Highlights
LFS: Economically Inactive: UK: All: Aged 16-64: Thousands: SA
8,663
2018 AUG-OCT
- Release date:
- 11 December 2018
- Next release:
- 22 January 2019
UK labour market: December 2018
What's in the bulletin?
- Estimates from the Labour Force Survey show that, between May to July 2018 and August to October 2018, the number of people in work and the number of unemployed people both increased but the number of people aged from 16 to 64 years not working and not seeking nor available to work (economically inactive) decreased.
- There were an estimated 32.48 million people in work, 79,000 more than for May to July 2018 and 396,000 more than for a year earlier.
- The employment rate (the proportion of people aged from 16 to 64 years who were in work) was estimated at 75.7%, higher than for a year earlier (75.1%) and the joint-highest estimate since comparable estimates began in 1971.
Time series related to Economic inactivity
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8,663 2018 AUG-OCT
- Release date:
- 11 December 2018
- Next release:
- 22 January 2019
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21 % 2018 AUG-OCT
- Release date:
- 11 December 2018
- Next release:
- 22 January 2019
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25.9 % 2018 AUG-OCT
- Release date:
- 11 December 2018
- Next release:
- 22 January 2019
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0.4 % 2018 AUG-OCT
- Release date:
- 11 December 2018
- Next release:
- 22 January 2019
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983 000's 2018 AUG-OCT
- Release date:
- 11 December 2018
- Next release:
- 22 January 2019
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.
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INAC01 NSA: Economic inactivity by reason (not seasonally adjusted)
Economic inactivity (aged 16 to 64) by reason (not seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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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. This table shows the headline employment, unemployment and inactivity series (seasonally adjusted).
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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. This table shows the headline employment, unemployment and inactivity series (not seasonally adjusted).
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A05 SA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity by age group (seasonally adjusted)
Employment, unemployment, economic activity and inactivity by age group (seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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A05 SA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity by age group (seasonally adjusted)
Employment, unemployment, economic activity and inactivity by age group (seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
Publications related to Economic inactivity
Statistical bulletins
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UK labour market: December 2018
Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK.