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LFS: Economically Inactive: UK: All: Aged 16-64: Thousands: SA
8,730
2023 JAN-MAR
- Release date:
- 16 May 2023
- Next release:
- 13 June 2023

Employment in the UK: May 2023
What's in the bulletin?
- January to March 2023 estimates show increases in the employment rate and the unemployment rate compared with the previous quarter (October to December 2022), while the economic inactivity rate decreased.
- Total hours worked increased compared with the previous quarter and are just slightly below pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic levels.
- The UK employment rate was estimated at 75.9%, 0.2 percentage points higher than the previous quarter and 0.7 percentage points lower than before the coronavirus pandemic (December 2019 to February 2020).

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Time series related to Economic inactivity
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8,730 2023 JAN-MAR
- Release date:
- 16 May 2023
- Next release:
- 13 June 2023
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21 % 2023 JAN-MAR
- Release date:
- 16 May 2023
- Next release:
- 13 June 2023
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27.2 % 2023 JAN-MAR
- Release date:
- 16 May 2023
- Next release:
- 13 June 2023
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0.4 % 2023 JAN-MAR
- Release date:
- 16 May 2023
- Next release:
- 13 June 2023
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934 000's 2023 JAN-MAR
- Release date:
- 16 May 2023
- Next release:
- 13 June 2023
Datasets related to Economic inactivity
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INAC01 SA: Economic inactivity by reason (seasonally adjusted)
Economic inactivity (aged 16 to 64 years ) by reason (seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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INAC01 NSA: Economic inactivity by reason (not seasonally adjusted)
Economic inactivity (aged 16 to 64 years) by reason (not seasonally adjusted). These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey, a survey of households.
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A02 SA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people aged 16 and over and aged from 16 to 64 (seasonally adjusted)
Labour Force Survey summary data, including employment, unemployment and economic inactivity levels and rates, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly, seasonally adjusted.
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A02 NSA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people aged 16 and over and aged from 16 to 64 (not seasonally adjusted)
Labour Force Survey summary data, including employment, unemployment and economic inactivity levels and rates, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly, non-seasonally adjusted.
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A05 SA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity by age group (seasonally adjusted)
Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity levels and rates by age group, UK, rolling three-monthly figures, seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey.
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A05 SA: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity by age group (seasonally adjusted)
Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity levels and rates by age group, UK, rolling three-monthly figures, seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey.
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Labour market overview, UK: May 2023
Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK.
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Employment in the UK: May 2023
Estimates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for the UK.
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Labour market in the regions of the UK: May 2023
Regional, local authority and parliamentary constituency breakdowns of changes in UK employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other related statistics.
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Working and workless households in the UK: October to December 2022
The economic status of households in the UK and the people living in them, where at least one person is aged 16 to 64 years. Taken from the Labour Force Survey.
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Workless households for regions across the UK: 2021
Annual information at a local level about households and the adults and children living in them, by their economic activity status.
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