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About the data on this page
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.
The Office for National Statistics has paused the regular publication of this data, therefore the most recent release of this publication covers up until the 1st June 2023. The data on this page
will update once the ONS resumes publication of the Labour Force Survey.
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.
Last 3 years
Long-term unemployment rate for young people (16-24) over the last 3 years
Skip line chart Rolling 3-month period Nov-Jan 2021 May-Jul 2023 May-Jul 2021 Nov-Jan 2022 May-Jul 2022 Nov-Jan 2023 Rate (%) 0 10 15 20 25 30 35 5 Aug-Oct 2020
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.1% Nov-Jan 2021
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 19.6% Feb-Apr 2021
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 20.1% May-Jul 2021
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.2% Aug-Oct 2021
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.6% Nov-Jan 2022
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.8% Feb-Apr 2022
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 7.7% May-Jul 2022
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.1% Aug-Oct 2022
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 10.4% Nov-Jan 2023
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 9.0% Feb-Apr 2023
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.4% May-Jul 2023
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.7% Aug-Oct 2020
Proportion over 12 months: 16.4% Nov-Jan 2021
Proportion over 12 months: 16.7% Feb-Apr 2021
Proportion over 12 months: 20.5% May-Jul 2021
Proportion over 12 months: 18.5% Aug-Oct 2021
Proportion over 12 months: 19.2% Nov-Jan 2022
Proportion over 12 months: 19.9% Feb-Apr 2022
Proportion over 12 months: 16.0% May-Jul 2022
Proportion over 12 months: 17.7% Aug-Oct 2022
Proportion over 12 months: 13.5% Nov-Jan 2023
Proportion over 12 months: 12.2% Feb-Apr 2023
Proportion over 12 months: 12.9% May-Jul 2023
Proportion over 12 months: 11.6% Go to the start of line chart
Since 2000
Long-term unemployment rate for young people (16-24) since 2000
Skip line chart Rolling 3-month period May-Jul 2003 May-Jul 2008 May-Jul 2013 May-Jul 2018 May-Jul 2023 Rate (%) 0 10 15 20 25 30 5 Feb-Apr 2000
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.1% May-Jul 2000
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.9% Aug-Oct 2000
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.7% Nov-Jan 2001
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.2% Feb-Apr 2001
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.0% May-Jul 2001
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.1% Aug-Oct 2001
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.3% Nov-Jan 2002
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.5% Feb-Apr 2002
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.7% May-Jul 2002
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.7% Aug-Oct 2002
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.5% Nov-Jan 2003
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.1% Feb-Apr 2003
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.1% May-Jul 2003
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.2% Aug-Oct 2003
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.5% Nov-Jan 2004
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.3% Feb-Apr 2004
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.5% May-Jul 2004
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.8% Aug-Oct 2004
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.4% Nov-Jan 2005
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.8% Feb-Apr 2005
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.7% May-Jul 2005
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.0% Aug-Oct 2005
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.0% Nov-Jan 2006
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.1% Feb-Apr 2006
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.1% May-Jul 2006
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.0% Aug-Oct 2006
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.9% Nov-Jan 2007
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.3% Feb-Apr 2007
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.0% May-Jul 2007
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.5% Aug-Oct 2007
