{"metric":"inactivity_rate","title":"Economic inactivity rate","topic":"work","unit":"percent","measure_type":"percentage","geography":"K02000001","comparison_method":"same_quarter_previous_year","latest":{"period_start":"2026-04-01","period_end":"2026-06-30","period_label":"2026 Q2","value":20.9,"status":"final","vintage":"2026-08-17"},"comparison":{"period_label":"2025 Q2","value":20.9,"vintage":"2026-08-17"},"source":{"publisher":"ONS","publication":"Labour market overview, UK (LMS time series)","landing_url":"https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/latest","sheet":"LMS","table":"LF2S","row":"LFS: Economic inactivity rate: UK: All: Aged 16-64: %: SA","column":"2026 Q2","raw_value":"20.9","file_url":"https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/latest","file_sha256":"9995a0293e3629add1cf76516e37f3e60f0be365343415867ab5fa687950e0fc","release_date":"2026-08-17","release_label":"Labour market overview, UK: August 2026"},"definition":"The percentage of people aged 16 to 64 who were neither in work nor looking for work, seasonally adjusted.\n","does_not_measure":"Why people are inactive, and whether they receive any benefit. Students, carers, the retired and the long-term sick are all counted here.\n","links":{"page":"/work/inactivity-rate","series":"/api/metrics/inactivity_rate/series","vintages":"/api/metrics/inactivity_rate/vintages"}}