Economic inactivity

Published 28 November 2023

Last updated 11 December 2023 - see all updates

Contents

1. Main facts and figures

• in 2022, 22% of working age people in England, Scotland and Wales were economically inactive – this means they were out of work and not looking for a job
• 21% of white people were economically inactive, compared with 26% of people from all other ethnic groups combined
• the combined Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnic group had the highest rate of economic inactivity (33%), and the white ‘other’ group had the lowest (15%)
• in every region, white people had a lower rate of economic inactivity than people from all other ethnic groups combined
• women were more likely to be economically inactive than men in every ethnic group except for the mixed ethnic group
• the biggest gap between men and women was in the combined Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnic group, where 48% of women and 19% of men were economically inactive

Further research:

Recent research by the Equality Hub shows that migration and integration are factors that may affect the disparities that ethnic minorities face in the labour market. The study found generational differences in labour market outcomes within ethnic minority groups. Among certain ethnic groups, second generation ethnic minorities performed better than the first generation for the labour market outcomes of economic inactivity.

Some ethnic minority groups still face disparities in the labour market, such as a higher likelihood of being economically inactive than white British people. For Pakistani women, there is no evidence of a generational effect – first and second generation Pakistani women were more likely to be economically inactive compared to white British women, even after controlling for level of education and health in the fully adjusted regression model.

The reasons for poor labour market outcomes for certain ethnic groups are complex. According to research by the Department for Work and Pensions, some of the disparities might be due to the effects of segregation and cultural attitudes, where women are expected to stay at home and care for younger and older members of the household.

2. Things you need to know

What the data measures

The data measures the percentage of working age people (16 to 64 year olds) who were economically inactive.

A person is economically inactive if they are:

• out of work
• not actively looking for work
• not waiting to start a job
• not in full-time education
• caring for their family
• retired

Percentages are rounded to whole numbers. Population numbers are rounded to the nearest 100 people, but economic inactivity rates have been calculated using unrounded data.

Not included in the data

The data does not include estimates based on fewer than:

• 30 survey respondents for data covering all ethnic groups together
• 100 survey respondents for data by ethnicity

This is to protect people’s confidentiality and because the numbers involved are too small to make reliable generalisations.

The ethnic groups used in the data

The data uses the ethnic groups from the 2011 Census.

Data is aggregated for the black, mixed and other ethnic groups, which means estimates are shown for these groups as a whole.

Data is shown separately for white British people and all other white people (the white ‘other’ ethnic group). Separate figures are also shown for 3 different Asian ethnic groups (Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi combined, and Asian ‘other’).

Data by ethnicity and area is shown for 2 ethnic groups (white, and all other ethnic groups combined).

People whose ethnicity is not known are included in the figures for ‘All’.

Methodology

Read the detailed methodology document for this data.

The Annual Population Survey updated its ethnicity questions in 2011. This means estimates from before and after 2011 may not be consistent, and data for individual ethnic groups in 2011 is not available.

Local authority names and boundaries change over time. The data for local authorities in the data file does not use the most recent local authority boundaries for England, Scotland and Wales.

There are separate employment and economic inactivity figures in the ethnicity pay gap data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in November 2023. The rates by ethnicity may be different to those shown on this page, because:

• the ONS data excludes extreme values that differ from most other data points in a dataset (‘outliers’)
• the datasets use different weighting rules

The figures on this page are based on survey data. Find out more about:

• interpreting survey data, including how reliability is affected by the number of people surveyed
• ​how weighting is used​ to make survey data more representative of the whole group being studied

In the data file

See Download the data for:

• estimates by region, age group and sex over time for detailed ethnic groups
• estimates by local authority for white and all other ethnic groups combined
• confidence intervals for each ethnic group – read about how we use confidence intervals
• sample sizes

3. By ethnicity

• Location: England, Wales and Scotland
• Time period: 2022
• Source: Annual Population Survey

Percentage and number of 16 to 64 year olds who were economically inactive, by ethnicity

Ethnicity	%	Number of people economically inactive
All	22	8,693,500
Asian	26	874,700
Indian	20	259,500
Pakistani, Bangladeshi	33	390,500
Asian other	24	224,800
Black	26	397,200
Mixed	26	183,500
White	21	6,967,200
White British	21	6,509,600
White other	15	457,600
Other	28	258,700
Unknown