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.6% Nov-Jan 2008
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.0% Feb-Apr 2008
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.4% May-Jul 2008
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.4% Aug-Oct 2008
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.0% Nov-Jan 2009
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.2% Feb-Apr 2009
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.6% May-Jul 2009
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 20.6% Aug-Oct 2009
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 20.4% Nov-Jan 2010
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 20.4% Feb-Apr 2010
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 21.6% May-Jul 2010
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.3% Aug-Oct 2010
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.2% Nov-Jan 2011
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.4% Feb-Apr 2011
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.1% May-Jul 2011
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.8% Aug-Oct 2011
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 19.7% Nov-Jan 2012
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 20.4% Feb-Apr 2012
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 22.3% May-Jul 2012
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 20.1% Aug-Oct 2012
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.3% Nov-Jan 2013
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.4% Feb-Apr 2013
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.5% May-Jul 2013
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.3% Aug-Oct 2013
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.7% Nov-Jan 2014
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.5% Feb-Apr 2014
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.5% May-Jul 2014
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.4% Aug-Oct 2014
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.7% Nov-Jan 2015
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.7% Feb-Apr 2015
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.9% May-Jul 2015
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.3% Aug-Oct 2015
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.2% Nov-Jan 2016
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.7% Feb-Apr 2016
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.1% May-Jul 2016
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 13.3% Aug-Oct 2016
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.1% Nov-Jan 2017
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.1% Feb-Apr 2017
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.6% May-Jul 2017
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.0% Aug-Oct 2017
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.3% Nov-Jan 2018
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.9% Feb-Apr 2018
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.4% May-Jul 2018
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.7% Aug-Oct 2018
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.8% Nov-Jan 2019
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.4% Feb-Apr 2019
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.6% May-Jul 2019
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.8% Aug-Oct 2019
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.0% Nov-Jan 2020
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.0% Feb-Apr 2020
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 15.8% May-Jul 2020
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.7% Aug-Oct 2020
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.1% Nov-Jan 2021
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 19.6% Feb-Apr 2021
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 20.1% May-Jul 2021
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 18.2% Aug-Oct 2021
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 14.6% Nov-Jan 2022
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.8% Feb-Apr 2022
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 7.7% May-Jul 2022
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 12.1% Aug-Oct 2022
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 10.4% Nov-Jan 2023
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 9.0% Feb-Apr 2023
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 17.4% May-Jul 2023
Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.7% Feb-Apr 2000
