LFS: Economic inactivity rate: UK: Female: All aged 16 and over: %: SA

Name: LFS: Economic inactivity rate: UK: Female: All aged 16 and over: %: SA
Creator: ONS Labour Market Team
Published: 2024-10-14T23:00:00.000Z
License: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Source dataset: Labour market statistics time series (LMS)

Contact:
ONS Labour Market Team

Release date:
15 October 2024
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Period	Value
1971	55.4
1972	55.0
1973	54.2
1974	53.5
1975	53.3
1976	53.3
1977	53.0
1978	52.6
1979	52.0
1980	51.4
1981	51.4
1982	51.8
1983	51.6
1984	49.8
1985	49.2
1986	48.6
1987	47.9
1988	47.1
1989	46.4
1990	46.0
1991	46.3
1992	46.8
1993	46.7
1994	46.8
1995	46.5
1996	46.2
1997	45.8
1998	45.6
1999	45.1
2000	44.8
2001	44.8
2002	44.5
2003	44.4
2004	44.2
2005	43.9
2006	43.3
2007	43.5
2008	43.2
2009	43.1
2010	43.2
2011	43.0
2012	42.8
2013	42.5
2014	42.2
2015	42.0
2016	41.8
2017	41.5
2018	41.2
2019	40.7
2020	40.4
2021	40.6
2022	40.9
2023	41.0
1971 Q1	55.3
1971 Q2	55.4
1971 Q3	55.5
1971 Q4	55.5
1972 Q1	55.3
1972 Q2	55.1
1972 Q3	55.0
1972 Q4	54.8
1973 Q1	54.4
1973 Q2	54.2
1973 Q3	54.1
1973 Q4	53.9
1974 Q1	53.8
1974 Q2	53.6
1974 Q3	53.4
1974 Q4	53.4
1975 Q1	53.4
1975 Q2	53.3
1975 Q3	53.3
1975 Q4	53.3
1976 Q1	53.3
1976 Q2	53.3
1976 Q3	53.3
1976 Q4	53.2
1977 Q1	53.2
1977 Q2	53.1
1977 Q3	53.0
1977 Q4	52.9
1978 Q1	52.8
1978 Q2	52.7
1978 Q3	52.6
1978 Q4	52.4
1979 Q1	52.3
1979 Q2	52.2
1979 Q3	51.9
1979 Q4	51.7
1980 Q1	51.5
1980 Q2	51.5
1980 Q3	51.4
1980 Q4	51.3
1981 Q1	51.3
1981 Q2	51.4
1981 Q3	51.4
1981 Q4	51.5
1982 Q1	51.6
1982 Q2	51.7
1982 Q3	51.9
1982 Q4	52.1
1983 Q1	52.3
1983 Q2	52.0
1983 Q3	51.4
1983 Q4	50.6
1984 Q1	50.1
1984 Q2	49.7
1984 Q3	49.7
1984 Q4	49.5
1985 Q1	49.4
1985 Q2	49.3
1985 Q3	49.2
1985 Q4	49.0
1986 Q1	48.9
1986 Q2	48.7
1986 Q3	48.5
1986 Q4	48.2
1987 Q1	48.2
1987 Q2	48.0
1987 Q3	47.8
1987 Q4	47.6
1988 Q1	47.5
1988 Q2	47.3
1988 Q3	47.0
1988 Q4	46.7
1989 Q1	46.4
1989 Q2	46.4
1989 Q3	46.4
1989 Q4	46.2
1990 Q1	46.1
1990 Q2	46.0
1990 Q3	46.0
1990 Q4	46.0
1991 Q1	46.1
1991 Q2	46.2
1991 Q3	46.4
1991 Q4	46.7
1992 Q1	46.8
1992 Q2	46.8
1992 Q3	46.9
1992 Q4	46.8
1993 Q1	46.8
1993 Q2	46.7
1993 Q3	46.7
1993 Q4	46.6
1994 Q1	46.6
1994 Q2	46.7
1994 Q3	46.7
1994 Q4	47.0
1995 Q1	46.7
1995 Q2	46.6
1995 Q3	46.4
1995 Q4	46.2
1996 Q1	46.4
1996 Q2	46.2
1996 Q3	46.2
1996 Q4	45.9
1997 Q1	45.9
1997 Q2	45.6
1997 Q3	45.7
1997 Q4	45.8
1998 Q1	45.8
1998 Q2	45.8