Data withheld because a small sample size makes it unreliable

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Summary of Economic inactivity By ethnicity Summary

The data shows that:

• 22% of working age people in England, Scotland and Wales were economically inactive (out of work and not looking for a job) in 2022
• 33% of people from the combined Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnic group were economically inactive – the highest percentage out of all ethnic groups, followed by people from ‘other’ ethnic groups, 28%
• 15% of people from the white ‘other’ ethnic group were economically inactive – the lowest percentage out of all ethnic groups

4. By ethnicity over time (white and other ethnic groups)

• Location: England, Wales and Scotland
• Time period: 2004 to 2022
• Source: Annual Population Survey

Percentage and number of 16 to 64 year olds who were economically inactive, by ethnicity over time (white and other ethnic groups)

	All		White		Other ethnic groups		Unknown
time	All %	All Number of people economically inactive	White %	White Number of people economically inactive	Other ethnic groups %	Other ethnic groups Number of people economically inactive	Unknown %	Unknown Number of people economically inactive
2004	24	8,823,700	23	7,593,100	35	1,220,900	28	9,600
2005	24	8,853,900	22	7,573,000	34	1,270,500	31	10,400
2006	23	8,843,900	22	7,520,100	33	1,314,300	33	9,600
2007	23	8,999,600	22	7,609,800	33	1,378,800	39	11,000
2008	23	9,017,300	22	7,570,400	33	1,437,600	35	9,300
2009	23	9,067,100	22	7,581,400	33	1,475,100	31	10,500
2010	24	9,339,000	23	7,800,000	33	1,527,800	29	11,200
2011	24	9,399,300
2012	23	9,143,700	22	7,526,600	32	1,603,800	45	13,300
2013	23	8,965,000	22	7,332,400	31	1,621,900	37	10,700
2014	23	8,957,700	21	7,273,100	31	1,664,900	27	19,700
2015	22	8,824,100	21	7,131,300	31	1,673,600	34	19,200
2016	22	8,849,900	21	7,103,700	30	1,734,500	32	11,700
2017	22	8,644,300	20	6,906,300	30	1,725,300	38	12,700
2018	22	8,624,100	20	6,849,300	30	1,763,200	31	11,600
2019	21	8,468,400	20	6,699,800	29	1,759,900
2020	21	8,439,300	20	6,861,000	27	1,565,100
2021	22	8,666,400	21	7,039,100	27	1,614,900
2022	22	8,693,500	21	6,967,200	26	1,714,100

Data not collected Data withheld because a small sample size makes it unreliable

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Summary of Economic inactivity By ethnicity over time (white and other ethnic groups) Summary

The data shows that:

• 21% of white people were economically inactive in 2022, compared with 26% of people from all other ethnic groups combined
• from 2004 to 2022, the economic activity rate went down from 23% to 21% for white people, and from 35% to 26% for people from all other ethnic groups combined

5. By ethnicity over time

• Location: England, Wales and Scotland
• Time period: 2004 to 2022 (8 ethnic groups)
• Source: Annual Population Survey

Percentage and number of 16 to 64 year olds who were economically inactive, by ethnicity over time