Proportion over 12 months: 11.9% May-Jul 2000
Proportion over 12 months: 14.5% Aug-Oct 2000
Proportion over 12 months: 12.5% Nov-Jan 2001
Proportion over 12 months: 10.7% Feb-Apr 2001
Proportion over 12 months: 12.2% May-Jul 2001
Proportion over 12 months: 12.9% Aug-Oct 2001
Proportion over 12 months: 10.9% Nov-Jan 2002
Proportion over 12 months: 11.8% Feb-Apr 2002
Proportion over 12 months: 10.2% May-Jul 2002
Proportion over 12 months: 9.5% Aug-Oct 2002
Proportion over 12 months: 10.6% Nov-Jan 2003
Proportion over 12 months: 10.2% Feb-Apr 2003
Proportion over 12 months: 10.4% May-Jul 2003
Proportion over 12 months: 11.0% Aug-Oct 2003
Proportion over 12 months: 12.8% Nov-Jan 2004
Proportion over 12 months: 12.3% Feb-Apr 2004
Proportion over 12 months: 11.5% May-Jul 2004
Proportion over 12 months: 10.6% Aug-Oct 2004
Proportion over 12 months: 11.3% Nov-Jan 2005
Proportion over 12 months: 10.8% Feb-Apr 2005
Proportion over 12 months: 11.8% May-Jul 2005
Proportion over 12 months: 12.5% Aug-Oct 2005
Proportion over 12 months: 12.4% Nov-Jan 2006
Proportion over 12 months: 12.6% Feb-Apr 2006
Proportion over 12 months: 12.8% May-Jul 2006
Proportion over 12 months: 14.9% Aug-Oct 2006
Proportion over 12 months: 13.8% Nov-Jan 2007
Proportion over 12 months: 13.0% Feb-Apr 2007
Proportion over 12 months: 15.0% May-Jul 2007
Proportion over 12 months: 15.2% Aug-Oct 2007
Proportion over 12 months: 15.6% Nov-Jan 2008
Proportion over 12 months: 16.2% Feb-Apr 2008
Proportion over 12 months: 17.1% May-Jul 2008
Proportion over 12 months: 15.9% Aug-Oct 2008
Proportion over 12 months: 14.1% Nov-Jan 2009
Proportion over 12 months: 14.5% Feb-Apr 2009
Proportion over 12 months: 17.3% May-Jul 2009
Proportion over 12 months: 18.5% Aug-Oct 2009
Proportion over 12 months: 20.1% Nov-Jan 2010
Proportion over 12 months: 21.4% Feb-Apr 2010
Proportion over 12 months: 23.0% May-Jul 2010
Proportion over 12 months: 23.2% Aug-Oct 2010
Proportion over 12 months: 24.1% Nov-Jan 2011
Proportion over 12 months: 23.7% Feb-Apr 2011
Proportion over 12 months: 23.4% May-Jul 2011
Proportion over 12 months: 25.0% Aug-Oct 2011
Proportion over 12 months: 25.0% Nov-Jan 2012
Proportion over 12 months: 24.3% Feb-Apr 2012
Proportion over 12 months: 24.8% May-Jul 2012
Proportion over 12 months: 27.2% Aug-Oct 2012
Proportion over 12 months: 28.1% Nov-Jan 2013
Proportion over 12 months: 28.5% Feb-Apr 2013
Proportion over 12 months: 27.7% May-Jul 2013
Proportion over 12 months: 28.9% Aug-Oct 2013
Proportion over 12 months: 28.2% Nov-Jan 2014
Proportion over 12 months: 26.6% Feb-Apr 2014
Proportion over 12 months: 28.4% May-Jul 2014
Proportion over 12 months: 27.2% Aug-Oct 2014
Proportion over 12 months: 28.9% Nov-Jan 2015
Proportion over 12 months: 26.8% Feb-Apr 2015
Proportion over 12 months: 22.3% May-Jul 2015
Proportion over 12 months: 20.7% Aug-Oct 2015
Proportion over 12 months: 20.3% Nov-Jan 2016
Proportion over 12 months: 19.6% Feb-Apr 2016
Proportion over 12 months: 16.4% May-Jul 2016
Proportion over 12 months: 17.0% Aug-Oct 2016
Proportion over 12 months: 16.4% Nov-Jan 2017
Proportion over 12 months: 16.2% Feb-Apr 2017
Proportion over 12 months: 15.4% May-Jul 2017
Proportion over 12 months: 14.8% Aug-Oct 2017
Proportion over 12 months: 16.2% Nov-Jan 2018
Proportion over 12 months: 14.2% Feb-Apr 2018
Proportion over 12 months: 15.3% May-Jul 2018
Proportion over 12 months: 16.0% Aug-Oct 2018
Proportion over 12 months: 14.7% Nov-Jan 2019
Proportion over 12 months: 15.8% Feb-Apr 2019
Proportion over 12 months: 15.2% May-Jul 2019
Proportion over 12 months: 15.8% Aug-Oct 2019
Proportion over 12 months: 13.7% Nov-Jan 2020
Proportion over 12 months: 14.0% Feb-Apr 2020
Proportion over 12 months: 12.3% May-Jul 2020
Proportion over 12 months: 10.2% Aug-Oct 2020
Proportion over 12 months: 16.4% Nov-Jan 2021
Proportion over 12 months: 16.7% Feb-Apr 2021
Proportion over 12 months: 20.5% May-Jul 2021
Proportion over 12 months: 18.5% Aug-Oct 2021
Proportion over 12 months: 19.2% Nov-Jan 2022
Proportion over 12 months: 19.9% Feb-Apr 2022
Proportion over 12 months: 16.0% May-Jul 2022
Proportion over 12 months: 17.7% Aug-Oct 2022
Proportion over 12 months: 13.5% Nov-Jan 2023
Proportion over 12 months: 12.2% Feb-Apr 2023
Proportion over 12 months: 12.9% May-Jul 2023
Proportion over 12 months: 11.6% Go to the start of line chart
Labour market status (seasonally adjusted)
These visualisations show the labour market status of young people aged 16-24.
