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LFS: Economically Inactive: UK: All: Aged 16-64: Thousands: SA
8,857
2021 DEC-FEB
- Release date:
- 12 April 2022
- Next release:
- 17 May 2022

Employment in the UK: April 2022
What's in the bulletin?
- December 2021 to February 2022 estimates show a decrease in the unemployment rate, while the employment rate was largely unchanged and the economic inactivity rate increased, compared with the previous three-month period (September to November 2021).
- December 2021 to February 2022 estimates show a decrease in the unemployment rate, while the employment rate was largely unchanged and the economic inactivity rate increased, compared with the previous three-month period (September to November 2021).
- December 2021 to February 2022 estimates show a decrease in the unemployment rate, while the employment rate was largely unchanged and the economic inactivity rate increased, compared with the previous three-month period (September to November 2021).

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Time series related to Economic inactivity
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8,857 2021 DEC-FEB
- Release date:
- 12 April 2022
- Next release:
- 17 May 2022
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21.4 % 2021 DEC-FEB
- Release date:
- 12 April 2022
- Next release:
- 17 May 2022
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27.2 % 2021 DEC-FEB
- Release date:
- 12 April 2022
- Next release:
- 17 May 2022
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0.2 % 2021 DEC-FEB
- Release date:
- 12 April 2022
- Next release:
- 17 May 2022
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988 000's 2021 DEC-FEB
- Release date:
- 12 April 2022
- Next release:
- 17 May 2022
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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Labour market overview, UK: April 2022
Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK.
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Employment in the UK: April 2022
Estimates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for the UK.
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Labour market in the regions of the UK: April 2022
Regional, local authority and parliamentary constituency breakdowns of changes in UK employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other related statistics.
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Working and workless households in the UK: October to December 2021
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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Workless households for regions across the UK: 2020
Annual information at a local level about households and the adults and children living in them, by their economic activity status.
Articles
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) roundup
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