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Unemployment rate (young people)

13.9%Young people aged 16-24, unemployed as at Mar-May 2024 (seasonally adjusted)

Economic inactivity rate (young people)

41%Young people aged 16-24, economically inactive as at Mar-May 2024 (seasonally adjusted)

Unemployment rate (all working age)

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

Economic inactivity rate (all working age)

22.1%People aged 16-64, economically inactive as at Mar-May 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 periodSep-Nov2021Mar-May2024Mar-May2022Sep-Nov2022Mar-May2023Sep-Nov2023Rate (%)01015202530355Jun-Aug 2021 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.8%Sep-Nov 2021 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.8%Dec-Feb 2022 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 10.1%Mar-May 2022 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 7.7%Jun-Aug 2022 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 10.6%Sep-Nov 2022 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.6%Dec-Feb 2023 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 9.4%Mar-May 2023 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 19.2%Jun-Aug 2023 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.8%Dec-Feb 2024 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.3%Mar-May 2024 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.6%Jun-Aug 2021 Proportion over 12 months: 18.5%Sep-Nov 2021 Proportion over 12 months: 19.2%Dec-Feb 2022 Proportion over 12 months: 17.3%Mar-May 2022 Proportion over 12 months: 13.7%Jun-Aug 2022 Proportion over 12 months: 15.0%Sep-Nov 2022 Proportion over 12 months: 15.1%Dec-Feb 2023 Proportion over 12 months: 12.7%Mar-May 2023 Proportion over 12 months: 12.7%Jun-Aug 2023 Proportion over 12 months: 12.6%Sep-Nov 2023 Proportion over 12 months: 14.5%Dec-Feb 2024 Proportion over 12 months: 17.0%Mar-May 2024 Proportion over 12 months: 16.4%
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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 periodMar-May2004Mar-May2009Mar-May2014Mar-May2019Mar-May2024Rate (%)010152025305Dec-Feb 2000 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.1%Mar-May 2000 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.3%Jun-Aug 2000 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.7%Sep-Nov 2000 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.7%Dec-Feb 2001 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.1%Mar-May 2001 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.5%Jun-Aug 2001 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.0%Sep-Nov 2001 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.7%Dec-Feb 2002 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.2%Mar-May 2002 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.3%Jun-Aug 2002 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.4%Sep-Nov 2002 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.2%Dec-Feb 2003 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.2%Mar-May 2003 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.2%Jun-Aug 2003 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 11.9%Sep-Nov 2003 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.5%Dec-Feb 2004 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.1%Mar-May 2004 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.2%Jun-Aug 2004 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.2%Sep-Nov 2004 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.1%Dec-Feb 2005 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.2%Mar-May 2005 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.7%Jun-Aug 2005 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.9%Sep-Nov 2005 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.5%Dec-Feb 2006 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.4%Mar-May 2006 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.4%Jun-Aug 2006 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.1%Sep-Nov 2006 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.7%Dec-Feb 2007 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.8%Mar-May 2007 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.9%Jun-Aug 2007 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.3%Sep-Nov 2007 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.5%Dec-Feb 2008 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.8%Mar-May 2008 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.0%Jun-Aug 2008 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.8%Sep-Nov 2008 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.2%Dec-Feb 2009 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.9%Mar-May 2009 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.4%Jun-Aug 2009 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 21.5%Sep-Nov 2009 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 20.7%Dec-Feb 2010 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 20.9%Mar-May 2010 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 21.6%Jun-Aug 2010 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.4%Sep-Nov 2010 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.1%Dec-Feb 2011 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.2%Mar-May 2011 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.8%Jun-Aug 2011 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.8%Sep-Nov 2011 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 20.0%Dec-Feb 2012 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 21.2%Mar-May 2012 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 21.7%Jun-Aug 2012 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.1%Sep-Nov 2012 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.0%Dec-Feb 2013 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.2%Mar-May 2013 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.1%Jun-Aug 2013 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.2%Sep-Nov 2013 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.9%Dec-Feb 2014 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.2%Mar-May 2014 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.0%Jun-Aug 2014 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.5%Sep-Nov 2014 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.9%Dec-Feb 2015 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.6%Mar-May 2015 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.4%Jun-Aug 2015 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.1%Sep-Nov 2015 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.2%Dec-Feb 2016 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.0%Mar-May 