Not in full-time education
Labour market status for young people (16-24) not in full-time education
Skip line chart Rolling 3-month period Nov-Jan 2021 May-Jul 2023 May-Jul 2021 Nov-Jan 2022 May-Jul 2022 Nov-Jan 2023 Rate (%) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Aug-Oct 2020: 13.2% Nov-Jan 2021: 12.8% Feb-Apr 2021: 11.8% May-Jul 2021: 10.5% Aug-Oct 2021: 9.8% Nov-Jan 2022: 10.1% Feb-Apr 2022: 9.4% May-Jul 2022: 7.6% Aug-Oct 2022: 9.5% Nov-Jan 2023: 9.7% Feb-Apr 2023: 10.2% May-Jul 2023: 12.4% Aug-Oct 2020: 16.6% Nov-Jan 2021: 16.5% Feb-Apr 2021: 15.6% May-Jul 2021: 15.2% Aug-Oct 2021: 17.1% Nov-Jan 2022: 16.7% Feb-Apr 2022: 16.2% May-Jul 2022: 16.7% Aug-Oct 2022: 17.5% Nov-Jan 2023: 18.1% Feb-Apr 2023: 17.8% May-Jul 2023: 18.8% Aug-Oct 2020: 72.5% Nov-Jan 2021: 72.8% Feb-Apr 2021: 74.4% May-Jul 2021: 75.9% Aug-Oct 2021: 74.8% Nov-Jan 2022: 74.9% Feb-Apr 2022: 76.0% May-Jul 2022: 76.9% Aug-Oct 2022: 74.7% Nov-Jan 2023: 74.0% Feb-Apr 2023: 73.8% May-Jul 2023: 71.2% Go to the start of line chart
In full-time education
Labour market status for young people (16-24) in full-time education
Skip line chart Rolling 3-month period Nov-Jan 2021 May-Jul 2023 May-Jul 2021 Nov-Jan 2022 May-Jul 2022 Nov-Jan 2023 Rate (%) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Aug-Oct 2020: 20.1% Nov-Jan 2021: 20.3% Feb-Apr 2021: 19.1% May-Jul 2021: 19.4% Aug-Oct 2021: 14.9% Nov-Jan 2022: 14.0% Feb-Apr 2022: 14.8% May-Jul 2022: 12.9% Aug-Oct 2022: 13.3% Nov-Jan 2023: 14.1% Feb-Apr 2023: 13.0% May-Jul 2023: 13.7% Aug-Oct 2020: 67.9% Nov-Jan 2021: 69.8% Feb-Apr 2021: 70.9% May-Jul 2021: 67.4% Aug-Oct 2021: 65.5% Nov-Jan 2022: 64.2% Feb-Apr 2022: 64.0% May-Jul 2022: 65.9% Aug-Oct 2022: 65.5% Nov-Jan 2023: 63.2% Feb-Apr 2023: 63.3% May-Jul 2023: 64.0% Aug-Oct 2020: 25.7% Nov-Jan 2021: 24.1% Feb-Apr 2021: 23.5% May-Jul 2021: 26.2% Aug-Oct 2021: 29.4% Nov-Jan 2022: 30.8% Feb-Apr 2022: 30.7% May-Jul 2022: 29.7% Aug-Oct 2022: 29.9% Nov-Jan 2023: 31.6% Feb-Apr 2023: 31.9% May-Jul 2023: 31.1% Go to the start of line chart
All young people
Labour market status for young people (16-24)
Skip line chart Rolling 3-month period Nov-Jan 2021 May-Jul 2023 May-Jul 2021 Nov-Jan 2022 May-Jul 2022 Nov-Jan 2023 Rate (%) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Aug-Oct 2020: 14.9% Nov-Jan 2021: 14.6% Feb-Apr 2021: 13.5% May-Jul 2021: 12.8% Aug-Oct 2021: 11.2% Nov-Jan 2022: 11.2% Feb-Apr 2022: 10.8% May-Jul 2022: 9.1% Aug-Oct 2022: 10.5% Nov-Jan 2023: 10.8% Feb-Apr 2023: 10.9% May-Jul 2023: 12.7% Aug-Oct 2020: 40.3% Nov-Jan 2021: 41.2% Feb-Apr 2021: 41.6% May-Jul 2021: 40.0% Aug-Oct 2021: 39.9% Nov-Jan 2022: 39.2% Feb-Apr 2022: 38.3% May-Jul 2022: 39.8% Aug-Oct 2022: 39.9% Nov-Jan 2023: 38.2% Feb-Apr 2023: 37.9% May-Jul 2023: 39.7% Aug-Oct 2020: 50.8% Nov-Jan 2021: 50.3% Feb-Apr 2021: 50.5% May-Jul 2021: 52.3% Aug-Oct 2021: 53.4% Nov-Jan 2022: 54.0% Feb-Apr 2022: 55.0% May-Jul 2022: 54.7% Aug-Oct 2022: 53.8% Nov-Jan 2023: 55.1% Feb-Apr 2023: 55.3% May-Jul 2023: 52.7% Go to the start of line chart
The following charts compare labour market status for young people not in full-time education aged 16-17 and the group aged 18-24.
