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Unemployment rate (young people)

14.8%Young people aged 16-24, unemployed as at Oct-Dec 2024 (seasonally adjusted)

Economic inactivity rate (young people)

41.2%Young people aged 16-24, economically inactive as at Oct-Dec 2024 (seasonally adjusted)

Unemployment rate (all working age)

4.5%People aged 16-64, unemployed as at Oct-Dec 2024 (seasonally adjusted)

Economic inactivity rate (all working age)

21.5%People aged 16-64, economically inactive as at Oct-Dec 2024 (seasonally adjusted)

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These visualisations are driven by data from the ONS Labour Force Survey, published by the Office for National Statistics.

This data is derived from the Labour Market Statistics time series dataset.

Long-term unemployment for young people (seasonally adjusted)

The long-term unemployment rate for 16-24 year-olds, showing the proportion of unemployed people who have been unemployed for between six and 12 months, and the proportion who have been unemployed for more than 12 months.

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Last 3 years

Long-term unemployment rate for young people (16-24) over the last 3 years

12 months
6 to 12 months
Rolling 3-month periodApr-Jun2022Oct-Dec2024Oct-Dec2022Apr-Jun2023Oct-Dec2023Apr-Jun2024Rate (%)01015202530355Jan-Mar 2022 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 9.6%Apr-Jun 2022 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 8.7%Jul-Sep 2022 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 11.4%Oct-Dec 2022 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 11.7%Jan-Mar 2023 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.9%Apr-Jun 2023 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.8%Jul-Sep 2023 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 19.1%Oct-Dec 2023 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.1%Jan-Mar 2024 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.1%Apr-Jun 2024 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.8%Jul-Sep 2024 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.7%Oct-Dec 2024 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.5%Jan-Mar 2022 Proportion over 12 months: 18.7%Apr-Jun 2022 Proportion over 12 months: 14.9%Jul-Sep 2022 Proportion over 12 months: 15.2%Oct-Dec 2022 Proportion over 12 months: 12.5%Jan-Mar 2023 Proportion over 12 months: 14.4%Apr-Jun 2023 Proportion over 12 months: 11.9%Jul-Sep 2023 Proportion over 12 months: 12.8%Oct-Dec 2023 Proportion over 12 months: 16.1%Jan-Mar 2024 Proportion over 12 months: 17.2%Apr-Jun 2024 Proportion over 12 months: 16.2%Jul-Sep 2024 Proportion over 12 months: 17.0%Oct-Dec 2024 Proportion over 12 months: 15.9%
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Since 2000

