Inactivity Rate in the United Kingdom increased to 21 percent in February from 20.70 percent in January of 2026. Inactivity Rate in the United Kingdom averaged 23.13 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)	3.60	3.80	percent	Feb 2026
Average Weekly Hours	31.70	31.80	Hours	Feb 2026
Claimant Count Change	26.80	17.10	Thousand	Mar 2026
Employed Persons	34328.00	34310.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Employment Change	25.00	84.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Employment Rate	75.00	75.10	percent	Feb 2026
Full Time Employment	25584.00	25523.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Inactivity Rate	21.00	20.70	percent	Feb 2026
Job Vacancies	711.00	721.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	79.00	79.30	percent	Feb 2026
Labour Costs	112.70	110.70	points	Sep 2025
HMRC Payrolls Change	-11.00	-5.66	Thousand	Mar 2026
Part Time Employment	8743.00	8787.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Population	69.49	69.28	Million	Dec 2025
Labour Productivity	99.00	99.60	points	Dec 2025
Real Earnings Excluding Bonuses	-0.10	0.40	percent	Feb 2026
Real Earnings Including Bonuses	0.30	1.50	percent	Feb 2026
Unemployed Persons	1667.40	1650.30	Thousand	Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate	4.90	5.20	percent	Feb 2026
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr)	3.80	4.10	percent	Feb 2026
Average Weekly Wages	745.00	743.00	GBP/Week	Feb 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	814.00	810.00	GBP/Week	Feb 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	14.30	14.50	percent	Feb 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.