16-17
Labour market status for young people not in full-time education aged 16 to 17
Skip line chart Rolling 3-month period Nov-Jan 2021 May-Jul 2023 May-Jul 2021 Nov-Jan 2022 May-Jul 2022 Nov-Jan 2023 Rate (%) 0 20 40 60 80 Aug-Oct 2020: 29.4% Nov-Jan 2021: 22.8% Feb-Apr 2021: 29.9% May-Jul 2021: 30.9% Aug-Oct 2021: 23.3% Nov-Jan 2022: 29.8% Feb-Apr 2022: 28.8% May-Jul 2022: 23.1% Aug-Oct 2022: 17.1% Nov-Jan 2023: 27.3% Feb-Apr 2023: 19.5% May-Jul 2023: 20.7% Aug-Oct 2020: 50.8% Nov-Jan 2021: 51.1% Feb-Apr 2021: 50.5% May-Jul 2021: 48.7% Aug-Oct 2021: 51.0% Nov-Jan 2022: 50.3% Feb-Apr 2022: 47.9% May-Jul 2022: 45.3% Aug-Oct 2022: 55.3% Nov-Jan 2023: 54.4% Feb-Apr 2023: 49.2% May-Jul 2023: 53.0% Aug-Oct 2020: 34.7% Nov-Jan 2021: 37.8% Feb-Apr 2021: 34.7% May-Jul 2021: 35.4% Aug-Oct 2021: 37.5% Nov-Jan 2022: 34.9% Feb-Apr 2022: 37.1% May-Jul 2022: 42.1% Aug-Oct 2022: 37.1% Nov-Jan 2023: 33.2% Feb-Apr 2023: 40.9% May-Jul 2023: 37.2% Go to the start of line chart
18-24
Labour market status for young people not in full-time education aged 18 to 24
Skip line chart Rolling 3-month period Nov-Jan 2021 May-Jul 2023 May-Jul 2021 Nov-Jan 2022 May-Jul 2022 Nov-Jan 2023 Rate (%) 0 20 40 60 80 Aug-Oct 2020: 12.7% Nov-Jan 2021: 12.6% Feb-Apr 2021: 11.4% May-Jul 2021: 10.0% Aug-Oct 2021: 9.5% Nov-Jan 2022: 9.5% Feb-Apr 2022: 8.8% May-Jul 2022: 7.1% Aug-Oct 2022: 9.2% Nov-Jan 2023: 9.2% Feb-Apr 2023: 9.9% May-Jul 2023: 12.1% Aug-Oct 2020: 15.1% Nov-Jan 2021: 15.2% Feb-Apr 2021: 14.3% May-Jul 2021: 13.9% Aug-Oct 2021: 15.6% Nov-Jan 2022: 15.0% Feb-Apr 2022: 14.6% May-Jul 2022: 15.3% Aug-Oct 2022: 15.6% Nov-Jan 2023: 16.1% Feb-Apr 2023: 16.0% May-Jul 2023: 17.0% Aug-Oct 2020: 74.1% Nov-Jan 2021: 74.2% Feb-Apr 2021: 76.0% May-Jul 2021: 77.5% Aug-Oct 2021: 76.4% Nov-Jan 2022: 76.9% Feb-Apr 2022: 77.9% May-Jul 2022: 78.7% Aug-Oct 2022: 76.6% Nov-Jan 2023: 76.2% Feb-Apr 2023: 75.7% May-Jul 2023: 72.9% Go to the start of line chart
16-24
Labour market status for young people (16-24) not in full-time education
Skip line chart Rolling 3-month period Nov-Jan 2021 May-Jul 2023 May-Jul 2021 Nov-Jan 2022 May-Jul 2022 Nov-Jan 2023 Rate (%) 0 20 40 60 80 Aug-Oct 2020: 13.2% Nov-Jan 2021: 12.8% Feb-Apr 2021: 11.8% May-Jul 2021: 10.5% Aug-Oct 2021: 9.8% Nov-Jan 2022: 10.1% Feb-Apr 2022: 9.4% May-Jul 2022: 7.6% Aug-Oct 2022: 9.5% Nov-Jan 2023: 9.7% Feb-Apr 2023: 10.2% May-Jul 2023: 12.4% Aug-Oct 2020: 16.6% Nov-Jan 2021: 16.5% Feb-Apr 2021: 15.6% May-Jul 2021: 15.2% Aug-Oct 2021: 17.1% Nov-Jan 2022: 16.7% Feb-Apr 2022: 16.2% May-Jul 2022: 16.7% Aug-Oct 2022: 17.5% Nov-Jan 2023: 18.1% Feb-Apr 2023: 17.8% May-Jul 2023: 18.8% Aug-Oct 2020: 72.5% Nov-Jan 2021: 72.8% Feb-Apr 2021: 74.4% May-Jul 2021: 75.9% Aug-Oct 2021: 74.8% Nov-Jan 2022: 74.9% Feb-Apr 2022: 76.0% May-Jul 2022: 76.9% Aug-Oct 2022: 74.7% Nov-Jan 2023: 74.0% Feb-Apr 2023: 73.8% May-Jul 2023: 71.2% Go to the start of line chart
The following charts compare labour market status for men and women aged 16 to 24 not in full-time education.
