UK Job Separations by Reason, Industry, and Demographics Over 15 Years

Trends in the rate of people leaving their main job over the past 15 years are examined. This dataset from the UK's Office for National Statistics details whether separations were voluntary or involuntary, broken down by industry, public/private sector, age, and gender. It provides a longitudinal view of labour market mobility and job turnover.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in voluntary versus involuntary job separations based on the core distinction mentioned in the description.
• Compare job separation rates across different industries and sectors based on the breakdowns provided.
• Model the relationship between demographic factors like age and gender and the likelihood of leaving a job.
• Benchmark public sector workforce stability against the private sector based on the sector breakdown.

Strengths

• Data spans 15 years, enabling longitudinal trend analysis.
• Breakdowns are provided by industry, sector, age, and gender.
• Source is the UK Office for National Statistics, a designated National Statistics producer.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale ML tasks.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

15-year trend (exact years unknown)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:28.090945; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom