Year Does not want to work Want a job Total
Total
2009 3,029.9 334.4 3,364.3
2010 2,972.6 347.2 3,319.8
2011 2,901.6 379.3 3,280.9
2012 2,831.1 373.2 3,204.3
2013 2,758.9 381.3 3,140.2
2014 2,683.4 324.4 3,007.8
2015 2,594.7 300.5 2,895.2
2016 2,514.4 276.4 2,790.9
2017 2,473.3 247.1 2,720.4
2018 2,398.3 233.5 2,631.8
2019 2,347.6 240.9 2,588.6
2020 2,296.3 278.5 2,574.8
2021 2,316.5 184.3 2,500.9
2022 2,287.0 144.9 2,431.9
2023 2,237.3 118.2 2,355.5
Male
2009 1,261.6 157.2 1,418.9
2010 1,256.6 161.6 1,418.2
2011 1,218.9 178.8 1,397.7
2012 1,192.0 172.8 1,364.8
2013 1,146.0 177.8 1,323.8
2014 1,105.3 145.9 1,251.2
2015 1,062.2 133.1 1,195.3
2016 1,017.4 124.3 1,141.8
2017 993.2 106.2 1,099.4
2018 965.5 98.5 1,064.0
2019 929.8 102.7 1,032.5
2020 915.3 116.4 1,031.7
2021 924.8 79.0 1,003.7
2022 909.1 65.0 974.1
2023 893.8 51.3 945.1
Female
2009 1,768.3 177.2 1,945.5
2010 1,716.0 185.6 1,901.6
2011 1,682.6 200.5 1,883.2
2012 1,639.1 200.4 1,839.5
2013 1,613.0 203.5 1,816.4
2014 1,578.1 178.5 1,756.6
2015 1,532.6 167.3 1,699.9
2016 1,497.0 152.1 1,649.1
2017 1,480.1 140.9 1,621.0
2018 1,432.9 134.9 1,567.8
2019 1,417.8 138.2 1,556.1
2020 1,381.0 162.1 1,543.1
2021 1,391.8 105.4 1,497.2
2022 1,377.9 79.9 1,457.8
2023 1,343.5 66.9 1,410.4

Footnotes

*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.

Explanation of symbols

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Break in series (limited comparability).
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Revised datum.
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