Economic inactivity rate (Great Britain) Economy
This indicator shows the percentage of people aged between 16 and 64 years who are not in employment but do not meet the internationally accepted definition of unemployment because they have not been seeking work within the last four weeks or they are unable to start work in the next two weeks, in Great Britain (Northern Ireland national figure included), for annual periods from January to December, 2004 to 2023.
Data source: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) published 16 April 2024
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Economic inactivity rate (Great Britain)
Percentage of people aged 16 to 64 who are not in employment and are not actively seeking work, lower tier/unitary authorities, 2023
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Economic inactivity rate (Great Britain)
Percentage of people aged 16 to 64 who are not in employment and are not actively seeking work, lower tier/unitary authorities, 2004 to 2023
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Economic inactivity rate (Great Britain)
Percentage of people aged 16 to 64 who are not in employment and are not actively seeking work, lower tier/unitary authorities, 2023
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Economic inactivity rate (Great Britain)
Percentage of people aged 16 to 64 who are not in employment and are not actively seeking work, lower tier/unitary authorities, 2004 to 2023
Interpretation
Calculation of economic inactivity rate: number of economically inactive people aged 16 to 64 years divided by the population aged 16 to 64 years. Population is the sum of employed plus unemployed plus inactive.
These estimates are derived from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Annual Population Survey (APS), which have moved from Official Statistics in Development to Official Statistics. Since late 2023, ONS has introduced improvements to survey collection, sampling and weighting methods, helping to improve response levels and data quality. Further information on the strengths, limitations and appropriate uses of these data is available in the Labour Force Survey quality and methodology information (QMI).
Updates to this indicator have been temporarily suspended until the APS reweighting is implemented in 2027.
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