PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Unemployment (28 October 2024)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Rupert Lowe (Restore Britain)
Answer
Official statistics for the number of people unemployed and economically inactive are published each month by the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS), estimated using the Labour Force Survey.
The ONS headline labour market statistics define working age as between 16 and 64 years old. The latest statistics show 10.61 million people are of working age currently out of work in the UK (June-August 2024) – 1.347 million who are unemployed and 9.263 million who are economically inactive. Of the 9.263 million who are economically inactive, 2.491 million are students and 1.674 million are looking after family/home.
Unemployment (000's) | 1,347 |
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Economic inactivity by reason (000's) |
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Student | 2,491 |
Looking after family / home | 1,674 |
Temp sick | 201 |
Long-term sick | 2,750 |
Discouraged workers | 33 |
Retired | 1,079 |
Other | 1,035 |
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Total (000's) | 10,610 |
Answered by:
Alison McGovern (Labour)
31 October 2024
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