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Economically inactive because of long-term sickness

Economically inactive because of long-term sickness: 2016 Q3 to 2026 Q2ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour01m2m2016201820202022202420262016 Q3: 2,007,000 people · published 17 August 20262016 Q4: 1,959,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q1: 1,991,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q2: 1,982,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q3: 2,055,000 people · published 17 August 20262017 Q4: 1,997,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q1: 1,977,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q2: 2,043,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q3: 2,000,000 people · published 17 August 20262018 Q4: 2,007,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q1: 2,012,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q2: 2,030,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q3: 2,062,000 people · published 17 August 20262019 Q4: 2,080,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q1: 2,229,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q2: 2,233,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q3: 2,327,000 people · published 17 August 20262020 Q4: 2,328,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q1: 2,307,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q2: 2,297,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q3: 2,396,000 people · published 17 August 20262021 Q4: 2,436,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q1: 2,440,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q2: 2,506,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q3: 2,636,000 people · published 17 August 20262022 Q4: 2,586,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q1: 2,699,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q2: 2,706,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q3: 2,742,000 people · published 17 August 20262023 Q4: 2,849,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q1: 2,824,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q2: 2,824,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q3: 2,793,000 people · published 17 August 20262024 Q4: 2,776,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q1: 2,775,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q2: 2,780,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q3: 2,826,000 people · published 17 August 20262025 Q4: 2,786,000 people · published 17 August 20262026 Q1: 2,772,000 people · published 17 August 20262026 Q2: 2,774,000 people · published 17 August 2026
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Source: ONS, Labour market overview, UK (LMS time series), Labour market overview, UK: August 2026 (published 17 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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