Long-term unemployment rate for young people (16-24) since 2000

12 months
6 to 12 months
Rolling 3-month periodOct-Dec2004Oct-Dec2009Oct-Dec2014Oct-Dec2019Oct-Dec2024Rate (%)010152025305Jan-Mar 2000 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.3%Apr-Jun 2000 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.9%Jul-Sep 2000 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.9%Oct-Dec 2000 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.8%Jan-Mar 2001 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.4%Apr-Jun 2001 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.1%Jul-Sep 2001 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.8%Oct-Dec 2001 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.9%Jan-Mar 2002 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.1%Apr-Jun 2002 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.2%Jul-Sep 2002 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.0%Oct-Dec 2002 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.0%Jan-Mar 2003 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.2%Apr-Jun 2003 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 11.8%Jul-Sep 2003 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.3%Oct-Dec 2003 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.7%Jan-Mar 2004 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.6%Apr-Jun 2004 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.1%Jul-Sep 2004 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.3%Oct-Dec 2004 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.7%Jan-Mar 2005 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.2%Apr-Jun 2005 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.3%Jul-Sep 2005 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.9%Oct-Dec 2005 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.9%Jan-Mar 2006 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.2%Apr-Jun 2006 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.2%Jul-Sep 2006 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.9%Oct-Dec 2006 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.5%Jan-Mar 2007 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.0%Apr-Jun 2007 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.0%Jul-Sep 2007 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.4%Oct-Dec 2007 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.3%Jan-Mar 2008 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.5%Apr-Jun 2008 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.0%Jul-Sep 2008 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.6%Oct-Dec 2008 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.9%Jan-Mar 2009 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.9%Apr-Jun 2009 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 20.0%Jul-Sep 2009 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 20.9%Oct-Dec 2009 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 19.8%Jan-Mar 2010 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 21.8%Apr-Jun 2010 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 20.1%Jul-Sep 2010 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.3%Oct-Dec 2010 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.3%Jan-Mar 2011 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.6%Apr-Jun 2011 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.5%Jul-Sep 2011 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 19.8%Oct-Dec 2011 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 20.6%Jan-Mar 2012 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 21.2%Apr-Jun 2012 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 21.2%Jul-Sep 2012 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.9%Oct-Dec 2012 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.0%Jan-Mar 2013 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.6%Apr-Jun 2013 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.0%Jul-Sep 2013 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.0%Oct-Dec 2013 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.0%Jan-Mar 2014 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.8%Apr-Jun 2014 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.3%Jul-Sep 2014 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.9%Oct-Dec 2014 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.8%Jan-Mar 2015 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.7%Apr-Jun 2015 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.4%Jul-Sep 2015 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.8%Oct-Dec 2015 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.6%Jan-Mar 2016 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.1%Apr-Jun 2016 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.4%Jul-Sep 2016 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.6%Oct-Dec 2016 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.9%Jan-Mar 2017 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.3%Apr-Jun 2017 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.7%Jul-Sep 2017 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.1%Oct-Dec 2017 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.4%Jan-Mar 2018 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.0%Apr-Jun 2018 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.6%Jul-Sep 2018 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.8%Oct-Dec 2018 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.5%Jan-Mar 2019 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.1%Apr-Jun 2019 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.0%Jul-Sep 2019 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.0%Oct-Dec 2019 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.8%Jan-Mar 2020 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.6%Apr-Jun 2020 