2016 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.3%Jun-Aug 2016 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.0%Sep-Nov 2016 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.7%Dec-Feb 2017 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.3%Mar-May 2017 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.2%Jun-Aug 2017 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.2%Sep-Nov 2017 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.1%Dec-Feb 2018 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.9%Mar-May 2018 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.9%Jun-Aug 2018 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.9%Sep-Nov 2018 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.3%Dec-Feb 2019 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.3%Mar-May 2019 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.2%Jun-Aug 2019 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 11.8%Sep-Nov 2019 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.7%Dec-Feb 2020 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.4%Mar-May 2020 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 11.9%Jun-Aug 2020 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.7%Sep-Nov 2020 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.7%Dec-Feb 2021 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 19.3%Mar-May 2021 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 19.3%Jun-Aug 2021 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.8%Sep-Nov 2021 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.8%Dec-Feb 2022 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 10.1%Mar-May 2022 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 7.7%Jun-Aug 2022 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 10.6%Sep-Nov 2022 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.6%Dec-Feb 2023 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 9.4%Mar-May 2023 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 19.2%Jun-Aug 2023 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.8%Dec-Feb 2024 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.3%Mar-May 2024 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.6%Dec-Feb 2000 Proportion over 12 months: 11.6%Mar-May 2000 Proportion over 12 months: 12.8%Jun-Aug 2000 Proportion over 12 months: 13.9%Sep-Nov 2000 Proportion over 12 months: 11.4%Dec-Feb 2001 Proportion over 12 months: 11.3%Mar-May 2001 Proportion over 12 months: 12.5%Jun-Aug 2001 Proportion over 12 months: 12.8%Sep-Nov 2001 Proportion over 12 months: 10.9%Dec-Feb 2002 Proportion over 12 months: 11.4%Mar-May 2002 Proportion over 12 months: 9.7%Jun-Aug 2002 Proportion over 12 months: 9.8%Sep-Nov 2002 Proportion over 12 months: 10.9%Dec-Feb 2003 Proportion over 12 months: 10.0%Mar-May 2003 Proportion over 12 months: 11.2%Jun-Aug 2003 Proportion over 12 months: 12.2%Sep-Nov 2003 Proportion over 12 months: 11.8%Dec-Feb 2004 Proportion over 12 months: 11.5%Mar-May 2004 Proportion over 12 months: 10.7%Jun-Aug 2004 Proportion over 12 months: 11.2%Sep-Nov 2004 Proportion over 12 months: 11.5%Dec-Feb 2005 Proportion over 12 months: 10.9%Mar-May 2005 Proportion over 12 months: 12.0%Jun-Aug 2005 Proportion over 12 months: 12.9%Sep-Nov 2005 Proportion over 12 months: 13.6%Dec-Feb 2006 Proportion over 12 months: 12.2%Mar-May 2006 Proportion over 12 months: 13.4%Jun-Aug 2006 Proportion over 12 months: 14.3%Sep-Nov 2006 Proportion over 12 months: 13.2%Dec-Feb 2007 Proportion over 12 months: 14.6%Mar-May 2007 Proportion over 12 months: 14.5%Jun-Aug 2007 Proportion over 12 months: 15.9%Sep-Nov 2007 Proportion over 12 months: 16.0%Dec-Feb 2008 Proportion over 12 months: 15.5%Mar-May 2008 Proportion over 12 months: 17.4%Jun-Aug 2008 Proportion over 12 months: 16.3%Sep-Nov 2008 Proportion over 12 months: 14.6%Dec-Feb 2009 Proportion over 12 months: 15.2%Mar-May 2009 Proportion over 12 months: 16.8%Jun-Aug 2009 Proportion over 12 months: 19.3%Sep-Nov 2009 Proportion over 12 months: 20.2%Dec-Feb 2010 Proportion over 12 months: 22.0%Mar-May 2010 Proportion over 12 months: 22.9%Jun-Aug 2010 Proportion over 12 months: 24.7%Sep-Nov 2010 Proportion over 12 months: 24.1%Dec-Feb 2011 Proportion over 12 months: 23.4%Mar-May 2011 Proportion over 12 months: 22.1%Jun-Aug 2011 Proportion over 12 months: 25.7%Sep-Nov 2011 Proportion over 12 months: 23.5%Dec-Feb 2012 Proportion over 12 months: 25.2%Mar-May 2012 Proportion over 12 months: 26.2%Jun-Aug 2012 Proportion over 12 months: 28.2%Sep-Nov 2012 Proportion over 12 months: 27.4%Dec-Feb 2013 Proportion over 12 months: 28.3%Mar-May 2013 Proportion over 12 months: 28.9%Jun-Aug 2013 Proportion over 12 months: 28.0%Sep-Nov 2013 Proportion over 12 months: 27.2%Dec-Feb 2014 Proportion over 12 months: 27.3%Mar-May 2014 Proportion over 12 months: 26.5%Jun-Aug 2014 Proportion over 12 months: 28.5%Sep-Nov 2014 Proportion over 12 months: 26.3%Dec-Feb 2015 Proportion over 12 months: 26.4%Mar-May 2015 Proportion over 12 months: 21.3%Jun-Aug 2015 Proportion over 12 months: 20.1%Sep-Nov 2015 Proportion over 12 months: 20.1%Dec-Feb 2016 Proportion over 12 months: 17.3%Mar-May 2016 Proportion over 12 months: 16.3%Jun-Aug 2016 Proportion over 12 months: 16.7%Sep-Nov 2016 Proportion over 12 months: 16.5%Dec-Feb 2017 Proportion over 12 months: 14.4%Mar-May 2017 Proportion over 12 months: 15.5%Jun-Aug 2017 Proportion over 12 months: 15.4%Sep-Nov 2017 Proportion over 12 months: 15.7%Dec-Feb 2018 Proportion over 12 months: 13.2%Mar-May 2018 Proportion over 12 months: 15.1%Jun-Aug 2018 Proportion over 12 months: 14.6%Sep-Nov 2018 Proportion over 12 months: 14.5%Dec-Feb 2019 Proportion over 12 months: 13.7%Mar-May 2019 Proportion over 12 months: 15.0%Jun-Aug 2019 Proportion over 12 months: 16.3%Sep-Nov 2019 Proportion over 12 months: 11.5%Dec-Feb 2020 Proportion over 12 months: 12.7%Mar-May 2020 Proportion over 12 months: 10.9%Jun-Aug 2020 Proportion over 12 months: 14.1%Sep-Nov 2020 Proportion over 12 months: 15.4%Dec-Feb 2021 Proportion over 12 months: 17.0%Mar-May 2021 Proportion over 12 months: 18.6%Jun-Aug 2021 Proportion over 12 months: 18.5%Sep-Nov 2021 Proportion over 12 months: 19.2%Dec-Feb 2022 Proportion over 12 months: 17.3%Mar-May 2022 Proportion over 12 months: 13.7%Jun-Aug 2022 Proportion over 12 months: 15.0%Sep-Nov 2022 Proportion over 12 months: 15.1%Dec-Feb 2023 Proportion over 12 months: 12.7%Mar-May 2023 Proportion over 12 months: 12.7%Jun-Aug 2023 Proportion over 12 months: 12.6%Sep-Nov 2023 Proportion over 12 months: 14.5%Dec-Feb 2024 Proportion over 12 months: 17.0%Mar-May 2024 Proportion over 12 months: 16.4%

