FOI reference: FOI-2024-2418
You asked
Can I please request the following data on economic inactivity in the UK, specifically people aged 16-64?
1) Please share the numbers of economically inactive women who want a job in each of the following categories, broken down by UK local authority area:
- Looking after family or home
- Long-term sick
- Discouraged workers
- Other
2) Please share the numbers of economically inactive men who want a job in each of the following categories, broken down by UK local authority area:
- Looking after family or home
- Long-term sick
- Discouraged workers
- Other
May we have this data for the most recently available time period, plus the data for five years earlier, and ten years earlier?
We said
Thank you for your query regarding ONS statistics on economic inactivity in the UK.
Data on economic inactivity by reason is available to download on NOMIS.
To find the economic inactivity data on the NOMIS website:
Select Data Sources
Select Annual Population Survey/Labour Force Survey
Select annual population survey
Select Query data
Select Cell
Select Cell T07a - Economic inactivity
Select Geography and Date you require
Download data in a various formats
The data may not be available in the detail you require. However, you can request further analysis from the Annual Population Survey, by contacting socialsurveys@ons.gov.uk. Please note, there may be a charge for this work which would be subject to our charging policy.
If you require further information on the above, please contact labour.market@ons.gov.uk.