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.3%Jul-Sep 2020 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.1%Oct-Dec 2020 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.7%Jan-Mar 2021 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 19.3%Apr-Jun 2021 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 19.7%Jul-Sep 2021 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.3%Oct-Dec 2021 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.6%Jan-Mar 2022 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 9.6%Apr-Jun 2022 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 8.7%Jul-Sep 2022 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 11.4%Oct-Dec 2022 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 11.7%Jan-Mar 2023 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.9%Apr-Jun 2023 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.8%Jul-Sep 2023 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 19.1%Oct-Dec 2023 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.1%Jan-Mar 2024 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.1%Apr-Jun 2024 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.8%Jul-Sep 2024 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.7%Oct-Dec 2024 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.5%Jan-Mar 2000 Proportion over 12 months: 11.2%Apr-Jun 2000 Proportion over 12 months: 13.4%Jul-Sep 2000 Proportion over 12 months: 13.6%Oct-Dec 2000 Proportion over 12 months: 11.1%Jan-Mar 2001 Proportion over 12 months: 12.1%Apr-Jun 2001 Proportion over 12 months: 12.1%Jul-Sep 2001 Proportion over 12 months: 12.4%Oct-Dec 2001 Proportion over 12 months: 11.4%Jan-Mar 2002 Proportion over 12 months: 10.0%Apr-Jun 2002 Proportion over 12 months: 9.8%Jul-Sep 2002 Proportion over 12 months: 10.9%Oct-Dec 2002 Proportion over 12 months: 9.8%Jan-Mar 2003 Proportion over 12 months: 10.8%Apr-Jun 2003 Proportion over 12 months: 11.3%Jul-Sep 2003 Proportion over 12 months: 11.6%Oct-Dec 2003 Proportion over 12 months: 11.4%Jan-Mar 2004 Proportion over 12 months: 11.9%Apr-Jun 2004 Proportion over 12 months: 10.7%Jul-Sep 2004 Proportion over 12 months: 11.2%Oct-Dec 2004 Proportion over 12 months: 10.4%Jan-Mar 2005 Proportion over 12 months: 11.8%Apr-Jun 2005 Proportion over 12 months: 13.0%Jul-Sep 2005 Proportion over 12 months: 12.3%Oct-Dec 2005 Proportion over 12 months: 13.0%Jan-Mar 2006 Proportion over 12 months: 12.9%Apr-Jun 2006 Proportion over 12 months: 13.5%Jul-Sep 2006 Proportion over 12 months: 14.6%Oct-Dec 2006 Proportion over 12 months: 13.0%Jan-Mar 2007 Proportion over 12 months: 14.5%Apr-Jun 2007 Proportion over 12 months: 14.8%Jul-Sep 2007 Proportion over 12 months: 15.7%Oct-Dec 2007 Proportion over 12 months: 16.6%Jan-Mar 2008 Proportion over 12 months: 16.0%Apr-Jun 2008 Proportion over 12 months: 16.3%Jul-Sep 2008 Proportion over 12 months: 15.9%Oct-Dec 2008 Proportion over 12 months: 14.9%Jan-Mar 2009 Proportion over 12 months: 16.0%Apr-Jun 2009 Proportion over 12 months: 17.7%Jul-Sep 2009 Proportion over 12 months: 20.8%Oct-Dec 2009 Proportion over 12 months: 20.6%Jan-Mar 2010 Proportion over 12 months: 22.7%Apr-Jun 2010 Proportion over 12 months: 22.2%Jul-Sep 2010 Proportion over 12 months: 24.0%Oct-Dec 2010 Proportion over 12 months: 24.5%Jan-Mar 2011 Proportion over 12 months: 23.9%Apr-Jun 2011 Proportion over 12 months: 23.8%Jul-Sep 2011 Proportion over 12 months: 25.1%Oct-Dec 2011 Proportion over 12 months: 23.7%Jan-Mar 2012 Proportion over 12 months: 25.8%Apr-Jun 2012 Proportion over 12 months: 26.3%Jul-Sep 2012 Proportion over 12 months: 27.7%Oct-Dec 2012 Proportion over 12 months: 28.3%Jan-Mar 2013 Proportion over 12 months: 28.4%Apr-Jun 2013 Proportion over 12 months: 28.3%Jul-Sep 2013 Proportion over 12 months: 29.0%Oct-Dec 2013 Proportion over 12 months: 27.8%Jan-Mar 2014 Proportion over 12 months: 28.7%Apr-Jun 2014 Proportion over 12 months: 26.9%Jul-Sep 2014 Proportion over 12 months: 27.8%Oct-Dec 2014 Proportion over 12 months: 26.8%Jan-Mar 2015 Proportion over 12 months: 23.6%Apr-Jun 2015 Proportion over 12 months: 22.3%Jul-Sep 2015 Proportion over 12 months: 20.4%Oct-Dec 2015 Proportion over 12 months: 20.0%Jan-Mar 2016 Proportion over 12 months: 16.5%Apr-Jun 2016 Proportion over 12 months: 16.2%Jul-Sep 2016 Proportion over 12 months: 17.3%Oct-Dec 2016 Proportion over 12 months: 16.5%Jan-Mar 2017 Proportion over 12 months: 15.4%Apr-Jun 2017 Proportion over 12 months: 14.3%Jul-Sep 2017 Proportion over 12 months: 17.5%Oct-Dec 2017 Proportion over 12 months: 14.5%Jan-Mar 2018 Proportion over 12 months: 13.7%Apr-Jun 2018 Proportion over 12 months: 16.0%Jul-Sep 2018 Proportion over 12 months: 13.9%Oct-Dec 2018 Proportion over 12 months: 16.3%Jan-Mar 2019 Proportion over 12 months: 14.8%Apr-Jun 2019 Proportion over 12 months: 15.4%Jul-Sep 2019 Proportion over 12 months: 13.6%Oct-Dec 2019 Proportion over 12 months: 12.6%Jan-Mar 2020 Proportion over 12 months: 13.4%Apr-Jun 2020 Proportion over 12 months: 11.8%Jul-Sep 2020 Proportion over 12 months: 17.3%Oct-Dec 2020 Proportion over 12 months: 15.6%Jan-Mar 2021 Proportion over 12 months: 20.3%Apr-Jun 2021 Proportion over 12 months: 19.5%Jul-Sep 2021 Proportion over 12 months: 18.1%Oct-Dec 2021 Proportion over 12 months: 20.8%Jan-Mar 2022 Proportion over 12 months: 18.7%Apr-Jun 2022 Proportion over 12 months: 14.9%Jul-Sep 2022 Proportion over 12 months: 15.2%Oct-Dec 2022 Proportion over 12 months: 12.5%Jan-Mar 2023 Proportion over 12 months: 14.4%Apr-Jun 2023 Proportion over 12 months: 11.9%Jul-Sep 2023 Proportion over 12 months: 12.8%Oct-Dec 2023 Proportion over 12 months: 16.1%Jan-Mar 2024 Proportion over 12 months: 17.2%Apr-Jun 2024 Proportion over 12 months: 16.2%Jul-Sep 2024 Proportion over 12 months: 17.0%Oct-Dec 2024 Proportion over 12 months: 15.9%

