How will an ageing population change the way we work?
![Employment rate by type of employment and by age in the UK, 2014. There is a sharp decline in employment rate from around 52 years for people who are employees. There is a gentler decline in the employment rate of self-employed people from about the same age.](https://foresightprojects.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/191/2017/02/1-620x616.png)
Our working lives are becoming longer as the UK population ages.
Our working lives are becoming longer as the UK population ages.
Professor Mike Campbell's new evidence review for Foresight explores why we need to change the type and level of skills in the UK.
People in the UK are living longer than ever - a major achievement of modern science and healthcare.