Economic inactivity

More working-age people are self-reporting long-term health conditions since the pandemic

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Overall economic inactivity has been decreasing since May to July 2022, whereas inactivity because of long-term sickness has generally continued to increase.
Cumulative change in economic inactivity (seasonally adjusted), people aged 16 to 64 years, December to February 2020 to March to May 2023

Source: ONS