21st January 2024
UK Labour Market Statistics: September – November 2024
UK Labour Market Statistics
In September to November 2024, the number of people aged 16+ in employment was 33.78 million, and the employment rate for people aged 16-64 was 74.8%. Employment levels increased by around 440,000 over the last year, but the employment rate fell slightly.
9.30 million people aged 16-64 were economically inactive, and the inactivity rate was 21.6% in September to November 2024. Both inactivity levels and the inactivity rate fell slightly in the last year.
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Youth Employment Statistics
There were 628,000 young people aged 16 to 24 who were unemployed in September to November 2024, an increase of 98,000 from the previous year.
The unemployment rate (the proportion of the economically active population who are unemployed) for 16 to 24 year olds was 14.5%. This is up from 12.4% from the year before.
The number who are economically inactive (not in or looking for work) was 41.1% up from 40.8% from the previous year.
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