Inactivity Rate in the United Kingdom remained unchanged at 20.90 percent in July. Inactivity Rate in the United Kingdom averaged 23.11 percent from 1971 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 25.90 percent in April of 1983 and a record low of 20.30 percent in February of 2020.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average Earnings excl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr)	3.50	3.50	percent	Jul 2026
Average Weekly Hours	32.00	32.10	Hours	Jul 2026
Claimant Count Change	27.80	-11.80	Thousand	Aug 2026
Employed Persons	34478.00	34469.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Employment Change	67.00	83.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Employment Rate	75.10	75.10	percent	Jul 2026
Full Time Employment	25772.00	25746.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Inactivity Rate	20.90	20.90	percent	Jul 2026
Job Vacancies	702.00	706.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	79.10	79.10	percent	Jul 2026
Labour Costs	114.50	112.70	points	Mar 2026
HMRC Payrolls Change	-26.10	-19.32	Thousand	Aug 2026
Part Time Employment	8705.00	8724.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Population	69.49	69.28	Million	Dec 2025
Labour Productivity	99.30	100.10	points	Jun 2026
Real Earnings Excluding Bonuses	0.60	0.80	percent	Jul 2026
Real Earnings Including Bonuses	0.60	1.30	percent	Jul 2026
Unemployed Persons	1663.70	1675.50	Thousand	Jul 2026
Unemployment Rate	4.90	4.90	percent	Jul 2026
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr)	3.90	4.20	percent	Jul 2026
Average Weekly Wages	756.00	756.00	GBP/Week	Jul 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	818.00	821.00	GBP/Week	Jul 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	14.40	14.60	percent	Jul 2026

United Kingdom Inactivity Rate

In the United Kingdom, the inactivity rate refers to those aged from 16 to 64 not in employment who have not been seeking work within the last 4 weeks and/or are unable to start work within the next 2 weeks.