	All		Asian		Indian		Pakistani, Bangladeshi		Asian other		Black		Mixed		White		White British		White other		Other		Unknown
time	All %	All Number of people economically inactive	Asian %	Asian Number of people economically inactive	Indian %	Indian Number of people economically inactive	Pakistani, Bangladeshi %	Pakistani, Bangladeshi Number of people economically inactive	Asian other %	Asian other Number of people economically inactive	Black %	Black Number of people economically inactive	Mixed %	Mixed Number of people economically inactive	White %	White Number of people economically inactive	White British %	White British Number of people economically inactive	White other %	White other Number of people economically inactive	Other %	Other Number of people economically inactive	Unknown %	Unknown Number of people economically inactive
2004	24	8,823,700	37	711,700	27	212,000	49	348,600	36	151,200	31	256,300	29	78,900	23	7,593,100	22	7,150,200	25	442,900	38	174,000	28	9,600
2005	24	8,853,900	37	740,500	26	209,600	49	364,700	36	166,200	30	257,900	30	80,500	22	7,573,000	22	7,134,800	23	438,100	36	191,600	31	10,400
2006	23	8,843,900	36	747,000	25	216,000	48	370,400	34	160,500	28	264,100	27	76,900	22	7,520,100	22	7,051,100	21	469,000	36	226,400	33	9,600
2007	23	8,999,600	36	789,900	26	222,600	48	390,100	33	177,100	28	267,400	28	84,500	22	7,609,800	22	7,118,300	21	491,500	36	237,000	39	11,000
2008	23	9,017,300	35	810,600	26	237,800	46	392,600	31	180,300	28	288,400	31	100,400	22	7,570,400	22	7,080,700	21	489,600	35	238,200	35	9,300
2009	23	9,067,100	34	829,600	25	246,300	44	398,500	32	184,800	29	300,400	30	106,700	22	7,581,400	22	7,070,000	21	511,400	36	238,500	31	10,500
2010	24	9,339,000	34	878,000	24	235,500	44	417,400	36	225,000	28	306,900	28	98,100	23	7,800,000	23	7,270,500	21	529,400	35	244,900	29	11,200
2011	24	9,399,300
2012	23	9,143,700	33	928,700	23	247,300	42	436,400	34	245,000	27	314,200	29	121,500	22	7,526,600	22	7,061,200	20	465,400	35	239,400	45	13,300
2013	23	8,965,000	33	953,400	24	257,600	41	444,500	36	251,300	26	306,200	26	116,400	22	7,332,400	22	6,873,200	19	459,200	35	246,000	37	10,700
2014	23	8,957,700	32	943,200	24	267,900	40	442,500	33	232,800	27	331,200	28	126,100	21	7,273,100	22	6,797,100	19	476,000	37	264,400	27	19,700
2015	22	8,824,100	32	942,100	24	265,300	40	439,100	32	237,700	26	346,700	28	127,700	21	7,131,300	21	6,669,000	17	462,400	35	257,100	34	19,200
2016	22	8,849,900	32	995,400	23	260,800	39	459,700	34	275,000	25	336,800	28	142,400	21	7,103,700	21	6,607,900	17	495,800	34	259,800	32	11,700
2017	22	8,644,300	31	979,800	22	246,800	39	472,600	32	260,500	26	338,300	27	147,200	20	6,906,300	21	6,402,800	16	503,500	33	260,000	38	12,700
2018	22	8,624,100	30	960,700	21	233,100	38	469,900	32	257,700	27	374,800	28	152,200	20	6,849,300	21	6,383,500	15	465,700	34	275,600	31	11,600
2019	21	8,468,400	31	999,100	21	253,000	39	492,900	31	253,200	25	365,300	26	136,900	20	6,699,800	20	6,255,300	14	444,500	32	258,600
2020	21	8,439,300	27	836,600	19	231,900	37	393,100	26	211,700	25	357,100	25	159,000	20	6,861,000	21	6,445,000	14	416,000	30	212,400
2021	22	8,666,400	26	833,300	19	224,700	35	392,900	26	215,700	26	372,300	29	204,500	21	7,039,100	21	6,577,300	15	461,800	28	204,700
2022	22	8,693,500	26	874,700	20	259,500	33	390,500	24	224,800	26	397,200	26	183,500	21	6,967,200	21	6,509,600	15	457,600	28	258,700

Data not collected Data withheld because a small sample size makes it unreliable

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Summary of Economic inactivity By ethnicity over time Summary

The data shows that:

• in all ethnic groups, the rate of economic inactivity was lower in 2022 than in 2004
• the biggest decreases were in the combined Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnic group (down from 49% to 33%) and the Asian ‘other’ ethnic group (down from 36% to 24%)
• in every year from 2004 to 2022, the combined Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnic group had the highest rate of economic inactivity out of all ethnic groups

6. By ethnicity and gender

• Location: England, Wales and Scotland
• Time period: 2022
• Source: Annual Population Survey

Percentage and number of 16 to 64 year olds who were economically inactive, by ethnicity and gender

	All		Men		Women
Ethnicity	All %	All Number of people economically inactive	Men %	Men Number of people economically inactive	Women %	Women Number of people economically inactive
All	22	8,693,500	18	3,614,300	25	5,079,200
Asian	26	874,700	17	281,600	34	593,100
Indian	20	259,500	13	87,400	27	172,000
Pakistani, Bangladeshi	33	390,500	19	113,600	48	276,800
Asian other	24	224,800	19	80,500	28	144,300
Black	26	397,200	21	134,600	29	262,600
Mixed	26	183,500	28	91,500	25	92,000
White	21	6,967,200	18	2,999,100	24	3,968,100
White British	21	6,509,600	18	2,837,800	24	3,671,800
White other	15	457,600	11	161,300	18	296,300
Other	28	258,700	22	101,500	35	157,200
Unknown

