1 in 10 Young Employees Reports Work-Limiting Health Conditions

At least one in ten young employees have reported having a work-limiting health condition, according to an analysis published on Friday. The Health Foundation said a 16—34-year-old employed in 2023 is now as likely to report a work-limiting health condition as someone aged 45—54 did ten years ago. According to the charity’s analysis of data from the Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey, the increase is mainly driven by a rise in mental illness, which has almost quadrupled among the age group in the past decade. The proportion of people working with work-limiting health conditions has also increased in other age groups, impacting 3.7 million working-age people, the analysis shows....