LFS: Econ inactive: Does not want a Job: Look after family/home: UK: Male: 000s:

Name: LFS: Econ inactive: Does not want a Job: Look after family/home: UK: Male: 000s:
Creator: Labour Market team
Published: 2025-11-11T00:00:00.000Z
License: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Source dataset: Labour market statistics time series (LMS)

Contact:
Labour Market team

Release date:
11 November 2025
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Period	Value
1993	64
1994	67
1995	84
1996	86
1997	86
1998	96
1999	99
2000	100
2001	103
2002	110
2003	112
2004	119
2005	124
2006	128
2007	122
2008	123
2009	133
2010	125
2011	129
2012	138
2013	142
2014	144
2015	156
2016	154
2017	163
2018	155
2019	154
2020	164
2021	166
2022	195
2023	186
2024	187
1993 Q2	66
1993 Q3	63
1993 Q4	68
1994 Q1	71
1994 Q2	65
1994 Q3	65
1994 Q4	68
1995 Q1	77
1995 Q2	82
1995 Q3	89
1995 Q4	87
1996 Q1	88
1996 Q2	87
1996 Q3	86
1996 Q4	84
1997 Q1	78
1997 Q2	87
1997 Q3	86
1997 Q4	95
1998 Q1	99
1998 Q2	100
1998 Q3	98
1998 Q4	88
1999 Q1	95
1999 Q2	98
1999 Q3	100
1999 Q4	102
2000 Q1	104
2000 Q2	95
2000 Q3	100
2000 Q4	102
2001 Q1	99
2001 Q2	104
2001 Q3	104
2001 Q4	105
2002 Q1	113
2002 Q2	115
2002 Q3	103
2002 Q4	107
2003 Q1	111
2003 Q2	107
2003 Q3	118
2003 Q4	112
2004 Q1	110
2004 Q2	111
2004 Q3	130
2004 Q4	125
2005 Q1	117
2005 Q2	127
2005 Q3	124
2005 Q4	130
2006 Q1	134
2006 Q2	123
2006 Q3	126
2006 Q4	131
2007 Q1	129
2007 Q2	130
2007 Q3	119
2007 Q4	110
2008 Q1	120
2008 Q2	123
2008 Q3	127
2008 Q4	123
2009 Q1	125
2009 Q2	132
2009 Q3	134
2009 Q4	142
2010 Q1	139
2010 Q2	129
2010 Q3	115
2010 Q4	117
2011 Q1	119
2011 Q2	132
2011 Q3	134
2011 Q4	130
2012 Q1	137
2012 Q2	127
2012 Q3	142
2012 Q4	148
2013 Q1	146
2013 Q2	129
2013 Q3	148
2013 Q4	147
2014 Q1	140
2014 Q2	150
2014 Q3	140
2014 Q4	147
2015 Q1	151
2015 Q2	154
2015 Q3	159
2015 Q4	161
2016 Q1	160
2016 Q2	153
2016 Q3	152
2016 Q4	152
2017 Q1	170
2017 Q2	164
2017 Q3	155
2017 Q4	162
2018 Q1	152
2018 Q2	147
2018 Q3	160
2018 Q4	161
2019 Q1	163
2019 Q2	164
2019 Q3	145
2019 Q4	146
2020 Q1	162
2020 Q2	161
2020 Q3	165
2020 Q4	170
2021 Q1	156
2021 Q2	156
2021 Q3	166
2021 Q4	187
2022 Q1	182
2022 Q2	186
2022 Q3	222
2022 Q4	191
2023 Q1	163
2023 Q2	189
2023 Q3	195
2023 Q4	198
2024 Q1	217
2024 Q2	199
2024 Q3	163
2024 Q4	168
2025 Q1	170
2025 Q2	161
2025 Q3	145
1993 APR	61
1993 MAY	66
1993 JUN	64
1993 JUL	63
1993 AUG	63
1993 SEP	63
1993 OCT	67
1993 NOV	68
1993 DEC	71
1994 JAN	72
1994 FEB	71
1994 MAR	72