Labour market status (seasonally adjusted)

These visualisations show the labour market status of young people aged 16-24.

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Not in full-time education

Labour market status for young people (16-24) not in full-time education

In employment
Economically inactive
Overall unemployment
Rolling 3-month periodApr-Jun2022Oct-Dec2024Oct-Dec2022Apr-Jun2023Oct-Dec2023Apr-Jun2024Rate (%)01020304050607080Jan-Mar 2022: 9.2%Apr-Jun 2022: 8.7%Jul-Sep 2022: 8.8%Oct-Dec 2022: 11.0%Jan-Mar 2023: 10.7%Apr-Jun 2023: 11.6%Jul-Sep 2023: 11.0%Oct-Dec 2023: 10.6%Jan-Mar 2024: 11.6%Apr-Jun 2024: 12.0%Jul-Sep 2024: 13.5%Oct-Dec 2024: 13.2%Jan-Mar 2022: 17.2%Apr-Jun 2022: 16.5%Jul-Sep 2022: 17.5%Oct-Dec 2022: 18.8%Jan-Mar 2023: 17.8%Apr-Jun 2023: 17.3%Jul-Sep 2023: 19.4%Oct-Dec 2023: 19.4%Jan-Mar 2024: 20.0%Apr-Jun 2024: 19.1%Jul-Sep 2024: 19.9%Oct-Dec 2024: 20.7%Jan-Mar 2022: 75.2%Apr-Jun 2022: 76.2%Jul-Sep 2022: 75.2%Oct-Dec 2022: 72.2%Jan-Mar 2023: 73.4%Apr-Jun 2023: 73.2%Jul-Sep 2023: 71.8%Oct-Dec 2023: 72.1%Jan-Mar 2024: 70.7%Apr-Jun 2024: 71.2%Jul-Sep 2024: 69.3%Oct-Dec 2024: 68.9%
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In full-time education

Labour market status for young people (16-24) in full-time education

In employment
Economically inactive
Overall unemployment
Rolling 3-month periodApr-Jun2022Oct-Dec2024Oct-Dec2022Apr-Jun2023Oct-Dec2023Apr-Jun2024Rate (%)01020304050607080Jan-Mar 2022: 14.6%Apr-Jun 2022: 14.8%Jul-Sep 2022: 14.0%Oct-Dec 2022: 13.6%Jan-Mar 2023: 14.0%Apr-Jun 2023: 14.4%Jul-Sep 2023: 14.9%Oct-Dec 2023: 15.8%Jan-Mar 2024: 17.5%Apr-Jun 2024: 17.4%Jul-Sep 2024: 18.5%Oct-Dec 2024: 19.4%Jan-Mar 2022: 65.1%Apr-Jun 2022: 66.4%Jul-Sep 2022: 66.1%Oct-Dec 2022: 63.8%Jan-Mar 2023: 63.2%Apr-Jun 2023: 63.4%Jul-Sep 2023: 65.6%Oct-Dec 2023: 67.1%Jan-Mar 2024: 67.4%Apr-Jun 2024: 66.2%Jul-Sep 2024: 66.0%Oct-Dec 2024: 66.1%Jan-Mar 2022: 29.8%Apr-Jun 2022: 28.7%Jul-Sep 2022: 29.1%Oct-Dec 2022: 31.3%Jan-Mar 2023: 31.6%Apr-Jun 2023: 31.4%Jul-Sep 2023: 29.3%Oct-Dec 2023: 27.7%Jan-Mar 2024: 26.9%Apr-Jun 2024: 27.9%Jul-Sep 2024: 27.7%Oct-Dec 2024: 27.3%
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All young people

Labour market status for young people (16-24)

In employment
Economically inactive
Overall unemployment
Rolling 3-month periodApr-Jun2022Oct-Dec2024Oct-Dec2022Apr-Jun2023Oct-Dec2023Apr-Jun2024Rate (%)01020304050607080Jan-Mar 2022: 10.7%Apr-Jun 2022: 10.3%Jul-Sep 2022: 10.2%Oct-Dec 2022: 11.7%Jan-Mar 2023: 11.6%Apr-Jun 2023: 12.3%Jul-Sep 2023: 12.1%Oct-Dec 2023: 11.9%Jan-Mar 2024: 13.1%Apr-Jun 2024: 13.4%Jul-Sep 2024: 14.8%Oct-Dec 2024: 14.8%Jan-Mar 2022: 39.9%Apr-Jun 2022: 39.8%Jul-Sep 2022: 40.3%Oct-Dec 2022: 39.4%Jan-Mar 2023: 38.2%Apr-Jun 2023: 38.4%Jul-Sep 2023: 41.4%Oct-Dec 2023: 41.5%Jan-Mar 2024: 41.5%Apr-Jun 2024: 41.1%Jul-Sep 2024: 40.8%Oct-Dec 2024: 41.2%Jan-Mar 2022: 53.7%Apr-Jun 2022: 54.0%Jul-Sep 2022: 53.7%Oct-Dec 2022: 53.5%Jan-Mar 2023: 54.6%Apr-Jun 2023: 54.0%Jul-Sep 2023: 51.5%Oct-Dec 2023: 51.5%Jan-Mar 2024: 50.8%Apr-Jun 2024: 51.0%Jul-Sep 2024: 50.4%Oct-Dec 2024: 50.1%

The following charts compare labour market status for young people not in full-time education aged 16-17 and the group aged 18-24.

