"Figure 6: Northern Ireland had the highest economic inactivity rate in the UK","" "Economic inactivity rate by region and comparison year-on-year, seasonally adjusted, March to May 2018 and March to May 2019 UK regions","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","%" "","" "Data Table","Mar to May 2018","Mar to May 2019" "North East","24.8","24.9" "North West","22.4","22.1" "Yorkshire and The Humber","22.6","22.6" "East Midlands","21.7","19.8" "West Midlands","21.5","22.2" "East   ","18.5","18.8" "London","21.3","21.6" "South East","18.3","18.1" "South West","18.2","17.7" "Wales","22.3","21.6" "Scotland","21.1","21.6" "Northern Ireland","27.4","25.9" "UK","21","20.9"