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Jump in over-50s coming out of retirement amid soaring cost of living

More people are choosing to return to work to combat soaring living costs, with those in their 50s coming out of early retirement to boost under-pressure finances, according to official data. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed there ...

13 Dec 2022 at 13:20

Rise in proportion of people too ill to work who have multiple health conditions

Nearly four in 10 people in the UK not able to work due to long-term sickness are suffering from multiple health conditions, a higher proportion than before the Covid-19 pandemic, new analysis suggests. More than 2.5 million people are currently ...

26 Jul 2023 at 14:56

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Scotland’s unemployment rate falls by 1.1%, latest data shows

Scotland’s unemployment rate fell by 1.1% in the third quarter of 2024, the latest figures show. The ONS labour market statistics for the July to September period show the unemployment rate was at 3.3%. The economic inactivity rate for those ...

12 Nov 2024 at 15:20

Government announces plans to ‘get Britain working again’

Places with the highest levels of joblessness will get extra NHS support as the Government bids to “get Britain working again”. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will announce the plans on Tuesday as part of wide-ranging reforms ...

26 Nov 2024 at 09:49

Long-term sickness in the UK workforce: What do the figures show?

The number of people who are classed as being economically inactive due to long-term sickness has risen in recent years. Here the PA news agency looks at what the latest employment statistics show about inactivity and sickness. – ...

25 Sept 2024 at 15:14

UK data chief calls for more cash to lift response rates amid faulty jobs survey

Britain’s national statistician wants more funding to help it fight falling response rates to surveys, amid work to fix a crisis around its faulty jobs data. Sir Ian Diamond, head of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), ...

04 Feb 2025 at 13:56

Proportion of workforce economically inactive because of sickness, by local area

Here is a list showing the estimated proportion of the workforce who are economically inactive because of sickness in every upper-tier local authority in England, along with every council area in Scotland and Wales. The ...

19 Mar 2025 at 15:37

One in 12 of UK workforce could be economically inactive from sickness by 2030

About one in 12 people of working age in the UK could be classed as economically inactive because of sickness by the end of the decade, official projections show. Some 3.62 million people might be in this category in ...

20 Mar 2025 at 11:10

Slight fall in number of young people not in work, education or training

The number of young people not in employment, education or training has fallen slightly but remains close to a million, figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the number of so-called Neets aged ...

20 Nov 2025 at 11:58

Number of young people not in work, education or training ‘a scandal’ – minister

It is “an absolute scandal” that the number of young people not in employment, education or training is close to a million, a minister has said. The number of so-called “neets” aged 16 to 24 remains more than 940,...

20 Nov 2025 at 18:08

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