People Aged 65 Years And Over In Employment, UK: January To March 2022 To April To June 2022

13th September 2022

In April to June 2022, the number of people aged 65 years and over in employment increased by a record 173,000 on the quarter to 1.468 million, which is also a record level.

This increase was driven by rises in part-time work, and those who joined employment worked relatively few hours, so the average hours worked for those aged 65 and over fell in the last quarter.

The industries where informal employment is more common, such as hospitality and arts, entertainment and recreation, saw some of the largest increases.

Employment and employment types
In April to June 2022, the number of people aged 65 years and over in employment (as estimated by the Labour Force Survey (LFS)) increased by a record 173,000 on the quarter to 1.468 million, which is also a record level (Figure 1). Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) data show a steady increase in payrolled employees over time, apart from a drop early in the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and rose by 34,000 since January 2022 to stand at 1.074 million in July 2022. An important reason for the differences between the LFS and RTI is that the latter does not include the self-employed, which is a common employment type for those aged 65 years and over.

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