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Unemployment rate (young people)

12.8%Young people aged 16-24, unemployed as at Dec-Feb 2024 (seasonally adjusted)

Economic inactivity rate (young people)

42.8%Young people aged 16-24, economically inactive as at Dec-Feb 2024 (seasonally adjusted)

Unemployment rate (all working age)

4.3%People aged 16-64, unemployed as at Dec-Feb 2024 (seasonally adjusted)

Economic inactivity rate (all working age)

22.2%People aged 16-64, economically inactive as at Dec-Feb 2024 (seasonally adjusted)

ONS have recently paused the regular publication of the Labour Force Survey that we use to update these visualisations as a result of increased uncertainty in the statistics. See the Nomis news article for more information.

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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.

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.

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Last 3 years

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

6 to 12 months
12 months
Rolling 3-month periodJun-Aug2021Dec-Feb2024Dec-Feb2022Jun-Aug2022Dec-Feb2023Jun-Aug2023Rate (%)01015202530355Mar-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%Sep-Nov 2023 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: %Dec-Feb 2024 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.3%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%
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Since 2000

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

6 to 12 months
12 months
Rolling 3-month periodDec-Feb2004Dec-Feb2009Dec-Feb2014Dec-Feb2019Dec-Feb2024Rate (%)Dec-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%Sep-Nov 2023 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: %Dec-Feb 2024 Proportion between 6 and 12 months: 16.3%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%

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

Overall unemployment
Economically inactive
In employment
Rolling 3-month periodJun-Aug2021Dec-Feb2024Dec-Feb2022Jun-Aug2022Dec-Feb2023Jun-Aug2023Rate (%)01020304050607080Mar-May 2021: 11.6%Jun-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 2021: 15.0%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 2021: 75.1%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%
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In full-time education

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

Overall unemployment
Economically inactive
In employment
Rolling 3-month periodJun-Aug2021Dec-Feb2024Dec-Feb2022Jun-Aug2022Dec-Feb2023Jun-Aug2023Rate (%)01020304050607080Mar-May 2021: 19.5%Jun-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 2021: 70.4%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 2021: 23.9%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%
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All young people

Labour market status for young people (16-24)

Overall unemployment
Economically inactive
In employment
Rolling 3-month periodJun-Aug2021Dec-Feb2024Dec-Feb2022Jun-Aug2022Dec-Feb2023Jun-Aug2023Rate (%)01020304050607080Mar-May 2021: 13.5%Jun-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 2021: 41.0%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 2021: 51.0%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%

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

Overall unemployment
Economically inactive
In employment
Rolling 3-month periodJun-Aug2021Dec-Feb2024Dec-Feb2022Jun-Aug2022Dec-Feb2023Jun-Aug2023Rate (%)020406080Mar-May 2021: 30.8%Jun-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 2021: 50.7%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 2021: 34.1%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%
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18-24

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

Overall unemployment
Economically inactive
In employment
Rolling 3-month periodJun-Aug2021Dec-Feb2024Dec-Feb2022Jun-Aug2022Dec-Feb2023Jun-Aug2023Rate (%)020406080Mar-May 2021: 11.2%Jun-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 2021: 13.6%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 2021: 76.8%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%
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16-24

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

Overall unemployment
Economically inactive
In employment
Rolling 3-month periodJun-Aug2021Dec-Feb2024Dec-Feb2022Jun-Aug2022Dec-Feb2023Jun-Aug2023Rate (%)020406080Mar-May 2021: 11.6%Jun-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 2021: 15.0%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 2021: 75.1%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%

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

Overall unemployment
Economically inactive
In employment
Rolling 3-month periodJun-Aug2021Dec-Feb2024Dec-Feb2022Jun-Aug2022Dec-Feb2023Jun-Aug2023Rate (%)020406080Mar-May 2021: 10.1%Jun-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 2021: 16.4%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 2021: 75.1%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%
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Men

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

Overall unemployment
Economically inactive
In employment
Rolling 3-month periodJun-Aug2021Dec-Feb2024Dec-Feb2022Jun-Aug2022Dec-Feb2023Jun-Aug2023Rate (%)020406080Mar-May 2021: 12.9%Jun-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 2021: 13.8%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 2021: 75.1%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%
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All young people

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

Overall unemployment
Economically inactive
In employment
Rolling 3-month periodJun-Aug2021Dec-Feb2024Dec-Feb2022Jun-Aug2022Dec-Feb2023Jun-Aug2023Rate (%)020406080Mar-May 2021: 11.6%Jun-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 2021: 15.0%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 2021: 75.1%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%