Women
Labour market status for women aged 16 to 24 not in full-time education
Skip line chart Rolling 3-month period Nov-Jan 2021 May-Jul 2023 May-Jul 2021 Nov-Jan 2022 May-Jul 2022 Nov-Jan 2023 Rate (%) 0 20 40 60 80 Aug-Oct 2020: 10.2% Nov-Jan 2021: 10.0% Feb-Apr 2021: 9.9% May-Jul 2021: 9.0% Aug-Oct 2021: 8.1% Nov-Jan 2022: 7.8% Feb-Apr 2022: 7.1% May-Jul 2022: 5.5% Aug-Oct 2022: 7.2% Nov-Jan 2023: 7.7% Feb-Apr 2023: 8.3% May-Jul 2023: 7.8% Aug-Oct 2020: 17.5% Nov-Jan 2021: 17.7% Feb-Apr 2021: 16.4% May-Jul 2021: 16.5% Aug-Oct 2021: 17.9% Nov-Jan 2022: 17.6% Feb-Apr 2022: 17.8% May-Jul 2022: 19.5% Aug-Oct 2022: 18.3% Nov-Jan 2023: 20.3% Feb-Apr 2023: 20.7% May-Jul 2023: 23.1% Aug-Oct 2020: 74.1% Nov-Jan 2021: 74.0% Feb-Apr 2021: 75.3% May-Jul 2021: 76.0% Aug-Oct 2021: 75.5% Nov-Jan 2022: 76.0% Feb-Apr 2022: 76.4% May-Jul 2022: 76.0% Aug-Oct 2022: 75.8% Nov-Jan 2023: 73.6% Feb-Apr 2023: 72.7% May-Jul 2023: 70.9% Go to the start of line chart
Men
Labour market status for men aged 16 to 24 not in full-time education
Skip line chart Rolling 3-month period Nov-Jan 2021 May-Jul 2023 May-Jul 2021 Nov-Jan 2022 May-Jul 2022 Nov-Jan 2023 Rate (%) 0 20 40 60 80 Aug-Oct 2020: 15.6% Nov-Jan 2021: 15.1% Feb-Apr 2021: 13.4% May-Jul 2021: 11.8% Aug-Oct 2021: 11.3% Nov-Jan 2022: 12.0% Feb-Apr 2022: 11.3% May-Jul 2022: 9.5% Aug-Oct 2022: 11.5% Nov-Jan 2023: 11.4% Feb-Apr 2023: 11.8% May-Jul 2023: 16.0% Aug-Oct 2020: 15.8% Nov-Jan 2021: 15.5% Feb-Apr 2021: 14.9% May-Jul 2021: 14.1% Aug-Oct 2021: 16.4% Nov-Jan 2022: 15.9% Feb-Apr 2022: 14.8% May-Jul 2022: 14.1% Aug-Oct 2022: 16.7% Nov-Jan 2023: 16.1% Feb-Apr 2023: 15.2% May-Jul 2023: 14.9% Aug-Oct 2020: 71.1% Nov-Jan 2021: 71.7% Feb-Apr 2021: 73.7% May-Jul 2021: 75.7% Aug-Oct 2021: 74.2% Nov-Jan 2022: 74.0% Feb-Apr 2022: 75.6% May-Jul 2022: 77.8% Aug-Oct 2022: 73.7% Nov-Jan 2023: 74.4% Feb-Apr 2023: 74.8% May-Jul 2023: 71.4% Go to the start of line chart
All young people
Labour market status for young people (16-24) not in full-time education
Skip line chart Rolling 3-month period Nov-Jan 2021 May-Jul 2023 May-Jul 2021 Nov-Jan 2022 May-Jul 2022 Nov-Jan 2023 Rate (%) 0 20 40 60 80 Aug-Oct 2020: 13.2% Nov-Jan 2021: 12.8% Feb-Apr 2021: 11.8% May-Jul 2021: 10.5% Aug-Oct 2021: 9.8% Nov-Jan 2022: 10.1% Feb-Apr 2022: 9.4% May-Jul 2022: 7.6% Aug-Oct 2022: 9.5% Nov-Jan 2023: 9.7% Feb-Apr 2023: 10.2% May-Jul 