20.1.1.20. Unemployed persons by status in employment

Information

Year	People who had stopped work within 8 years	People who did not work in last 8 years or unknown	Never had regular work	Unemployed persons together
Total
2009	321.9	12.7	334.6	31.1	51.7	417.4
2010	357.2	20.7	377.9	33.6	57.5	469.1
2011	353.9	17.4	371.3	36.7	57.4	465.4
2012	357.2	14.5	371.7	31.5	69.6	472.8
2013	315.3	16.9	332.2	34.1	73.9	440.2
2014	238.8	15.1	253.9	27.9	61.0	342.9
2015	221.1	9.4	230.6	27.1	50.0	307.7
2016	169.2	6.9	176.0	21.2	37.2	234.5
2017	136.7	7.8	144.5	15.6	31.4	191.6
2018	124.5	5.4	129.9	12.6	27.0	169.4
2019	118.2	…	119.9	9.5	28.5	157.9
2020	153.6	5.2	158.8	8.8	28.6	196.2
2021	148.9	6.1	155.1	7.1	31.3	193.4
2022	135.0	4.3	139.3	11.4	23.3	174.0
2023	151.6	6.9	158.5	13.8	28.9	201.2
Male
2009	183.0	7.4	190.4	14.2	27.3	231.8
2010	206.3	11.1	217.4	13.4	30.9	261.7
2011	197.7	9.9	207.6	14.0	29.8	251.5
2012	202.3	9.7	211.9	12.2	37.9	262.1
2013	175.5	10.2	185.8	14.2	39.3	239.3
2014	130.4	8.2	138.6	11.5	31.7	181.7
2015	118.7	5.6	124.2	11.4	26.3	161.9
2016	95.5	4.2	99.7	9.8	18.0	127.5
2017	71.1	4.5	75.6	6.3	13.9	95.7
2018	65.2	2.7	68.0	5.4	14.3	87.6
2019	64.3	…	64.8	5.1	15.8	85.6
2020	84.8	3.2	88.0	4.0	12.8	104.8
2021	77.7	3.6	81.3	2.6	15.6	99.5
2022	73.6	3.3	76.8	5.9	12.7	95.4
2023	82.3	3.5	85.8	5.4	14.9	106.0
Female
2009	139.0	5.3	144.3	16.9	24.5	185.6
2010	150.8	9.7	160.5	20.2	26.7	207.4
2011	156.2	7.5	163.7	22.7	27.6	214.0
2012	155.0	4.8	159.8	19.3	31.7	210.7
2013	139.8	6.7	146.5	19.9	34.6	201.0
2014	108.4	6.9	115.3	16.5	29.3	161.1
2015	102.5	3.9	106.3	15.7	23.8	145.7
2016	73.7	2.7	76.4	11.4	19.2	107.0
2017	65.7	3.3	69.0	9.4	17.5	95.8
2018	59.3	2.6	61.9	7.2	12.7	81.8
2019	54.0	…	55.1	4.4	12.8	72.3
2020	68.8	…	70.8	4.8	15.8	91.4
2021	71.2	2.5	73.8	4.5	15.7	94.0
2022	61.4	…	62.5	5.5	10.7	78.6
2023	69.3	3.5	72.8	8.4	14.0	95.2

*	From 25 October 2024 onwards, the Labour Force Survey estimates are produced using population projections based on the 2022 Census. The data has been extrapolated back to 2018 using the new base. Data of labour force survey refer to the population aged 15–74. Source: labour force survey, HCSO.
a	Self-employed: own-account worker, member of a partnership, member of co-operatives or unpaid family worker.

Year	People who had stopped work within 8 years			People who did not work in last 8 years or unknown	Never had regular work	Unemployed persons together
	employee	self-employed^a	total
							Total
							2009	321.9	12.7	334.6	31.1	51.7	417.4
2010	357.2	20.7	377.9	33.6	57.5	469.1
2011	353.9	17.4	371.3	36.7	57.4	465.4
2012	357.2	14.5	371.7	31.5	69.6	472.8
2013	315.3	16.9	332.2	34.1	73.9	440.2
2014	238.8	15.1	253.9	27.9	61.0	342.9
2015	221.1	9.4	230.6	27.1	50.0	307.7
2016	169.2	6.9	176.0	21.2	37.2	234.5
2017	136.7	7.8	144.5	15.6	31.4	191.6
2018	124.5	5.4	129.9	12.6	27.0	169.4
2019	118.2	…	119.9	9.5	28.5	157.9
2020	153.6	5.2	158.8	8.8	28.6	196.2
2021	148.9	6.1	155.1	7.1	31.3	193.4
2022	135.0	4.3	139.3	11.4	23.3	174.0
2023	151.6	6.9	158.5	13.8	28.9	201.2
Male
2009	183.0	7.4	190.4	14.2	27.3	231.8
2010	206.3	11.1	217.4	13.4	30.9	261.7
2011	197.7	9.9	207.6	14.0	29.8	251.5
2012	202.3	9.7	211.9	12.2	37.9	262.1
2013	175.5	10.2	185.8	14.2	39.3	239.3
2014	130.4	8.2	138.6	11.5	31.7	181.7
2015	118.7	5.6	124.2	11.4	26.3	161.9
2016	95.5	4.2	99.7	9.8	18.0	127.5
2017	71.1	4.5	75.6	6.3	13.9	95.7
2018	65.2	2.7	68.0	5.4	14.3	87.6
2019	64.3	…	64.8	5.1	15.8	85.6
2020	84.8	3.2	88.0	4.0	12.8	104.8
2021	77.7	3.6	81.3	2.6	15.6	99.5
2022	73.6	3.3	76.8	5.9	12.7	95.4
2023	82.3	3.5	85.8	5.4	14.9	106.0
Female
2009	139.0	5.3	144.3	16.9	24.5	185.6
2010	150.8	9.7	160.5	20.2	26.7	207.4
2011	156.2	7.5	163.7	22.7	27.6	214.0
2012	155.0	4.8	159.8	19.3	31.7	210.7
2013	139.8	6.7	146.5	19.9	34.6	201.0
2014	108.4	6.9	115.3	16.5	29.3	161.1
2015	102.5	3.9	106.3	15.7	23.8	145.7
2016	73.7	2.7	76.4	11.4	19.2	107.0
2017	65.7	3.3	69.0	9.4	17.5	95.8
2018	59.3	2.6	61.9	7.2	12.7	81.8
2019	54.0	…	55.1	4.4	12.8	72.3
2020	68.8	…	70.8	4.8	15.8	91.4
2021	71.2	2.5	73.8	4.5	15.7	94.0
2022	61.4	…	62.5	5.5	10.7	78.6
2023	69.3	3.5	72.8	8.4	14.0	95.2