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 periodSep-Nov2021Mar-May2024Mar-May2022Sep-Nov2022Mar-May2023Sep-Nov2023Rate (%)01020304050607080Jun-Aug 2021: 10.1%Sep-Nov 2021: 9.6%Dec-Feb 2022: 9.6%Mar-May 2022: 9.1%Jun-Aug 2022: 7.5%Sep-Nov 2022: 10.4%Dec-Feb 2023: 10.9%Mar-May 2023: 10.6%Jun-Aug 2023: 12.1%Sep-Nov 2023: 11.1%Dec-Feb 2024: 11.3%Mar-May 2024: 12.5%Jun-Aug 2021: 16.0%Sep-Nov 2021: 17.2%Dec-Feb 2022: 16.9%Mar-May 2022: 16.8%Jun-Aug 2022: 16.5%Sep-Nov 2022: 17.8%Dec-Feb 2023: 18.8%Mar-May 2023: 17.9%Jun-Aug 2023: 19.7%Sep-Nov 2023: 19.7%Dec-Feb 2024: 20.2%Mar-May 2024: 19.6%Jun-Aug 2021: 75.6%Sep-Nov 2021: 74.8%Dec-Feb 2022: 75.1%Mar-May 2022: 75.7%Jun-Aug 2022: 77.3%Sep-Nov 2022: 73.7%Dec-Feb 2023: 72.4%Mar-May 2023: 73.4%Jun-Aug 2023: 70.6%Sep-Nov 2023: 71.4%Dec-Feb 2024: 70.8%Mar-May 2024: 70.4%
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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 periodSep-Nov2021Mar-May2024Mar-May2022Sep-Nov2022Mar-May2023Sep-Nov2023Rate (%)01020304050607080Jun-Aug 2021: 17.5%Sep-Nov 2021: 14.6%Dec-Feb 2022: 15.5%Mar-May 2022: 14.2%Jun-Aug 2022: 13.4%Sep-Nov 2022: 14.1%Dec-Feb 2023: 12.7%Mar-May 2023: 13.6%Jun-Aug 2023: 15.0%Sep-Nov 2023: 16.0%Dec-Feb 2024: 16.9%Mar-May 2024: 17.5%Jun-Aug 2021: 65.9%Sep-Nov 2021: 64.9%Dec-Feb 2022: 64.7%Mar-May 2022: 65.2%Jun-Aug 2022: 66.0%Sep-Nov 2022: 64.3%Dec-Feb 2023: 64.0%Mar-May 2023: 62.9%Jun-Aug 2023: 65.3%Sep-Nov 2023: 65.7%Dec-Feb 2024: 68.0%Mar-May 2024: 64.9%Jun-Aug 2021: 28.1%Sep-Nov 2021: 30.0%Dec-Feb 2022: 29.8%Mar-May 2022: 29.8%Jun-Aug 2022: 29.5%Sep-Nov 2022: 30.7%Dec-Feb 2023: 31.5%Mar-May 2023: 32.1%Jun-Aug 2023: 29.5%Sep-Nov 2023: 28.8%Dec-Feb 2024: 26.6%Mar-May 2024: 29.0%
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All young people