2023: 12.4% Aug-Oct 2020: 16.6% Nov-Jan 2021: 16.5% Feb-Apr 2021: 15.6% May-Jul 2021: 15.2% Aug-Oct 2021: 17.1% Nov-Jan 2022: 16.7% Feb-Apr 2022: 16.2% May-Jul 2022: 16.7% Aug-Oct 2022: 17.5% Nov-Jan 2023: 18.1% Feb-Apr 2023: 17.8% May-Jul 2023: 18.8% Aug-Oct 2020: 72.5% Nov-Jan 2021: 72.8% Feb-Apr 2021: 74.4% May-Jul 2021: 75.9% Aug-Oct 2021: 74.8% Nov-Jan 2022: 74.9% Feb-Apr 2022: 76.0% May-Jul 2022: 76.9% Aug-Oct 2022: 74.7% Nov-Jan 2023: 74.0% Feb-Apr 2023: 73.8% May-Jul 2023: 71.2% Go to the start of line chart
Data tables
Long term unemployment
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.
Skip table Rolling 3-monthly period Population unemployed for between 6 and 12 months (000s) Population unemployed (000s) Proportion of unemployment between 6 and 12 months May-Jul 2023 88 526 16.7% Feb-Apr 2023 81 465 17.4% Nov-Jan 2023 41 458 9.0% Aug-Oct 2022 45 431 10.4% May-Jul 2022 45 372 12.1% Feb-Apr 2022 35 455 7.7% Nov-Jan 2022 59 462 12.8% Aug-Oct 2021 67 458 14.6% May-Jul 2021 95 523 18.2% Feb-Apr 2021 108 537 20.1% Nov-Jan 2021 115 586 19.6% Aug-Oct 2020 86 608 14.1%
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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.
Skip table Rolling 3-monthly period Population unemployed for more than 12 months (000s) Population unemployed (000s) Proportion of unemployment over 12 months May-Jul 2023 61 526 11.6% Feb-Apr 2023 50 465 12.9% Nov-Jan 2023 56 458 12.2% Aug-Oct 2022 58 431 13.5% May-Jul 2022 66 372 17.7% Feb-Apr 2022 73 455 16.0% Nov-Jan 2022 92 462 19.9% Aug-Oct 2021 88 458 19.2% May-Jul 2021 97 523 18.5% Feb-Apr 2021 110 537 20.5% Nov-Jan 2021 98 586 16.7% Aug-Oct 2020 100 608 16.4%
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Labour market status
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.
Skip table Rolling 3-monthly period Employed rate Unemployed rate Economic inactivity rate May-Jul 2023 71.2% 12.4% 18.8% Feb-Apr 2023 73.8% 10.2% 17.8% Nov-Jan 2023 74.0% 9.7% 18.1% Aug-Oct 2022 74.7% 9.5% 17.5% May-Jul 2022 76.9% 7.6% 16.7% Feb-Apr 2022 76.0% 9.4% 16.2% Nov-Jan 2022 74.9% 10.1% 16.7% Aug-Oct 2021 74.8% 9.8% 17.1% May-Jul 2021 75.9% 10.5% 15.2% Feb-Apr 2021 74.4% 11.8% 15.6% Nov-Jan 2021 72.8% 12.8% 16.5% Aug-Oct 2020 72.5% 13.2% 16.6%
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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.
