Long-term sickness is the largest cause of economic inactivity

ONS estimates of reasons for economic inactivity in the UK: 2018 to 2023

Dec ’23
30.2%
1.7%
27.0%
17.8%
11.7%
11.6%
Dec ’22
28.2%
2.3%
25.8%
19.4%
11.9%
12.4%
Dec ’21
26.4%
2.1%
26.0%
18.9%
13.3%
13.3%
Dec ’20
25.5%
2.2%
27.3%
18.8%
12.4%
13.8%
Dec ’19
24.5%
1.9%
26.6%
22.2%
13.2%
11.6%
Dec ’18
23.2%
2.1%
26.3%
23.5%
13.0%
11.9%