Nearly 9 million people of working age are currently described as economically inactive

Economic inactivity of those aged 16 to 64, by reason, in thousands (seasonally adjusted, Sep-Nov 2022)

2.5m

2m

1.5m

1m

500k

0

Retired

Discouraged

workers

Long-term

sickness

Student

Other

Looking

after family

or home

Temporary

sickness

2.5m

2m

1.5m

1m

500k

0

Retired

Discouraged

workers

Long-term

sickness

Student

Other

Looking

after family

or home

Temporary

sickness

2.5m

2m

1.5m

1m

500k

0

Temporary

sickness

Long-term

sickness

Student

Looking

after family

or home

Retired

Discouraged

workers

Other

2.5m

2m

1.5m

1m

500k

0

Temporary

sickness

Long-term sickness

Looking after

family or home

Retired

Student

Discouraged

workers

Other

ONS, 2023