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16-17

Labour market status for young people not in full-time education aged 16 to 17

In employment
Economically inactive
Overall unemployment
Rolling 3-month periodApr-Jun2022Oct-Dec2024Oct-Dec2022Apr-Jun2023Oct-Dec2023Apr-Jun2024Rate (%)020406080Jan-Mar 2022: 30.5%Apr-Jun 2022: 23.6%Jul-Sep 2022: 21.8%Oct-Dec 2022: 33.3%Jan-Mar 2023: 18.0%Apr-Jun 2023: 21.5%Jul-Sep 2023: 14.3%Oct-Dec 2023: 18.4%Jan-Mar 2024: 30.3%Apr-Jun 2024: 25.7%Jul-Sep 2024: 31.6%Oct-Dec 2024: 41.1%Jan-Mar 2022: 51.2%Apr-Jun 2022: 42.2%Jul-Sep 2022: 49.7%Oct-Dec 2022: 55.4%Jan-Mar 2023: 49.7%Apr-Jun 2023: 50.5%Jul-Sep 2023: 51.5%Oct-Dec 2023: 47.2%Jan-Mar 2024: 49.9%Apr-Jun 2024: 45.9%Jul-Sep 2024: 47.0%Oct-Dec 2024: 48.2%Jan-Mar 2022: 33.9%Apr-Jun 2022: 44.2%Jul-Sep 2022: 39.3%Oct-Dec 2022: 29.8%Jan-Mar 2023: 41.2%Apr-Jun 2023: 38.9%Jul-Sep 2023: 41.6%Oct-Dec 2023: 43.1%Jan-Mar 2024: 35.0%Apr-Jun 2024: 40.2%Jul-Sep 2024: 36.3%Oct-Dec 2024: 30.5%
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18-24

Labour market status for young people not in full-time education aged 18 to 24

In employment
Economically inactive
Overall unemployment
Rolling 3-month periodApr-Jun2022Oct-Dec2024Oct-Dec2022Apr-Jun2023Oct-Dec2023Apr-Jun2024Rate (%)020406080Jan-Mar 2022: 8.5%Apr-Jun 2022: 8.3%Jul-Sep 2022: 8.3%Oct-Dec 2022: 10.4%Jan-Mar 2023: 10.5%Apr-Jun 2023: 11.2%Jul-Sep 2023: 10.9%Oct-Dec 2023: 10.3%Jan-Mar 2024: 11.0%Apr-Jun 2024: 11.4%Jul-Sep 2024: 12.8%Oct-Dec 2024: 12.1%Jan-Mar 2022: 15.4%Apr-Jun 2022: 15.3%Jul-Sep 2022: 15.8%Oct-Dec 2022: 16.8%Jan-Mar 2023: 16.0%Apr-Jun 2023: 15.4%Jul-Sep 2023: 17.5%Oct-Dec 2023: 17.7%Jan-Mar 2024: 18.3%Apr-Jun 2024: 17.5%Jul-Sep 2024: 18.3%Oct-Dec 2024: 19.0%Jan-Mar 2022: 77.3%Apr-Jun 2022: 77.7%Jul-Sep 2022: 77.2%Oct-Dec 2022: 74.6%Jan-Mar 2023: 75.2%Apr-Jun 2023: 75.1%Jul-Sep 2023: 73.5%Oct-Dec 2023: 73.8%Jan-Mar 2024: 72.7%Apr-Jun 2024: 73.1%Jul-Sep 2024: 71.3%Oct-Dec 2024: 71.1%
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16-24