Labour market status for young people (16-24)

In employment
Economically inactive
Overall unemployment
Rolling 3-month periodSep-Nov2021Mar-May2024Mar-May2022Sep-Nov2022Mar-May2023Sep-Nov2023Rate (%)01020304050607080Jun-Aug 2021: 12.1%Sep-Nov 2021: 11.0%Dec-Feb 2022: 11.2%Mar-May 2022: 10.4%Jun-Aug 2022: 9.0%Sep-Nov 2022: 11.4%Dec-Feb 2023: 11.3%Mar-May 2023: 11.4%Jun-Aug 2023: 12.9%Sep-Nov 2023: 12.4%Dec-Feb 2024: 12.8%Mar-May 2024: 13.9%Jun-Aug 2021: 39.8%Sep-Nov 2021: 39.6%Dec-Feb 2022: 39.0%Mar-May 2022: 38.8%Jun-Aug 2022: 39.8%Sep-Nov 2022: 39.5%Dec-Feb 2023: 38.9%Mar-May 2023: 38.8%Jun-Aug 2023: 41.3%Sep-Nov 2023: 41.0%Dec-Feb 2024: 42.8%Mar-May 2024: 41.0%Jun-Aug 2021: 52.9%Sep-Nov 2021: 53.8%Dec-Feb 2022: 54.1%Mar-May 2022: 54.9%Jun-Aug 2022: 54.7%Sep-Nov 2022: 53.6%Dec-Feb 2023: 54.2%Mar-May 2023: 54.2%Jun-Aug 2023: 51.1%Sep-Nov 2023: 51.7%Dec-Feb 2024: 49.9%Mar-May 2024: 50.8%

