The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England

Published October 2024 (data correct as at 2023/24)

Next update due: Mid-October 2025

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the adult social care workforce in England and the characteristics of the 1.59 million people working in it. Topics covered include: recent trends in workforce supply and demand, employment overview, recruitment and retention, demographics, pay, qualification rates, and future workforce projections.

Download a copy of the full report.

To download the data behind this visualisation, please see the Workforce estimates page.

New local authority information as at September 2024 is now available. To view this new information, see "The workforce employed by adult social services departments in England". 

 

 

Downloading the visualisation

• There are additional notes about the data when you hover over the ( i ) buttons in the visualisation
• Download the data behind the visualisation in the ‘Download area’ below
• Download a PDF version of each page of the visualisation by clicking on the arrow found at the bottom right of the visualisation box
• For information about how workforce estimates are created or our rounding and suppression rules, please visit our webpage on methodology
• If you require data that isn’t available in the visualisation or available downloads, please contact us.

 

 

Further resources

• For further information at national level, see the Size and structure report which quantifies the number of employers within adult social are and the size of the workforce, split into detailed categories.
• Workforce information is also available at a regional level.
• Information from the ASC-WDS is also reported at a local level.
• Monthly tracking data is also available filled posts, recruitment and retention and international recruitment.

 

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We can be commissioned to produce a bespoke analysis of workforce information to answer any specific questions you have about the adult social care workforce. Take a look at our 'commission our services' page for more information or contact us to talk about how we can help.