Labour market status for young people (16-24) not in full-time education

In employment
Economically inactive
Overall unemployment
Rolling 3-month periodApr-Jun2022Oct-Dec2024Oct-Dec2022Apr-Jun2023Oct-Dec2023Apr-Jun2024Rate (%)020406080Jan-Mar 2022: 9.2%Apr-Jun 2022: 8.7%Jul-Sep 2022: 8.8%Oct-Dec 2022: 11.0%Jan-Mar 2023: 10.7%Apr-Jun 2023: 11.6%Jul-Sep 2023: 11.0%Oct-Dec 2023: 10.6%Jan-Mar 2024: 11.6%Apr-Jun 2024: 12.0%Jul-Sep 2024: 13.5%Oct-Dec 2024: 13.2%Jan-Mar 2022: 17.2%Apr-Jun 2022: 16.5%Jul-Sep 2022: 17.5%Oct-Dec 2022: 18.8%Jan-Mar 2023: 17.8%Apr-Jun 2023: 17.3%Jul-Sep 2023: 19.4%Oct-Dec 2023: 19.4%Jan-Mar 2024: 20.0%Apr-Jun 2024: 19.1%Jul-Sep 2024: 19.9%Oct-Dec 2024: 20.7%Jan-Mar 2022: 75.2%Apr-Jun 2022: 76.2%Jul-Sep 2022: 75.2%Oct-Dec 2022: 72.2%Jan-Mar 2023: 73.4%Apr-Jun 2023: 73.2%Jul-Sep 2023: 71.8%Oct-Dec 2023: 72.1%Jan-Mar 2024: 70.7%Apr-Jun 2024: 71.2%Jul-Sep 2024: 69.3%Oct-Dec 2024: 68.9%

The following charts compare labour market status for men and women aged 16 to 24 not in full-time education.

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Women

Labour market status for women aged 16 to 24 not in full-time education

In employment
Economically inactive
Overall unemployment
Rolling 3-month periodApr-Jun2022Oct-Dec2024Oct-Dec2022Apr-Jun2023Oct-Dec2023Apr-Jun2024Rate (%)020406080Jan-Mar 2022: 6.1%Apr-Jun 2022: 6.5%Jul-Sep 2022: 7.0%Oct-Dec 2022: 8.8%Jan-Mar 2023: 9.1%Apr-Jun 2023: 8.0%Jul-Sep 2023: 7.3%Oct-Dec 2023: 7.9%Jan-Mar 2024: 8.8%Apr-Jun 2024: 9.3%Jul-Sep 2024: 10.0%Oct-Dec 2024: 11.1%Jan-Mar 2022: 19.3%Apr-Jun 2022: 18.2%Jul-Sep 2022: 18.2%Oct-Dec 2022: 20.8%Jan-Mar 2023: 20.8%Apr-Jun 2023: 21.6%Jul-Sep 2023: 23.0%Oct-Dec 2023: 21.5%Jan-Mar 2024: 21.1%Apr-Jun 2024: 20.6%Jul-Sep 2024: 21.0%Oct-Dec 2024: 23.6%Jan-Mar 2022: 75.7%Apr-Jun 2022: 76.4%Jul-Sep 2022: 76.1%Oct-Dec 2022: 72.2%Jan-Mar 2023: 72.0%Apr-Jun 2023: 72.2%Jul-Sep 2023: 71.4%Oct-Dec 2023: 72.2%Jan-Mar 2024: 71.9%Apr-Jun 2024: 72.0%Jul-Sep 2024: 71.1%Oct-Dec 2024: 67.9%
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Men

Labour market status for men aged 16 to 24 not in full-time education

In employment
Economically inactive
Overall unemployment
Rolling 3-month periodApr-Jun2022Oct-Dec2024Oct-Dec2022Apr-Jun2023Oct-Dec2023Apr-Jun2024Rate (%)020406080Jan-Mar 2022: 11.9%Apr-Jun 2022: 10.8%Jul-Sep 2022: 10.4%Oct-Dec 2022: 13.0%Jan-Mar 2023: 12.1%Apr-Jun 2023: 14.5%Jul-Sep 2023: 14.1%Oct-Dec 2023: 12.8%Jan-Mar 2024: 14.0%Apr-Jun 2024: 14.2%Jul-Sep 2024: 16.4%Oct-Dec 2024: 14.9%Jan-Mar 2022: 15.2%Apr-Jun 2022: 14.9%Jul-Sep 2022: 16.9%Oct-Dec 2022: 16.9%Jan-Mar 2023: 15.0%Apr-Jun 2023: 13.4%Jul-Sep 2023: 16.1%Oct-Dec 2023: 17.5%Jan-Mar 2024: 19.0%Apr-Jun 2024: 17.9%Jul-Sep 2024: 19.0%Oct-Dec 2024: 18.1%Jan-Mar 2022: 74.7%Apr-Jun 2022: 75.9%Jul-Sep 2022: 74.5%Oct-Dec 2022: 72.2%Jan-Mar 2023: 74.7%Apr-Jun 2023: 74.0%Jul-Sep 2023: 72.1%Oct-Dec 2023: 72.0%Jan-Mar 2024: 69.6%Apr-Jun 2024: 70.5%Jul-Sep 2024: 67.7%Oct-Dec 2024: 69.7%
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All young people

