Inactivity Rate in the United Kingdom decreased to 20.80 percent in November from 21 percent in October of 2025. Inactivity Rate in the United Kingdom averaged 23.14 percent from 1971 until 2025, 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)	4.50	4.60	percent	Nov 2025
Average Weekly Hours	31.80	31.90	Hours	Nov 2025
Claimant Count Change	17.90	-3.30	Thousand	Dec 2025
Employed Persons	34303.00	34226.00	Thousand	Nov 2025
Employment Change	82.00	-16.00	Thousand	Nov 2025
Employment Rate	75.10	74.90	percent	Nov 2025
Full Time Employment	25537.00	25584.00	Thousand	Nov 2025
Inactivity Rate	20.80	21.00	percent	Nov 2025
Job Vacancies	734.00	728.00	Thousand	Nov 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate	79.20	79.00	percent	Nov 2025
Labour Costs	110.60	109.20	points	Jun 2025
HMRC Payrolls Change	-42.55	-33.36	Thousand	Dec 2025
Part Time Employment	8766.00	8642.00	Thousand	Nov 2025
Population	69.28	68.49	Million	Dec 2024
Labour Productivity	99.70	99.00	points	Sep 2025
Real Earnings Excluding Bonuses	0.70	0.60	percent	Nov 2025
Real Earnings Including Bonuses	1.20	0.90	percent	Nov 2025
Unemployed Persons	1682.90	1662.80	Thousand	Nov 2025
Unemployment Rate	5.10	5.10	percent	Nov 2025
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr)	4.70	4.80	percent	Nov 2025
Average Weekly Wages	741.00	740.00	GBP/Week	Nov 2025
Wages in Manufacturing	808.00	805.00	GBP/Week	Nov 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	13.70	13.40	percent	Nov 2025

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.