1994 APR	70
1994 MAY	65
1994 JUN	64
1994 JUL	64
1994 AUG	65
1994 SEP	67
1994 OCT	65
1994 NOV	68
1994 DEC	73
1995 JAN	77
1995 FEB	77
1995 MAR	77
1995 APR	75
1995 MAY	82
1995 JUN	83
1995 JUL	87
1995 AUG	89
1995 SEP	88
1995 OCT	88
1995 NOV	87
1995 DEC	84
1996 JAN	87
1996 FEB	88
1996 MAR	93
1996 APR	91
1996 MAY	87
1996 JUN	88
1996 JUL	86
1996 AUG	86
1996 SEP	84
1996 OCT	85
1996 NOV	84
1996 DEC	82
1997 JAN	77
1997 FEB	78
1997 MAR	78
1997 APR	83
1997 MAY	87
1997 JUN	94
1997 JUL	86
1997 AUG	86
1997 SEP	85
1997 OCT	91
1997 NOV	95
1997 DEC	101
1998 JAN	100
1998 FEB	99
1998 MAR	100
1998 APR	98
1998 MAY	100
1998 JUN	98
1998 JUL	96
1998 AUG	98
1998 SEP	98
1998 OCT	96
1998 NOV	88
1998 DEC	90
1999 JAN	95
1999 FEB	95
1999 MAR	93
1999 APR	94
1999 MAY	98
1999 JUN	99
1999 JUL	101
1999 AUG	100
1999 SEP	108
1999 OCT	101
1999 NOV	102
1999 DEC	99
2000 JAN	99
2000 FEB	104
2000 MAR	101
2000 APR	97
2000 MAY	95
2000 JUN	98
2000 JUL	99
2000 AUG	100
2000 SEP	99
2000 OCT	94
2000 NOV	102
2000 DEC	99
2001 JAN	102
2001 FEB	99
2001 MAR	104
2001 APR	102
2001 MAY	104
2001 JUN	104
2001 JUL	105
2001 AUG	104
2001 SEP	106
2001 OCT	110
2001 NOV	105
2001 DEC	113
2002 JAN	109
2002 FEB	113
2002 MAR	109
2002 APR	114
2002 MAY	115
2002 JUN	111
2002 JUL	104
2002 AUG	103
2002 SEP	102
2002 OCT	103
2002 NOV	107
2002 DEC	115
2003 JAN	114
2003 FEB	111
2003 MAR	109
2003 APR	109
2003 MAY	107
2003 JUN	108
2003 JUL	115
2003 AUG	118
2003 SEP	117
2003 OCT	116
2003 NOV	112
2003 DEC	112
2004 JAN	109
2004 FEB	110
2004 MAR	113
2004 APR	114
2004 MAY	111
2004 JUN	117
2004 JUL	121
2004 AUG	130
2004 SEP	124
2004 OCT	122
2004 NOV	125
2004 DEC	121
2005 JAN	123
2005 FEB	117
2005 MAR	119
2005 APR	119
2005 MAY	127
2005 JUN	124
2005 JUL	123
2005 AUG	124
2005 SEP	129
2005 OCT	132
2005 NOV	130
2005 DEC	129
2006 JAN	131
2006 FEB	134
2006 MAR	131
2006 APR	127
2006 MAY	123
2006 JUN	123
2006 JUL	127
2006 AUG	126
2006 SEP	124
2006 OCT	128
2006 NOV	131
2006 DEC	131
2007 JAN	129
2007 FEB	129
2007 MAR	127
2007 APR	126
2007 MAY	130
2007 JUN	125
2007 JUL	122
2007 AUG	119
2007 SEP	122
2007 OCT	116
2007 NOV	110
2007 DEC	114
2008 JAN	114
2008 FEB	120
2008 MAR	120
2008 APR	127
2008 MAY	123
2008 JUN	125
2008 JUL	134
2008 AUG	127
2008 SEP	127
2008 OCT	121
2008 NOV	123
2008 DEC	123
2009 JAN	128
2009 FEB	125
2009 MAR	132
2009 APR	131
2009 MAY	132
2009 JUN	131
2009 JUL	129
2009 AUG	134
2009 SEP	135
2009 OCT	139
2009 NOV	142
2009 DEC	139
2010 JAN	142
2010 FEB	139
2010 MAR	133
2010 APR	132
