nomis - official census and labour market statistics

All people - Economically inactive
Great Britain


 
region
numbers %
Yorkshire and The Humber 850,000 24.1
West Midlands 852,000 22.4
Wales 465,000 23.9
South West 595,000 16.8
South East 1,045,000 17.7
Scotland 756,000 22.2
Northern Ireland 313,000 26.3
North West 1,096,000 22.8
North East 480,000 28.3
London 1,256,000 20.1
East Midlands 684,000 21.8
East 694,000 17.3
Source: ONS national/regional headline indicators [Mar 2025-May 2025]

Note:   numbers and % are for those aged 16-64

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