Data withheld because a small sample size makes it unreliable

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Summary of Economic inactivity By ethnicity and gender Summary

The data shows that:

• 25% of women and 18% of men were economically inactive in 2022
• women were more likely to be economically inactive than men in every ethnic group except for the mixed ethnic group
• the highest rate of economic inactivity for women was in the combined Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnic group (48%) – the lowest rate was in the white ‘other’ group (18%)
• the highest rate of economic inactivity among men was in the mixed ethnic group (28%) – the lowest rate was in the white ‘other’ group (11%)
• the gap between men and women was biggest in the combined Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnic group, where 48% of women and 19% of men were economically inactive – the gap was smallest in the mixed ethnic group, where 25% of women and 28% of men were economically inactive

7. By ethnicity and age

• Location: England, Wales and Scotland
• Time period: 2022
• Source: Annual Population Survey

Percentage and number of 16 to 64 year olds who were economically inactive, by ethnicity and age

	16-24		25-49		50-64		All
Ethnicity	16-24 %	16-24 Number of people economically inactive	25-49 %	25-49 Number of people economically inactive	50-64 %	50-64 Number of people economically inactive	All %	All Number of people economically inactive
All	40	2,645,600	12	2,556,700	27	3,491,200	22	8,693,500
Asian	54	326,400	17	387,700	27	160,500	26	874,700
Indian	52	93,700	12	107,500	25	58,300	20	259,500
Pakistani, Bangladeshi	56	145,300	24	179,500	38	65,700	33	390,500
Asian other	53	87,400	17	100,800	20	36,500	24	224,800
Black	51	171,900	17	143,900	21	81,400	26	397,200
Mixed	43	104,900	15	53,000	24	25,600	26	183,500
White	37	1,943,800	11	1,860,100	28	3,163,300	21	6,967,200
White British	36	1,797,800	11	1,671,600	28	3,040,200	21	6,509,600
White other	44	146,000	9	188,400	20	123,100	15	457,600
Other	62	96,600	18	106,300	32	55,800	28	258,700
Unknown

Data withheld because a small sample size makes it unreliable

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Summary of Economic inactivity By ethnicity and age Summary

The data shows that:

• 40% of all 16 to 24 year olds were economically inactive, compared with 27% of 50 to 64 year olds, and 12% of 25 to 49 year olds
• in every ethnic group, 16 to 24 year olds had the highest rate of economic inactivity – this is partly because people in this age group were more likely to be in education
• for 16 to 24 year olds, people from the ‘other’ ethnic group had the highest rate of economic inactivity (62%) – the lowest rate was in the white British group (36%)
• for 25 to 49 year olds, people from the combined Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnic group had the highest rate of economic inactivity (24%) – the lowest rate was in the white ‘other’ group (9%)
• for 50 to 64 year olds, people from the combined Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnic group had the highest rate of economic inactivity (38%) – the lowest rate was in the Asian ‘other’ and white ‘other’ groups (20%)

8. By ethnicity over time (16 to 24 year olds only)

• Location: England, Wales and Scotland
• Time period: 2004 to 2022
• Source: Annual Population Survey

Percentage and number of 16 to 24 year olds who were economically inactive, by ethnicity over time