Labour market status for young people (16-24) not in full-time education

In employment
Economically inactive
Overall unemployment
Rolling 3-month periodApr-Jun2022Oct-Dec2024Oct-Dec2022Apr-Jun2023Oct-Dec2023Apr-Jun2024Rate (%)020406080Jan-Mar 2022: 9.2%Apr-Jun 2022: 8.7%Jul-Sep 2022: 8.8%Oct-Dec 2022: 11.0%Jan-Mar 2023: 10.7%Apr-Jun 2023: 11.6%Jul-Sep 2023: 11.0%Oct-Dec 2023: 10.6%Jan-Mar 2024: 11.6%Apr-Jun 2024: 12.0%Jul-Sep 2024: 13.5%Oct-Dec 2024: 13.2%Jan-Mar 2022: 17.2%Apr-Jun 2022: 16.5%Jul-Sep 2022: 17.5%Oct-Dec 2022: 18.8%Jan-Mar 2023: 17.8%Apr-Jun 2023: 17.3%Jul-Sep 2023: 19.4%Oct-Dec 2023: 19.4%Jan-Mar 2024: 20.0%Apr-Jun 2024: 19.1%Jul-Sep 2024: 19.9%Oct-Dec 2024: 20.7%Jan-Mar 2022: 75.2%Apr-Jun 2022: 76.2%Jul-Sep 2022: 75.2%Oct-Dec 2022: 72.2%Jan-Mar 2023: 73.4%Apr-Jun 2023: 73.2%Jul-Sep 2023: 71.8%Oct-Dec 2023: 72.1%Jan-Mar 2024: 70.7%Apr-Jun 2024: 71.2%Jul-Sep 2024: 69.3%Oct-Dec 2024: 68.9%

Data tables

Long term unemployment

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6 to 12 months

Seasonally adjusted long-term unemployment figures (between 6 and 12 months) for young people aged 16-24 not in full-time education for the last 3 years. This data is derived from UNEM01 SA.

Rolling 3-monthly periodPopulation unemployed for between 6 and 12 months (000s)Population unemployed (000s)Proportion of unemployment between 6 and 12 months
Jan-Mar 2022434499.6%
Apr-Jun 2022384378.7%
Jul-Sep 20224942811.4%
Oct-Dec 20225950511.7%
Jan-Mar 20237151213.9%
Apr-Jun 202310254418.8%
Jul-Sep 20239750919.1%
Oct-Dec 20237150514.1%
Jan-Mar 202410155718.1%
Apr-Jun 20247457912.8%
Jul-Sep 20248864113.7%
Oct-Dec 202410664116.5%
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over 12 months

Seasonally adjusted long-term unemployment figures (over 12 months) for young people aged 16-24 not in full-time education for the last 3 years. This data is derived from UNEM01 SA.

Rolling 3-monthly periodPopulation unemployed for more than 12 months (000s)Population unemployed (000s)Proportion of unemployment over 12 months
Jan-Mar 20228444918.7%
Apr-Jun 20226543714.9%
Jul-Sep 20226542815.2%
Oct-Dec 20226350512.5%
Jan-Mar 20236151214.4%
Apr-Jun 20236554411.9%
Jul-Sep 20235550912.8%
Oct-Dec 20236450516.1%
Jan-Mar 20249655717.2%
Apr-Jun 20249457916.2%
Jul-Sep 202410964117.0%
Oct-Dec 202410264115.9%

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Not in full-time education

This table presents seasonally adjusted rates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for young people aged 16-24 not in full-time education, over the last 3 years. This data is derived from A06 SA.

Rolling 3-monthly periodEmployed rateUnemployed rateEconomic inactivity rate
Jan-Mar 202275.2%9.2%17.2%
Apr-Jun 202276.2%8.7%16.5%
Jul-Sep 202275.2%8.8%17.5%
Oct-Dec 202272.2%11%18.8%
Jan-Mar 202373.4%10.7%17.8%
Apr-Jun 202373.2%11.6%17.3%
Jul-Sep 202371.8%11%19.4%
Oct-Dec 202372.1%10.6%19.4%
Jan-Mar 202470.7%11.6%20.0%
Apr-Jun 202471.2%12%19.1%
Jul-Sep 202469.3%13.5%19.9%
Oct-Dec 202468.9%13.2%20.7%
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In full-time education

This table presents seasonally adjusted rates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for young people aged 16-24 who are in full-time education, over the last 3 years. This data is derived from A06 SA.

