Inactivity Rate in the United Kingdom remained unchanged at 20.90 percent in August. 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)	3.70	3.60	percent	Aug 2026
Average Weekly Hours	32.00	32.00	Hours	Aug 2026
Claimant Count Change	30.30	7.00	Thousand	Sep 2026
Employed Persons	34577.00	34478.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
Employment Change	102.00	66.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
Employment Rate	75.30	75.10	percent	Aug 2026
Full Time Employment	25865.00	25772.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
Inactivity Rate	20.90	20.90	percent	Aug 2026
Job Vacancies	691.00	704.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	79.10	79.10	percent	Aug 2026
Labour Costs	114.50	112.70	points	Mar 2026
HMRC Payrolls Change	12.65	0.71	Thousand	Sep 2026
Part Time Employment	8713.00	8705.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
Population	69.49	69.28	Million	Dec 2025
Labour Productivity	99.30	100.10	points	Jun 2026
Real Earnings Excluding Bonuses	0.30	0.60	percent	Aug 2026
Real Earnings Including Bonuses	-0.10	0.90	percent	Aug 2026
Unemployed Persons	1670.70	1663.70	Thousand	Aug 2026
Unemployment Rate	4.70	4.90	percent	Aug 2026
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr)	3.70	3.90	percent	Aug 2026
Average Weekly Wages	757.00	757.00	GBP/Week	Aug 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	824.00	818.00	GBP/Week	Aug 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	13.20	14.40	percent	Aug 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.