LONG-term sickness is now the top reason women are out of work, official statistics show.
The number of ill and unemployed females is at 1.54 million — a 48 per cent rise since 2019, and the highest level since records began in 1993.
AlamyLong-term sickness is now the top reason women are out of work as figures hit all-time high[/caption]Economic inactivity due to musculoskeletal problems increased by 126,000, according to TUC analysis of Office for National Statistics data.