But that still doesn't answer the question, because it doesn't state anything about older men. Yes, in 2012-2013 older women accounted for around half of long-

But that still doesn't answer the question, because it doesn't state anything about older men. Yes, in 2012-2013 older women accounted for around half of long-term unemployed. Perhaps older men accounted for around half as well, which would show that the problem is primarily one of age? And it doesn't need to be so extreme. For example, if older women are 50%, older men are 40%, and younger people are 10%, then age is still the main factor. It would also make sense to see women slightly higher than men, since at older ages, women start to significantly outnumber men. But, on the other hand, if it's 50% older women, 10% older men, and 40% young people, then the article would be spot on. It seems very odd that the article wouldn't just present those figures, so we could tell. edit: In other responses, the proper data was found, and this is indeed an issue of age, for the most part, so sadly the article is misleading.