Economically inactive because of long-term sickness: record highs and lows

The extremes of economically inactive because of long-term sickness as published by ONS, across the 133 periods held here (1993 Q2 to 2026 Q2). Each record is a published figure, not a computed one, and the scope is this series — not “ever”.

Highest published

2,849,0002023 Q4

Lowest published

1,834,0001993 Q2

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A record is the extreme of the periods this site holds for the current series, at each period’s newest published release. Earlier series measured under different methods are not compared against it. Money is in cash terms: a record set years ago stands against the money of its own year.