3 1987	79%	59.3%
Q2 1987	78.4%	58.7%
Q1 1987	77.9%	58.3%
Q4 1986	77.9%	58.1%
Q3 1986	77.9%	57.7%
Q2 1986	77.8%	57.5%
Q1 1986	78%	57.2%
Q4 1985	78.1%	57%
Q3 1985	78.2%	56.8%
Q2 1985	78.3%	56.5%
Q1 1985	78.4%	56.2%
Q4 1984	78.3%	56%
Q3 1984	78.2%	55.6%
Q2 1984	78.1%	55.4%
Q1 1984	78%	55.1%
Q4 1983	77.8%	54.8%
Q3 1983	77.6%	54.3%
Q2 1983	77.4%	53.8%
Q1 1983	77.8%	53.8%
Q4 1982	78.2%	54.1%
Q3 1982	78.9%	54.5%
Q2 1982	79.5%	54.8%
Q1 1982	79.9%	55%
Q4 1981	80.4%	55.3%
Q3 1981	81.1%	55.5%
Q2 1981	81.8%	55.7%
Q1 1981	82.7%	56%
Q4 1980	83.7%	56.3%
Q3 1980	84.9%	56.6%
Q2 1980	85.7%	56.8%
Q1 1980	86.3%	56.9%
Q4 1979	86.7%	56.9%
Q3 1979	87%	56.7%
Q2 1979	87.2%	56.5%
Q1 1979	87.3%	56.3%
Q4 1978	87.4%	56.2%
Q3 1978	87.3%	55.9%
Q2 1978	87.4%	55.8%
Q1 1978	87.6%	55.6%
Q4 1977	87.7%	55.5%
Q3 1977	87.9%	55.4%
Q2 1977	88.1%	55.4%
Q1 1977	88.3%	55.4%
Q4 1976	88.5%	55.3%
Q3 1976	88.6%	55.3%
Q2 1976	88.8%	55.3%
Q1 1976	89.1%	55.4%
Q4 1975	89.5%	55.5%
Q3 1975	89.8%	55.6%
Q2 1975	90.1%	55.6%
Q1 1975	90.4%	55.6%
Q4 1974	90.8%	55.7%
Q3 1974	90.9%	55.6%
Q2 1974	90.9%	55.3%
Q1 1974	91.1%	55.1%
Q4 1973	91.4%	54.9%
Q3 1973	91.6%	54.7%
Q2 1973	91.9%	54.5%
Q1 1973	91.8%	54.2%
Q4 1972	91.2%	53.6%
Q3 1972	91%	53.3%
Q2 1972	91.1%	53.1%
Q1 1972	91%	52.9%
Q4 1971	90.8%	52.6%
Q3 1971	91.2%	52.7%
Q2 1971	91.7%	52.7%
Q1 1971	92.1%	52.8%