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<p>Information on the number of people who are out of work because of a musculoskeletal condition is not held by the Department for Work and Pensions.</p><p> </p><p>The available published information on the number of disabled people aged 16 to 64 with a musculoskeletal condition by employment status in the UK is shown in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Number of disabled people (in thousands) aged 16 to 64 with a musculoskeletal condition by employment status, UK</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Main long-term health condition</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Main or secondary long-term health condition</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>In employment</p></td><td><p>Not in employment</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>In employment</p></td><td><p>Not in employment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2,386</p></td><td><p>1,217</p></td><td><p>1,169</p></td><td><p>3,712</p></td><td><p>1,594</p></td><td><p>2,119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2,460</p></td><td><p>1,308</p></td><td><p>1,152</p></td><td><p>3,835</p></td><td><p>1,735</p></td><td><p>2,099</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2,438</p></td><td><p>1,317</p></td><td><p>1,121</p></td><td><p>3,850</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p>2,090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2,409</p></td><td><p>1,354</p></td><td><p>1,056</p></td><td><p>3,746</p></td><td><p>1,795</p></td><td><p>1,950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2,355</p></td><td><p>1,367</p></td><td><p>988</p></td><td><p>3,684</p></td><td><p>1,818</p></td><td><p>1,866</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2,365</p></td><td><p>1,367</p></td><td><p>999</p></td><td><p>3,688</p></td><td><p>1,829</p></td><td><p>1,859</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2,342</p></td><td><p>1,404</p></td><td><p>938</p></td><td><p>3,698</p></td><td><p>1,908</p></td><td><p>1,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2,130</p></td><td><p>1,227</p></td><td><p>902</p></td><td><p>3,623</p></td><td><p>1,789</p></td><td><p>1,834</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2,258</p></td><td><p>1,323</p></td><td><p>934</p></td><td><p>3,763</p></td><td><p>1,879</p></td><td><p>1,884</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>2,342</p></td><td><p>1,346</p></td><td><p>996</p></td><td><p>3,974</p></td><td><p>1,974</p></td><td><p>2,001</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Data source: Annual Population Survey (APS) - <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F6538f4e0e6c968000daa9a97%2Femployment-of-disabled-people-2023.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">The employment of Disabled People 2023 (LMS003 and LMS004)</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Numbers are rounded to and shown to the nearest 1000.</li><li>Numbers are central estimates and subject to sampling variation. The precision of these estimates will be limited by sample size.</li><li>Annual Population Survey data has not been reweighted to incorporate the latest estimates of the size and composition of the UK population.</li></ul> |