Rolling 3-monthly periodEmployed rateUnemployed rateEconomic inactivity rate
Jan-Mar 202229.8%14.6%65.1%
Apr-Jun 202228.7%14.8%66.4%
Jul-Sep 202229.1%14.0%66.1%
Oct-Dec 202231.3%13.6%63.8%
Jan-Mar 202331.6%14.0%63.2%
Apr-Jun 202331.4%14.4%63.4%
Jul-Sep 202329.3%14.9%65.6%
Oct-Dec 202327.7%15.8%67.1%
Jan-Mar 202426.9%17.5%67.4%
Apr-Jun 202427.9%17.4%66.2%
Jul-Sep 202427.7%18.5%66.0%
Oct-Dec 202427.3%19.4%66.1%
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Women NFTE

This table presents seasonally adjusted rates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for women not in full-time education.

Rolling 3-monthly periodEmployed rateUnemployed rateEconomic inactivity rate
Jan-Mar 202275.7%6.1%19.3%
Apr-Jun 202276.4%6.5%18.2%
Jul-Sep 202276.1%7%18.2%
Oct-Dec 202272.2%8.8%20.8%
Jan-Mar 202372.0%9.1%20.8%
Apr-Jun 202372.2%8%21.6%
Jul-Sep 202371.4%7.3%23.0%
Oct-Dec 202372.2%7.9%21.5%
Jan-Mar 202471.9%8.8%21.1%
Apr-Jun 202472.0%9.3%20.6%
Jul-Sep 202471.1%10%21.0%
Oct-Dec 202467.9%11.1%23.6%
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Men NFTE

This table presents seasonally adjusted rates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for men not in full-time education.

Rolling 3-monthly periodEmployed rateUnemployed rateEconomic inactivity rate
Jan-Mar 202274.7%11.9%15.2%
Apr-Jun 202275.9%10.8%14.9%
Jul-Sep 202274.5%10.4%16.9%
Oct-Dec 202272.2%13%16.9%
Jan-Mar 202374.7%12.1%15.0%
Apr-Jun 202374.0%14.5%13.4%
Jul-Sep 202372.1%14.1%16.1%
Oct-Dec 202372.0%12.8%17.5%
Jan-Mar 202469.6%14%19.0%
Apr-Jun 202470.5%14.2%17.9%
Jul-Sep 202467.7%16.4%19.0%
Oct-Dec 202469.7%14.9%18.1%
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16-17 year olds NFTE

This table presents seasonally adjusted rates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for 16-17 year olds not in full-time education.

Rolling 3-monthly periodEmployed rateUnemployed rateEconomic inactivity rate
Jan-Mar 202233.9%30.5%51.2%
Apr-Jun 202244.2%23.6%42.2%
Jul-Sep 202239.3%21.8%49.7%
Oct-Dec 202229.8%33.3%55.4%
Jan-Mar 202341.2%18%49.7%
Apr-Jun 202338.9%21.5%50.5%
Jul-Sep 202341.6%14.3%51.5%
Oct-Dec 202343.1%18.4%47.2%
Jan-Mar 202435.0%30.3%49.9%
Apr-Jun 202440.2%25.7%45.9%
Jul-Sep 202436.3%31.6%47.0%
Oct-Dec 202430.5%41.1%48.2%
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18-24 year olds NFTE

This table presents seasonally adjusted rates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for 18-24 year olds not in full-time education.

Rolling 3-monthly periodEmployed rateUnemployed rateEconomic inactivity rate
Jan-Mar 202277.3%8.5%15.4%
Apr-Jun 202277.7%8.3%15.3%
Jul-Sep 202277.2%8.3%15.8%
Oct-Dec 202274.6%10.4%16.8%
Jan-Mar 202375.2%10.5%16.0%
Apr-Jun 202375.1%11.2%15.4%
Jul-Sep 202373.5%10.9%17.5%
Oct-Dec 202373.8%10.3%17.7%
Jan-Mar 202472.7%11%18.3%
Apr-Jun 202473.1%11.4%17.5%
Jul-Sep 202471.3%12.8%18.3%
Oct-Dec 202471.1%12.1%19.0%