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 periodSep-Nov2021Mar-May2024Mar-May2022Sep-Nov2022Mar-May2023Sep-Nov2023Rate (%)020406080Jun-Aug 2021: 25.0%Sep-Nov 2021: 28.6%Dec-Feb 2022: 24.6%Mar-May 2022: 25.0%Jun-Aug 2022: 23.3%Sep-Nov 2022: 22.0%Dec-Feb 2023: 24.9%Mar-May 2023: 22.5%Jun-Aug 2023: 16.3%Sep-Nov 2023: 12.8%Dec-Feb 2024: 28.2%Mar-May 2024: 33.5%Jun-Aug 2021: 46.8%Sep-Nov 2021: 53.8%Dec-Feb 2022: 50.4%Mar-May 2022: 44.0%Jun-Aug 2022: 42.5%Sep-Nov 2022: 55.3%Dec-Feb 2023: 52.5%Mar-May 2023: 50.5%Jun-Aug 2023: 53.9%Sep-Nov 2023: 49.8%Dec-Feb 2024: 47.3%Mar-May 2024: 46.6%Jun-Aug 2021: 39.8%Sep-Nov 2021: 33.0%Dec-Feb 2022: 37.4%Mar-May 2022: 42.0%Jun-Aug 2022: 44.1%Sep-Nov 2022: 34.9%Dec-Feb 2023: 35.7%Mar-May 2023: 38.4%Jun-Aug 2023: 38.6%Sep-Nov 2023: 43.8%Dec-Feb 2024: 37.8%Mar-May 2024: 35.5%
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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 periodSep-Nov2021Mar-May2024Mar-May2022Sep-Nov2022Mar-May2023Sep-Nov2023Rate (%)020406080Jun-Aug 2021: 9.7%Sep-Nov 2021: 9.2%Dec-Feb 2022: 9.1%Mar-May 2022: 8.5%Jun-Aug 2022: 7.0%Sep-Nov 2022: 10.1%Dec-Feb 2023: 10.4%Mar-May 2023: 10.2%Jun-Aug 2023: 11.9%Sep-Nov 2023: 11.1%Dec-Feb 2024: 10.6%Mar-May 2024: 11.7%Jun-Aug 2021: 14.8%Sep-Nov 2021: 15.6%Dec-Feb 2022: 15.1%Mar-May 2022: 15.4%Jun-Aug 2022: 15.2%Sep-Nov 2022: 15.7%Dec-Feb 2023: 16.7%Mar-May 2023: 16.2%Jun-Aug 2023: 17.8%Sep-Nov 2023: 17.7%Dec-Feb 2024: 18.5%Mar-May 2024: 18.0%Jun-Aug 2021: 77.0%Sep-Nov 2021: 76.6%Dec-Feb 2022: 77.1%Mar-May 2022: 77.4%Jun-Aug 2022: 78.9%Sep-Nov 2022: 75.8%Dec-Feb 2023: 74.7%Mar-May 2023: 75.2%Jun-Aug 2023: 72.4%Sep-Nov 2023: 73.2%Dec-Feb 2024: 72.8%Mar-May 2024: 72.4%
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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 periodSep-Nov2021Mar-May2024Mar-May2022Sep-Nov2022Mar-May2023Sep-Nov2023Rate (%)020406080Jun-Aug 2021: 10.1%Sep-Nov 2021: 9.6%Dec-Feb 2022: 9.6%Mar-May 2022: 9.1%Jun-Aug 2022: 7.5%Sep-Nov 2022: 10.4%Dec-Feb 2023: 10.9%Mar-May 2023: 10.6%Jun-Aug 2023: 12.1%Sep-Nov 2023: 11.1%Dec-Feb 2024: 11.3%Mar-May 2024: 12.5%Jun-Aug 2021: 16.0%Sep-Nov 2021: 17.2%Dec-Feb 2022: 16.9%Mar-May 2022: 16.8%Jun-Aug 2022: 16.5%Sep-Nov 2022: 17.8%Dec-Feb 2023: 18.8%Mar-May 2023: 17.9%Jun-Aug 2023: 19.7%Sep-Nov 2023: 19.7%Dec-Feb 2024: 20.2%Mar-May 2024: 19.6%Jun-Aug 2021: 75.6%Sep-Nov 2021: 74.8%Dec-Feb 2022: 75.1%Mar-May 2022: 75.7%Jun-Aug 2022: 77.3%Sep-Nov 2022: 73.7%Dec-Feb 2023: 72.4%Mar-May 2023: 73.4%Jun-Aug 2023: 70.6%Sep-Nov 2023: 71.4%Dec-Feb 2024: 70.8%Mar-May 2024: 70.4%

