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LFS: Economically Inactive: UK: All: Aged 16-64: Thousands: SA
9,111
2026 APR-JUN
- Release date:
- 18 August 2026
- Next release:
- 15 September 2026
Working and workless households in the UK: April to June 2026
What's in the bulletin?
- Estimates from January to March 2025 include the full effect of recent improvements in Labour Force Survey (LFS) data collection and sampling methods, introduced from January 2024.
- Some volatility remains, particularly for estimates from mid-2023 and throughout 2024, and for granular breakdowns, in which sample sizes are smaller.
- We recommend using LFS estimates as part of our suite of labour market indicators, alongside workforce jobs, Claimant Count, and Pay As You Earn Real Time Information (PAYE RTI) estimates.
Time series related to Economic inactivity
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9,111 2026 APR-JUN
- Release date:
- 18 August 2026
- Next release:
- 15 September 2026
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20.9 % 2026 APR-JUN
- Release date:
- 18 August 2026
- Next release:
- 15 September 2026
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25.7 % 2026 APR-JUN
- Release date:
- 18 August 2026
- Next release:
- 15 September 2026
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0.4 % 2026 APR-JUN
- Release date:
- 18 August 2026
- Next release:
- 15 September 2026
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1,082 000's 2026 APR-JUN
- Release date:
- 18 August 2026
- Next release:
- 15 September 2026
Datasets related to Economic inactivity
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INAC01 SA: Economic inactivity by reason (seasonally adjusted)
Economic inactivity (aged 16 to 64 years ) by reason (seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households. These are official statistics.
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INAC01 NSA: Economic inactivity by reason (not seasonally adjusted)
Economic inactivity (aged 16 to 64 years) by reason (not seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households. These are official statistics.
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A02 SA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people aged 16 and over and aged from 16 to 64 (seasonally adjusted)
Labour Force Survey summary data, including employment, unemployment and economic inactivity levels and rates, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly, seasonally adjusted. These are official statistics.
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A02 NSA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people aged 16 and over and aged from 16 to 64 (not seasonally adjusted)
Labour Force Survey summary data, including employment, unemployment and economic inactivity levels and rates, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly, non-seasonally adjusted. These are official statistics.
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A05 SA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity by age group (seasonally adjusted)
Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity levels and rates by age group, UK, rolling three-monthly figures, seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics.
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A05 NSA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity by age group (not seasonally adjusted)
Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity levels and rates by age group, UK, rolling three-monthly figures, not seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics.
Publications related to Economic inactivity
Statistical bulletins
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Labour market overview, UK: August 2026
Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity, and other employment-related statistics for the UK.
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Employment in the UK: August 2026
Estimates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for the UK.
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Labour market in the regions of the UK: August 2026
Regional, local authority, and parliamentary constituency breakdowns of changes in UK employment, unemployment, and economic inactivity, and other related statistics. These are official statistics.
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Working and workless households in the UK: April to June 2026
The economic status of households in the UK and the people living in them, where at least one person is aged 16 to 64 years. Taken from the Labour Force Survey.
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Characteristics of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) who did not receive benefits, England: March 2021
Sociodemographic, health and labour market characteristics of young people (aged 16 to 24 years) who were not in education, employment or training (NEET) on Census Day 2021 and were not recorded as receiving benefits in England in March 2021.
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Geographical variation in the prevalence of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), England: March 2021
Characteristics of young people (aged 16 to 24 years) who were not in education, employment, or training (NEET) in England in 2021, adjusted for individual and geographical differences.
Articles
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Rising ill-health and economic inactivity because of long-term sickness, UK
Experimental statistics estimating the different health conditions of the working-age population and those economically inactive because of long-term sickness.