Skip table Rolling 3-monthly period Employed rate Unemployed rate Economic inactivity rate May-Jul 2023 31.1% 13.7% 64.0% Feb-Apr 2023 31.9% 13.0% 63.3% Nov-Jan 2023 31.6% 14.1% 63.2% Aug-Oct 2022 29.9% 13.3% 65.5% May-Jul 2022 29.7% 12.9% 65.9% Feb-Apr 2022 30.7% 14.8% 64.0% Nov-Jan 2022 30.8% 14.0% 64.2% Aug-Oct 2021 29.4% 14.9% 65.5% May-Jul 2021 26.2% 19.4% 67.4% Feb-Apr 2021 23.5% 19.1% 70.9% Nov-Jan 2021 24.1% 20.3% 69.8% Aug-Oct 2020 25.7% 20.1% 67.9%
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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.
Skip table Rolling 3-monthly period Employed rate Unemployed rate Economic inactivity rate May-Jul 2023 70.9% 7.8% 23.1% Feb-Apr 2023 72.7% 8.3% 20.7% Nov-Jan 2023 73.6% 7.7% 20.3% Aug-Oct 2022 75.8% 7.2% 18.3% May-Jul 2022 76.0% 5.5% 19.5% Feb-Apr 2022 76.4% 7.1% 17.8% Nov-Jan 2022 76.0% 7.8% 17.6% Aug-Oct 2021 75.5% 8.1% 17.9% May-Jul 2021 76.0% 9% 16.5% Feb-Apr 2021 75.3% 9.9% 16.4% Nov-Jan 2021 74.0% 10% 17.7% Aug-Oct 2020 74.1% 10.2% 17.5%
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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.
Skip table Rolling 3-monthly period Employed rate Unemployed rate Economic inactivity rate May-Jul 2023 71.4% 16% 14.9% Feb-Apr 2023 74.8% 11.8% 15.2% Nov-Jan 2023 74.4% 11.4% 16.1% Aug-Oct 2022 73.7% 11.5% 16.7% May-Jul 2022 77.8% 9.5% 14.1% Feb-Apr 2022 75.6% 11.3% 14.8% Nov-Jan 2022 74.0% 12% 15.9% Aug-Oct 2021 74.2% 11.3% 16.4% May-Jul 2021 75.7% 11.8% 14.1% Feb-Apr 2021 73.7% 13.4% 14.9% Nov-Jan 2021 71.7% 15.1% 15.5% Aug-Oct 2020 71.1% 15.6% 15.8%
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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.
Skip table Rolling 3-monthly period Employed rate Unemployed rate Economic inactivity rate May-Jul 2023 37.2% 20.7% 53.0% Feb-Apr 2023 40.9% 19.5% 49.2% Nov-Jan 2023 33.2% 27.3% 54.4% Aug-Oct 2022 37.1% 17.1% 55.3% May-Jul 2022 42.1% 23.1% 45.3% Feb-Apr 2022 37.1% 28.8% 47.9% Nov-Jan 2022 34.9% 29.8% 50.3% Aug-Oct 2021 37.5% 23.3% 51.0% May-Jul 2021 35.4% 30.9% 48.7% Feb-Apr 2021 34.7% 29.9% 50.5% Nov-Jan 2021 37.8% 22.8% 51.1% Aug-Oct 2020 34.7% 29.4% 50.8%
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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.
Skip table Rolling 3-monthly period Employed rate Unemployed rate Economic inactivity rate May-Jul 2023 72.9% 12.1% 17.0% Feb-Apr 2023 75.7% 9.9% 16.0% Nov-Jan 2023 76.2% 9.2% 16.1% Aug-Oct 2022 76.6% 9.2% 15.6% May-Jul 2022 78.7% 7.1% 15.3% Feb-Apr 2022 77.9% 8.8% 14.6% Nov-Jan 2022 76.9% 9.5% 15.0% Aug-Oct 2021 76.4% 9.5% 15.6% May-Jul 2021 77.5% 10% 13.9% Feb-Apr 2021 76.0% 11.4% 14.3% Nov-Jan 2021 74.2% 12.6% 15.2% Aug-Oct 2020 74.1% 12.7% 15.1%
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