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 periodSep-Nov2021Mar-May2024Mar-May2022Sep-Nov2022Mar-May2023Sep-Nov2023Rate (%)020406080Jun-Aug 2021: 8.2%Sep-Nov 2021: 7.7%Dec-Feb 2022: 7.1%Mar-May 2022: 6.8%Jun-Aug 2022: 5.8%Sep-Nov 2022: 8.4%Dec-Feb 2023: 8.8%Mar-May 2023: 7.1%Jun-Aug 2023: 8.3%Sep-Nov 2023: 7.9%Dec-Feb 2024: 8.7%Mar-May 2024: 8.9%Jun-Aug 2021: 17.2%Sep-Nov 2021: 17.9%Dec-Feb 2022: 18.4%Mar-May 2022: 18.1%Jun-Aug 2022: 18.0%Sep-Nov 2022: 19.0%Dec-Feb 2023: 21.4%Mar-May 2023: 21.2%Jun-Aug 2023: 23.5%Sep-Nov 2023: 22.1%Dec-Feb 2024: 20.8%Mar-May 2024: 20.9%Jun-Aug 2021: 76.0%Sep-Nov 2021: 75.8%Dec-Feb 2022: 75.8%Mar-May 2022: 76.3%Jun-Aug 2022: 77.3%Sep-Nov 2022: 74.2%Dec-Feb 2023: 71.7%Mar-May 2023: 73.2%Jun-Aug 2023: 70.2%Sep-Nov 2023: 71.8%Dec-Feb 2024: 72.3%Mar-May 2024: 72.1%
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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 periodSep-Nov2021Mar-May2024Mar-May2022Sep-Nov2022Mar-May2023Sep-Nov2023Rate (%)020406080Jun-Aug 2021: 11.6%Sep-Nov 2021: 11.3%Dec-Feb 2022: 11.7%Mar-May 2022: 11.1%Jun-Aug 2022: 9.0%Sep-Nov 2022: 12.3%Dec-Feb 2023: 12.7%Mar-May 2023: 13.6%Jun-Aug 2023: 15.3%Sep-Nov 2023: 13.9%Dec-Feb 2024: 13.6%Mar-May 2024: 15.5%Jun-Aug 2021: 14.9%Sep-Nov 2021: 16.6%Dec-Feb 2022: 15.5%Mar-May 2022: 15.5%Jun-Aug 2022: 15.1%Sep-Nov 2022: 16.5%Dec-Feb 2023: 16.4%Mar-May 2023: 14.8%Jun-Aug 2023: 16.2%Sep-Nov 2023: 17.6%Dec-Feb 2024: 19.7%Mar-May 2024: 18.4%Jun-Aug 2021: 75.2%Sep-Nov 2021: 73.9%Dec-Feb 2022: 74.5%Mar-May 2022: 75.1%Jun-Aug 2022: 77.3%Sep-Nov 2022: 73.2%Dec-Feb 2023: 73.1%Mar-May 2023: 73.6%Jun-Aug 2023: 71.0%Sep-Nov 2023: 71.0%Dec-Feb 2024: 69.4%Mar-May 2024: 69.0%
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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 periodSep-Nov2021Mar-May2024Mar-May2022Sep-Nov2022Mar-May2023Sep-Nov2023Rate (%)020406080Jun-Aug 2021: 10.1%Sep-Nov 2021: 9.6%Dec-Feb 2022: 9.6%Mar-May 2022: 9.1%Jun-Aug 2022: 7.5%Sep-Nov 2022: 10.4%Dec-Feb 2023: 10.9%Mar-May 2023: 10.6%Jun-Aug 2023: 12.1%Sep-Nov 2023: 11.1%Dec-Feb 2024: 11.3%Mar-May 2024: 12.5%Jun-Aug 2021: 16.0%Sep-Nov 2021: 17.2%Dec-Feb 2022: 16.9%Mar-May 2022: 16.8%Jun-Aug 2022: 16.5%Sep-Nov 2022: 17.8%Dec-Feb 2023: 18.8%Mar-May 2023: 17.9%Jun-Aug 2023: 19.7%Sep-Nov 2023: 19.7%Dec-Feb 2024: 20.2%Mar-May 2024: 19.6%Jun-Aug 2021: 75.6%Sep-Nov 2021: 74.8%Dec-Feb 2022: 75.1%Mar-May 2022: 75.7%Jun-Aug 2022: 77.3%Sep-Nov 2022: 73.7%Dec-Feb 2023: 72.4%Mar-May 2023: 73.4%Jun-Aug 2023: 70.6%Sep-Nov 2023: 71.4%Dec-Feb 2024: 70.8%Mar-May 2024: 70.4%