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
Dec-Feb 20248552216.3%
Sep-Nov 2023522%
Jun-Aug 202310153618.8%
Mar-May 20239549419.2%
Dec-Feb 2023464889.4%
Sep-Nov 20226148612.6%
Jun-Aug 20224340710.6%
Mar-May 2022364677.7%
Dec-Feb 20225049710.1%
Sep-Nov 20216248412.8%
Jun-Aug 20217252313.8%
Mar-May 202111056919.3%
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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
Dec-Feb 20248952217.0%
Sep-Nov 20236152214.5%
Jun-Aug 20235853612.6%
Mar-May 20235249412.7%
Dec-Feb 20236248812.7%
Sep-Nov 20225848615.1%
Jun-Aug 20226140715.0%
Mar-May 20226446713.7%
Dec-Feb 20228649717.3%
Sep-Nov 20219348419.2%
Jun-Aug 20219752318.5%
Mar-May 202110656918.6%

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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
Dec-Feb 202470.8%11.3%20.2%
Sep-Nov 202371.4%11.1%19.7%
Jun-Aug 202370.6%12.1%19.7%
Mar-May 202373.4%10.6%17.9%
Dec-Feb 202372.4%10.9%18.8%
Sep-Nov 202273.7%10.4%17.8%
Jun-Aug 202277.3%7.5%16.5%
Mar-May 202275.7%9.1%16.8%
Dec-Feb 202275.1%9.6%16.9%
Sep-Nov 202174.8%9.6%17.2%
Jun-Aug 202175.6%10.1%16.0%
Mar-May 202175.1%11.6%15.0%
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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
Dec-Feb 202426.6%16.9%68.0%
Sep-Nov 202328.8%16.0%65.7%
Jun-Aug 202329.5%15.0%65.3%
Mar-May 202332.1%13.6%62.9%
Dec-Feb 202331.5%12.7%64.0%
Sep-Nov 202230.7%14.1%64.3%
Jun-Aug 202229.5%13.4%66.0%
Mar-May 202229.8%14.2%65.2%
Dec-Feb 202229.8%15.5%64.7%
Sep-Nov 202130.0%14.6%64.9%
Jun-Aug 202128.1%17.5%65.9%
Mar-May 202123.9%19.5%70.4%
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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
Dec-Feb 202472.3%8.7%20.8%
Sep-Nov 202371.8%7.9%22.1%
Jun-Aug 202370.2%8.3%23.5%
Mar-May 202373.2%7.1%21.2%
Dec-Feb 202371.7%8.8%21.4%
Sep-Nov 202274.2%8.4%19.0%
Jun-Aug 202277.3%5.8%18.0%
Mar-May 202276.3%6.8%18.1%
Dec-Feb 202275.8%7.1%18.4%
Sep-Nov 202175.8%7.7%17.9%
Jun-Aug 202176.0%8.2%17.2%
Mar-May 202175.1%10.1%16.4%
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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
Dec-Feb 202469.4%13.6%19.7%
Sep-Nov 202371.0%13.9%17.6%
Jun-Aug 202371.0%15.3%16.2%
Mar-May 202373.6%13.6%14.8%
Dec-Feb 202373.1%12.7%16.4%
Sep-Nov 202273.2%12.3%16.5%
Jun-Aug 202277.3%9%15.1%
Mar-May 202275.1%11.1%15.5%
Dec-Feb 202274.5%11.7%15.5%
Sep-Nov 202173.9%11.3%16.6%
Jun-Aug 202175.2%11.6%14.9%
Mar-May 202175.1%12.9%13.8%
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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.

Rolling 3-monthly periodEmployed rateUnemployed rateEconomic inactivity rate
Dec-Feb 202437.8%28.2%47.3%
Sep-Nov 202343.8%12.8%49.8%
Jun-Aug 202338.6%16.3%53.9%
Mar-May 202338.4%22.5%50.5%
Dec-Feb 202335.7%24.9%52.5%
Sep-Nov 202234.9%22%55.3%
Jun-Aug 202244.1%23.3%42.5%
Mar-May 202242.0%25%44.0%
Dec-Feb 202237.4%24.6%50.4%
Sep-Nov 202133.0%28.6%53.8%
Jun-Aug 202139.8%25%46.8%
Mar-May 202134.1%30.8%50.7%
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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
Dec-Feb 202472.8%10.6%18.5%
Sep-Nov 202373.2%11.1%17.7%
Jun-Aug 202372.4%11.9%17.8%
Mar-May 202375.2%10.2%16.2%
Dec-Feb 202374.7%10.4%16.7%
Sep-Nov 202275.8%10.1%15.7%
Jun-Aug 202278.9%7%15.2%
Mar-May 202277.4%8.5%15.4%
Dec-Feb 202277.1%9.1%15.1%
Sep-Nov 202176.6%9.2%15.6%
Jun-Aug 202177.0%9.7%14.8%
Mar-May 202176.8%11.2%13.6%