Richard Tice on payrolled employees, Budget debate 26 November 2025

The statement

Jobs are down by nearly 200,000 people since the last Budget.

Richard Tice, 26 November 2025. Source

What the sources report

• Office for National Statistics, Earnings and employment from PAYE RTI, UK: November 2025 reports change in payrolled employees, October 2025 compared with October 2024 (early estimate): -180000employees^src
• Office for National Statistics, Earnings and employment from PAYE RTI, UK: November 2025 reports payrolled employees, UK (October 2025, early estimate): 30.3million employees^src
• Office for National Statistics, Earnings and employment from PAYE RTI, UK: September 2026 reports change in payrolled employees, August 2026 compared with August 2025 (early estimate, latest): -145000employees^src

Notes

The ONS early estimate for October 2025 put payrolled employees at 30.3 million, 180,000 fewer than in October 2024. The previous Budget was on 30 October 2024.

The latest ONS early estimate, for August 2026, is 30.2 million, 145,000 fewer than in August 2025.

Early estimates are revised as more PAYE returns arrive.