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
Jun-Aug 20217252313.8%
Sep-Nov 20216248412.8%
Dec-Feb 20225049710.1%
Mar-May 2022364677.7%
Jun-Aug 20224340710.6%
Sep-Nov 20226148612.6%
Dec-Feb 2023464889.4%
Mar-May 20239549419.2%
Jun-Aug 202310153618.8%
Sep-Nov 2023522%
Dec-Feb 20248552216.3%
Mar-May 20249758616.6%
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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
Jun-Aug 20219752318.5%
Sep-Nov 20219348419.2%
Dec-Feb 20228649717.3%
Mar-May 20226446713.7%
Jun-Aug 20226140715.0%
Sep-Nov 20225848615.1%
Dec-Feb 20236248812.7%
Mar-May 20235249412.7%
Jun-Aug 20235853612.6%
Sep-Nov 20236152214.5%
Dec-Feb 20248952217.0%
Mar-May 20249658616.4%

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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
Jun-Aug 202175.6%10.1%16.0%
Sep-Nov 202174.8%9.6%17.2%
Dec-Feb 202275.1%9.6%16.9%
Mar-May 202275.7%9.1%16.8%
Jun-Aug 202277.3%7.5%16.5%
Sep-Nov 202273.7%10.4%17.8%
Dec-Feb 202372.4%10.9%18.8%
Mar-May 202373.4%10.6%17.9%
Jun-Aug 202370.6%12.1%19.7%
Sep-Nov 202371.4%11.1%19.7%
Dec-Feb 202470.8%11.3%20.2%
Mar-May 202470.4%12.5%19.6%
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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
Jun-Aug 202128.1%17.5%65.9%
Sep-Nov 202130.0%14.6%64.9%
Dec-Feb 202229.8%15.5%64.7%
Mar-May 202229.8%14.2%65.2%
Jun-Aug 202229.5%13.4%66.0%
Sep-Nov 202230.7%14.1%64.3%
Dec-Feb 202331.5%12.7%64.0%
Mar-May 202332.1%13.6%62.9%
Jun-Aug 202329.5%15.0%65.3%
Sep-Nov 202328.8%16.0%65.7%
Dec-Feb 202426.6%16.9%68.0%
Mar-May 202429.0%17.5%64.9%
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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
Jun-Aug 202176.0%8.2%17.2%
Sep-Nov 202175.8%7.7%17.9%
Dec-Feb 202275.8%7.1%18.4%
Mar-May 202276.3%6.8%18.1%
Jun-Aug 202277.3%5.8%18.0%
Sep-Nov 202274.2%8.4%19.0%
Dec-Feb 202371.7%8.8%21.4%
Mar-May 202373.2%7.1%21.2%
Jun-Aug 202370.2%8.3%23.5%
Sep-Nov 202371.8%7.9%22.1%
Dec-Feb 202472.3%8.7%20.8%
Mar-May 202472.1%8.9%20.9%
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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
Jun-Aug 202175.2%11.6%14.9%
Sep-Nov 202173.9%11.3%16.6%
Dec-Feb 202274.5%11.7%15.5%
Mar-May 202275.1%11.1%15.5%
Jun-Aug 202277.3%9%15.1%
Sep-Nov 202273.2%12.3%16.5%
Dec-Feb 202373.1%12.7%16.4%
Mar-May 202373.6%13.6%14.8%
Jun-Aug 202371.0%15.3%16.2%
Sep-Nov 202371.0%13.9%17.6%
Dec-Feb 202469.4%13.6%19.7%
Mar-May 202469.0%15.5%18.4%
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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
Jun-Aug 202139.8%25%46.8%
Sep-Nov 202133.0%28.6%53.8%
Dec-Feb 202237.4%24.6%50.4%
Mar-May 202242.0%25%44.0%
Jun-Aug 202244.1%23.3%42.5%
Sep-Nov 202234.9%22%55.3%
Dec-Feb 202335.7%24.9%52.5%
Mar-May 202338.4%22.5%50.5%
Jun-Aug 202338.6%16.3%53.9%
Sep-Nov 202343.8%12.8%49.8%
Dec-Feb 202437.8%28.2%47.3%
Mar-May 202435.5%33.5%46.6%
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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
Jun-Aug 202177.0%9.7%14.8%
Sep-Nov 202176.6%9.2%15.6%
Dec-Feb 202277.1%9.1%15.1%
Mar-May 202277.4%8.5%15.4%
Jun-Aug 202278.9%7%15.2%
Sep-Nov 202275.8%10.1%15.7%
Dec-Feb 202374.7%10.4%16.7%
Mar-May 202375.2%10.2%16.2%
Jun-Aug 202372.4%11.9%17.8%
Sep-Nov 202373.2%11.1%17.7%
Dec-Feb 202472.8%10.6%18.5%
Mar-May 202472.4%11.7%18.0%