2010 MAY	129
2010 JUN	122
2010 JUL	119
2010 AUG	115
2010 SEP	117
2010 OCT	118
2010 NOV	117
2010 DEC	121
2011 JAN	119
2011 FEB	119
2011 MAR	126
2011 APR	127
2011 MAY	132
2011 JUN	138
2011 JUL	133
2011 AUG	134
2011 SEP	132
2011 OCT	140
2011 NOV	130
2011 DEC	132
2012 JAN	135
2012 FEB	137
2012 MAR	131
2012 APR	135
2012 MAY	127
2012 JUN	135
2012 JUL	137
2012 AUG	142
2012 SEP	145
2012 OCT	146
2012 NOV	148
2012 DEC	146
2013 JAN	147
2013 FEB	146
2013 MAR	142
2013 APR	137
2013 MAY	129
2013 JUN	138
2013 JUL	147
2013 AUG	148
2013 SEP	156
2013 OCT	146
2013 NOV	147
2013 DEC	131
2014 JAN	134
2014 FEB	140
2014 MAR	146
2014 APR	148
2014 MAY	150
2014 JUN	150
2014 JUL	146
2014 AUG	140
2014 SEP	147
2014 OCT	159
2014 NOV	147
2014 DEC	147
2015 JAN	146
2015 FEB	151
2015 MAR	149
2015 APR	153
2015 MAY	154
2015 JUN	158
2015 JUL	157
2015 AUG	159
2015 SEP	155
2015 OCT	156
2015 NOV	161
2015 DEC	168
2016 JAN	164
2016 FEB	160
2016 MAR	162
2016 APR	160
2016 MAY	153
2016 JUN	146
2016 JUL	161
2016 AUG	152
2016 SEP	157
2016 OCT	149
2016 NOV	152
2016 DEC	153
2017 JAN	161
2017 FEB	170
2017 MAR	168
2017 APR	166
2017 MAY	164
2017 JUN	162
2017 JUL	156
2017 AUG	155
2017 SEP	157
2017 OCT	161
2017 NOV	162
2017 DEC	167
2018 JAN	157
2018 FEB	152
2018 MAR	151
2018 APR	150
2018 MAY	147
2018 JUN	147
2018 JUL	151
2018 AUG	160
2018 SEP	159
2018 OCT	164
2018 NOV	161
2018 DEC	155
2019 JAN	149
2019 FEB	163
2019 MAR	167
2019 APR	166
2019 MAY	164
2019 JUN	164
2019 JUL	158
2019 AUG	145
2019 SEP	156
2019 OCT	153
2019 NOV	146
2019 DEC	146
2020 JAN	152
2020 FEB	162
2020 MAR	161
2020 APR	153
2020 MAY	161
2020 JUN	155
2020 JUL	157
2020 AUG	165
2020 SEP	160
2020 OCT	167
2020 NOV	170
2020 DEC	174
2021 JAN	164
2021 FEB	156
2021 MAR	151
2021 APR	158
2021 MAY	156
2021 JUN	160
2021 JUL	166
2021 AUG	166
2021 SEP	179
2021 OCT	178
2021 NOV	187
2021 DEC	186
2022 JAN	190
2022 FEB	182
2022 MAR	185
2022 APR	175
2022 MAY	186
2022 JUN	202
2022 JUL	219
2022 AUG	222
2022 SEP	203
2022 OCT	201
2022 NOV	191
2022 DEC	189
2023 JAN	174
2023 FEB	163
2023 MAR	178
2023 APR	183
2023 MAY	189
2023 JUN	194
2023 JUL	199
2023 AUG	195
2023 SEP	187
2023 OCT	193
2023 NOV	198
2023 DEC	182
2024 JAN	215
2024 FEB	217
2024 MAR	216
2024 APR	202
2024 MAY	199
2024 JUN	190
2024 JUL	173
2024 AUG	163
2024 SEP	171
2024 OCT	172
2024 NOV	168
2024 DEC	171
2025 JAN	166
2025 FEB	170
2025 MAR	174
2025 APR	166
2025 MAY	161
2025 JUN	140
2025 JUL	141
2025 AUG	145

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