	All		Asian		Indian		Pakistani, Bangladeshi		Asian other		Black		Mixed		White		White British		White other		Other
Year	All %	All Number of people economically inactive	Asian %	Asian Number of people economically inactive	Indian %	Indian Number of people economically inactive	Pakistani, Bangladeshi %	Pakistani, Bangladeshi Number of people economically inactive	Asian other %	Asian other Number of people economically inactive	Black %	Black Number of people economically inactive	Mixed %	Mixed Number of people economically inactive	White %	White Number of people economically inactive	White British %	White British Number of people economically inactive	White other %	White other Number of people economically inactive	Other %	Other Number of people economically inactive
2004	32	2,099,700	53	252,800	46	75,400	56	118,000	57	59,300	47	83,500	39	43,500	29	1,668,500	29	1,574,400	36	94,100	55	49,000
2005	32	2,169,300	54	269,600	49	79,400	55	125,800	60	64,400	50	91,400	41	45,400	29	1,705,400	29	1,616,900	30	88,500	53	54,800
2006	33	2,223,800	51	248,900	44	70,900	52	119,000	60	59,000	48	94,300	38	41,100	30	1,769,400	30	1,671,600	27	97,800	53	65,200
2007	33	2,314,000	54	271,300	45	74,300	56	127,100	62	69,900	49	96,700	39	43,400	31	1,826,000	31	1,705,600	31	120,400	55	73,300
2008	34	2,374,700	52	274,700	48	84,400	52	116,600	59	73,700	53	116,400	45	57,700	31	1,847,600	31	1,728,000	30	119,600	50	73,800
2009	35	2,474,500	55	288,100	51	83,600	54	125,500	65	78,900	52	114,300	47	62,000	32	1,928,600	32	1,792,000	35	136,600	60	77,600
2010	38	2,665,700	58	322,900	51	86,900	56	134,800	70	101,300	55	125,400	45	56,100	34	2,079,500	34	1,947,000	37	132,500	61	76,900
2011	37	2,654,700
2012	37	2,652,700	56	328,900	46	82,700	56	139,100	68	107,200	53	125,300	42	65,400	34	2,057,300	34	1,921,800	44	135,500	58	70,600
2013	38	2,670,500	57	332,500	54	89,000	52	134,400	69	109,100	53	133,900	38	63,400	35	2,062,700	34	1,936,600	42	126,100	63	76,200
2014	39	2,739,800	60	344,700	58	99,000	55	137,700	69	108,100	54	142,600	43	75,100	35	2,081,300	35	1,941,300	41	140,000	65	85,700
2015	37	2,629,100	57	330,700	54	92,300	53	136,600	67	101,800	56	159,600	46	78,400	34	1,985,200	34	1,862,400	36	122,700	59	70,500
2016	38	2,675,700	60	363,800	59	93,500	56	149,700	68	120,600	50	139,400	48	82,100	35	2,006,400	35	1,871,000	36	135,400	61	79,000
2017	38	2,639,100	58	370,600	49	85,500	58	169,000	65	116,100	56	141,300	45	83,100	35	1,954,900	34	1,789,500	40	165,400	63	83,100
2018	39	2,647,500	56	352,600	52	81,600	53	164,900	65	106,100	57	165,000	46	85,300	35	1,945,900	35	1,798,000	40	147,900	64	95,100
2019	39	2,607,100	58	374,000	56	95,200	56	176,800	64	101,900	53	154,100	48	79,300	35	1,905,600	35	1,772,700	35	132,900	63	92,400
2020	39	2,622,000	56	315,700	54	88,200	59	144,500	55	83,000	55	150,200	46	95,400	36	1,994,500	36	1,873,800	39	120,700	58	63,500
2021	41	2,709,400	55	321,900	59	92,900	53	146,400	53	82,500	56	164,100	53	129,200	38	2,031,400	37	1,892,300	46	139,100	56	61,300
2022	40	2,645,600	54	326,400	52	93,700	56	145,300	53	87,400	51	171,900	43	104,900	37	1,943,800	36	1,797,800	44	146,000	62	96,600

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Summary of Economic inactivity By ethnicity over time (16 to 24 year olds only) Summary

16 to 24 year olds were more likely to be economically inactive than older people. This is partly because people in this age group were more likely to be students.

The data shows that:

• between 2004 and 2022, the overall rate of economic inactivity for 16 to 24 year olds went up from 32% to 40%
• the biggest increase was in the white ‘other’ ethnic group (up from 26% to 44%)
• for the Asian ‘other’ ethnic group, the rate of economic inactivity for 16 to 24 year olds went down from 57% to 53%

9. By ethnicity and area

• Location: England, Wales and Scotland
• Time period: 2022
• Source: Annual Population Survey

Percentage and number of 16 to 64 year olds who were economically inactive, by ethnicity and area

