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ONS · 1993 Q2 to 2026 Q2 · people

Economically inactive because of long-term sickness

Economically inactive because of long-term sickness: 1993 Q2 to 2026 Q2ConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01m2m2000201020201993 Q2: 1,834,000 people · published 17 August 20261993 Q3: 1,884,000 people · published 17 August 20261993 Q4: 1,930,000 people · published 17 August 20261994 Q1: 1,911,000 people · published 17 August 20261994 Q2: 1,952,000 people · published 17 August 20261994 Q3: 1,971,000 people · published 17 August 20261994 Q4: 2,031,000 people · published 17 August 20261995 Q1: 2,080,000 people · published 17 August 20261995 Q2: 2,120,000 people · published 17 August 20261995 Q3: 2,133,000 people · published 17 August 20261995 Q4: 2,152,000 people · published 17 August 20261996 Q1: 2,165,000 people · published 17 August 20261996 Q2: 2,193,000 people · published 17 August 20261996 Q3: 2,265,000 people · published 17 August 20261996 Q4: 2,301,000 people · published 17 August 20261997 Q1: 2,318,000 people · published 17 August 20261997 Q2: 2,280,000 people · published 17 August 20261997 Q3: 2,328,000 people · published 17 August 20261997 Q4: 2,346,000 people · published 17 August 20261998 Q1: 2,372,000 people · published 17 August 20261998 Q2: 2,367,000 people · published 17 August 20261998 Q3: 2,369,000 people · published 17 August 20261998 Q4: 2,343,000 people · published 17 August 20261999 Q1: 2,337,000 people · published 17 August 20261999 Q2: 2,349,000 people · published 17 August 20261999 Q3: 2,339,000 people · published 17 August 20261999 Q4: 2,286,000 people · published 17 August 20262000 Q1: 2,306,000 people · published 17 August 20262000 Q2: 2,290,000 people · published 17 August 20262000 Q3: 2,310,000 people · published 17 August 20262000 Q4: 2,341,000 people · published 17 August 20262001 Q1: 2,342,000 people · published 17 August 20262001 Q2: 2,341,000 people · published 17 August 20262001 Q3: 2,370,000 people · published 17 August 20262001 Q4: 2,384,000 people · published 17 August 20262002 Q1: 2,384,000 people · published 17 August 20262002 Q2: 2,362,000 people · published 17 August 20262002 Q3: 2,307,000 people · published 17 August 20262002 Q4: 2,283,000 people · published 17 August 20262003 Q1: 2,307,000 people · published 17 August 20262003 Q2: 2,261,000 people · published 17 August 20262003 Q3: 2,266,000 people · published 17 August 20262003 Q4: 2,301,000 people · published 17 August 20262004 Q1: 2,279,000 people · published 17 August 20262004 Q2: 2,315,000 people · published 17 August 20262004 Q3: 2,339,000 people · published 17 August 20262004 Q4: 2,307,000 people · published 17 August 20262005 Q1: 2,285,000 people · published 17 August 20262005 Q2: 2,296,000 people · published 17 August 20262005 Q3: 2,248,000 people · published 17 August 20262005 Q4: 2,255,000 people · published 17 August 20262006 Q1: 2,223,000 people · published 17 August 20262006 Q2: 2,242,000 people · published 17 August 20262006 Q3: 2,194,000 people · published 17 August 20262006 Q4: 2,228,000 people · published 17 August 20262007 Q1: 2,242,000 people · published 17 August 20262007 Q2: 2,209,000 people · published 17 August 20262007 Q3: 2,200,000 people · published 17 August 20262007 Q4: 2,220,000 people · published 17 August 20262008 Q1: 2,224,000 people · published 17 August 20262008 Q2: 2,174,000 people · published 17 August 20262008 Q3: 2,227,000 people · published 17 August 20262008 Q4: 2,149,000 people · published 17 August 20262009 Q1: 2,160,000 people · published 17 August 20262009 Q2: 2,144,000 people · published 17 August 20262009 Q3: 2,191,000 people · published 17 August 20262009 Q4: 2,178,000 people · published 17 August 20262010 Q1: 2,205,000 people · published 17 August 20262010 Q2: 2,246,000 people · published 17 August 20262010 Q3: 2,224,000 people · published 17 August 20262010 Q4: 2,230,000 people · published 17 August 20262011 Q1: 2,190,000 people · published 17 August 20262011 Q2: 2,189,000 people · published 17 August 20262011 Q3: 2,189,000 people · published 17 August 20262011 Q4: 2,139,000 people · published 17 August 20262012 Q1: 2,156,000 people · published 17 August 20262012 Q2: 2,140,000 people · published 17 August 20262012 Q3: 2,064,000 people · published 17 August 20262012 Q4: 2,052,000 people · published 17 August 20262013 Q1: 2,070,000 people · published 17 August 20262013 Q2: 2,064,000 people · published 17 August 20262013 Q3: 1,984,000 people · published 17 August 20262013 Q4: 2,043,000 people · published 17 August 20262014 Q1: 1,996,000 people · published 17 August 20262014 Q2: 1,991,000 people · published 17 August 20262014 Q3: 2,022,000 people · published 17 August 20262014 Q4: 2,036,000 people · published 17 August 20262015 Q1: 2,026,000 people · published 17 August 20262015 Q2: 2,085,000 people · published 17 August 20262015 Q3: 2,111,000 people · published 17 August 20262015 Q4: 2,074,000 people · published 17 August 20262016 Q1: 2,100,000 people · published 17 August 20262016 Q2: 2,042,000 people · published 17 August 20262016 Q3: 2,007,000 people · published 17 August 20262016 Q4: 1,959,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q1: 1,991,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q2: 1,982,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q3: 2,055,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q4: 1,997,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q1: 1,977,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q2: 2,043,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q3: 2,000,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q4: 2,007,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q1: 2,012,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q2: 2,030,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q3: 2,062,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q4: 2,080,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q1: 2,229,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q2: 2,233,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q3: 2,327,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q4: 2,328,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q1: 2,307,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q2: 2,297,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q3: 2,396,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q4: 2,436,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q1: 2,440,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q2: 2,506,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q3: 2,636,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q4: 2,586,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q1: 2,699,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q2: 2,706,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q3: 2,742,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q4: 2,849,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q1: 2,824,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q2: 2,824,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q3: 2,793,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q4: 2,776,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q1: 2,775,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q2: 2,780,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q3: 2,826,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q4: 2,786,000 people · published 17 August 20262026 Q1: 2,772,000 people · published 17 August 20262026 Q2: 2,774,000 people · published 17 August 2026
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Source: ONS, Labour market overview, UK (LMS time series), Labour market overview, UK: August 2026 (published 17 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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