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ONS · 2016 Q3 to 2026 Q2 · percent

Economic inactivity rate

Economic inactivity rate: 2016 Q3 to 2026 Q2ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0%10%20%2016201820202022202420262016 Q3: 21.7% percent · published 17 August 20262016 Q4: 21.7% percent · published 17 August 20262017 Q1: 21.6% percent · published 17 August 20262017 Q2: 21.4% percent · published 17 August 20262017 Q3: 21.7% percent · published 17 August 20262017 Q4: 21.4% percent · published 17 August 20262018 Q1: 21.2% percent · published 17 August 20262018 Q2: 21.3% percent · published 17 August 20262018 Q3: 21.3% percent · published 17 August 20262018 Q4: 21.1% percent · published 17 August 20262019 Q1: 21% percent · published 17 August 20262019 Q2: 20.7% percent · published 17 August 20262019 Q3: 20.8% percent · published 17 August 20262019 Q4: 20.6% percent · published 17 August 20262020 Q1: 20.7% percent · published 17 August 20262020 Q2: 21.3% percent · published 17 August 20262020 Q3: 21.4% percent · published 17 August 20262020 Q4: 21.5% percent · published 17 August 20262021 Q1: 21.6% percent · published 17 August 20262021 Q2: 21.6% percent · published 17 August 20262021 Q3: 21.4% percent · published 17 August 20262021 Q4: 21.6% percent · published 17 August 20262022 Q1: 21.9% percent · published 17 August 20262022 Q2: 21.9% percent · published 17 August 20262022 Q3: 22.1% percent · published 17 August 20262022 Q4: 21.7% percent · published 17 August 20262023 Q1: 21.5% percent · published 17 August 20262023 Q2: 21.4% percent · published 17 August 20262023 Q3: 21.8% percent · published 17 August 20262023 Q4: 22% percent · published 17 August 20262024 Q1: 22% percent · published 17 August 20262024 Q2: 22.1% percent · published 17 August 20262024 Q3: 21.6% percent · published 17 August 20262024 Q4: 21.5% percent · published 17 August 20262025 Q1: 21.3% percent · published 17 August 20262025 Q2: 20.9% percent · published 17 August 20262025 Q3: 20.9% percent · published 17 August 20262025 Q4: 20.9% percent · published 17 August 20262026 Q1: 20.9% percent · published 17 August 20262026 Q2: 20.9% percent · 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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