	All		Asian		Indian		Pakistani, Bangladeshi		Asian other		Black		Mixed		White		White British		White other		Other		Unknown
Region	All %	All Number of people economically inactive	Asian %	Asian Number of people economically inactive	Indian %	Indian Number of people economically inactive	Pakistani, Bangladeshi %	Pakistani, Bangladeshi Number of people economically inactive	Asian other %	Asian other Number of people economically inactive	Black %	Black Number of people economically inactive	Mixed %	Mixed Number of people economically inactive	White %	White Number of people economically inactive	White British %	White British Number of people economically inactive	White other %	White other Number of people economically inactive	Other %	Other Number of people economically inactive	Unknown %	Unknown Number of people economically inactive
All	22	8,693,500	26	874,700	20	259,500	33	390,500	24	224,800	26	397,200	26	183,500	21	6,967,200	21	6,509,600	15	457,600	28	258,700
East Midlands	23	667,400	27	63,900	25	36,000	35	14,000	28	13,800	24	21,100			22	557,900	23	529,400	14	28,400
East of England	19	737,800	24	55,700	16	13,800	35	26,400	22	15,500	19	22,900	19	14,800	19	633,400	20	584,600	15	48,800
London	20	1,244,100	24	281,300	18	81,600	31	121,100	23	78,600	25	190,700	27	54,800	17	609,500	18	445,900	15	163,600	27	105,700
North East	26	423,200	29	13,600											26	392,300	26	382,700	22	9,600
North West	23	1,046,000	33	108,800	23	22,300	41	68,700	26	17,800	29	32,400	33	21,900	22	855,200	22	828,500	15	26,700	39	27,300
Scotland	23	788,500	28	36,900					26	13,800					23	718,000	23	685,300	13	32,800
South East	19	1,083,800	19	77,200	19	32,800	22	17,400	19	27,100	28	33,000	22	17,600	19	934,100	20	877,800	13	56,300	21	19,500
South West	20	652,800	25	25,800	18	6,400			29	14,800			15	7,000	19	607,600	20	580,500	15	27,100
Wales	24	466,200	24	10,300											24	439,900	24	429,100	19	10,800
West Midlands	23	818,800	28	130,300	22	40,800	37	75,000	19	14,500	30	53,600	39	25,900	21	575,400	21	547,200	16	28,200	31	31,400
Yorkshire and The Humber	23	765,000	31	70,800			30	39,400			26	20,600	26	16,600	22	643,800	22	618,600	16	25,300

Data withheld because a small sample size makes it unreliable

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Summary of Economic inactivity By ethnicity and area Summary

Where data is available and not withheld due to small sample sizes, the data shows that:

• people from the white ‘other’ ethnic group had a lower rate of economic inactivity among 16 to 64 year olds in every region
• in particular, people from the white ‘other’ ethnic group had the lowest rate of economic inactivity in Scotland and the South East (both 13%)
• the combined Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnic group had the highest rate of economic inactivity among 16 to 64 year olds in the East Midlands, East of England, London, and the North West
• in particular, the highest rate of economic inactivity was for people from the combined Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnic group in the North West (41%)

10. Data sources

Source

Annual Population Survey

Type of data

Survey data

Type of statistic

National Statistics

Publisher

Office for National Statistics

Note on corrections or updates

Higher-level figures may differ from those published by the Department for Work and Pensions and the Office for National Statistics that use the Labour Force Survey.

Publication frequency

Yearly

Purpose of data source

The Annual Population Survey (APS) is the largest ongoing household survey in the UK and covers a range of topics, including:

• personal characteristics
• labour market status
• work characteristics
• education
• health

The purpose of the APS is to provide information on important social and socio-economic variables at local levels, such as labour market estimates.

The published statistics also allow the government to monitor estimates on a range of issues between censuses.

11. Download the data

Economic Inactivity By Local Authority - Spreadsheet (csv) 3 MB

This file contains the following: Measure, Ethnicity, Ethnicity_type, Time, Time_type, Geography, Geography_type, Age, Value, Confidence_interval, Numerator, Denominator, Sample_size

Economic Inactivity By Region - Spreadsheet (csv) 4 MB

This file contains the following: Measure, Ethnicity, Ethnicity_type, Time, Time_type, Geography, Geography_type, Age, Age_type, Sex, Value, Confidence_interval, Numerator, Denominator, Sample_size

Publication release date: 28 November 2023

Updated: 11 December 2023

full page history

1. 11 December 2023 Amended labels from 'Other than white' to 'Other ethnic groups'
2. 28 November 2023 Updated with the latest available data.

From: Office for National Statistics

Previous editions:

1. 3 November 2022
2. 29 January 2021
3. 23 January 2020
4. 20 May 2019
5. 26 January 2018

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