1998 Q3	45.6
1998 Q4	45.3
1999 Q1	45.2
1999 Q2	45.2
1999 Q3	45.1
1999 Q4	44.9
2000 Q1	44.8
2000 Q2	44.8
2000 Q3	44.6
2000 Q4	44.9
2001 Q1	45.0
2001 Q2	44.8
2001 Q3	44.9
2001 Q4	44.6
2002 Q1	44.7
2002 Q2	44.4
2002 Q3	44.4
2002 Q4	44.4
2003 Q1	44.4
2003 Q2	44.6
2003 Q3	44.4
2003 Q4	44.3
2004 Q1	44.1
2004 Q2	44.2
2004 Q3	44.3
2004 Q4	44.0
2005 Q1	43.9
2005 Q2	43.9
2005 Q3	43.7
2005 Q4	43.9
2006 Q1	43.3
2006 Q2	43.2
2006 Q3	43.4
2006 Q4	43.4
2007 Q1	43.6
2007 Q2	43.6
2007 Q3	43.5
2007 Q4	43.3
2008 Q1	43.3
2008 Q2	43.2
2008 Q3	43.3
2008 Q4	43.2
2009 Q1	43.1
2009 Q2	43.2
2009 Q3	43.1
2009 Q4	43.0
2010 Q1	43.3
2010 Q2	43.1
2010 Q3	43.0
2010 Q4	43.3
2011 Q1	43.0
2011 Q2	43.1
2011 Q3	43.1
2011 Q4	43.0
2012 Q1	43.0
2012 Q2	42.9
2012 Q3	42.8
2012 Q4	42.5
2013 Q1	42.6
2013 Q2	42.6
2013 Q3	42.4
2013 Q4	42.3
2014 Q1	42.2
2014 Q2	42.2
2014 Q3	42.2
2014 Q4	42.2
2015 Q1	42.1
2015 Q2	42.1
2015 Q3	42.0
2015 Q4	42.0
2016 Q1	42.0
2016 Q2	41.8
2016 Q3	41.7
2016 Q4	41.6
2017 Q1	41.6
2017 Q2	41.5
2017 Q3	41.5
2017 Q4	41.3
2018 Q1	41.1
2018 Q2	41.2
2018 Q3	41.3
2018 Q4	41.1
2019 Q1	40.9
2019 Q2	40.5
2019 Q3	40.9
2019 Q4	40.4
2020 Q1	40.0
2020 Q2	40.6
2020 Q3	40.6
2020 Q4	40.6
2021 Q1	40.6
2021 Q2	40.5
2021 Q3	40.6
2021 Q4	40.7
2022 Q1	40.9
2022 Q2	40.8
2022 Q3	41.0
2022 Q4	40.9
2023 Q1	41.0
2023 Q2	41.0
2023 Q3	41.0
2023 Q4	41.1
2024 Q1	41.1
2024 Q2	40.9
1971 FEB	55.3
1971 MAR	55.4
1971 APR	55.4
1971 MAY	55.4
1971 JUN	55.4
1971 JUL	55.4
1971 AUG	55.5
1971 SEP	55.5
1971 OCT	55.5
1971 NOV	55.5
1971 DEC	55.4
1972 JAN	55.4
1972 FEB	55.3
1972 MAR	55.2
1972 APR	55.1
1972 MAY	55.1
1972 JUN	55.1
1972 JUL	55.1
1972 AUG	55.0
1972 SEP	54.9
1972 OCT	54.9
1972 NOV	54.8
1972 DEC	54.7
1973 JAN	54.5
1973 FEB	54.4
1973 MAR	54.3
1973 APR	54.2
1973 MAY	54.2
1973 JUN	54.1
1973 JUL	54.1
1973 AUG	54.1
1973 SEP	54.0
1973 OCT	54.0
1973 NOV	53.9
1973 DEC	53.9
1974 JAN	53.8
1974 FEB	53.8
1974 MAR	53.8
1974 APR	53.7
1974 MAY	53.6
1974 JUN	53.6
1974 JUL	53.5
1974 AUG	53.4
1974 SEP	53.4
1974 OCT	53.4
1974 NOV	53.4
1974 DEC	53.4
1975 JAN	53.4
1975 FEB	53.4
1975 MAR	53.4
1975 APR	53.4
1975 MAY	53.3
1975 JUN	53.3
1975 JUL	53.3
1975 AUG	53.3
1975 SEP	53.3
1975 OCT	53.3
1975 NOV	53.3
1975 DEC	53.3
1976 JAN	53.3
1976 FEB	53.3
1976 MAR	53.3
1976 APR	53.3
1976 MAY	53.3
1976 JUN	53.3
1976 JUL	53.3
1976 AUG	53.3
1976 SEP	53.3
1976 OCT	53.2
1976 NOV	53.2
1976 DEC	53.2
1977 JAN	53.2
1977 FEB	53.2
1977 MAR	53.1
1977 APR	53.1
1977 MAY	53.1
1977 JUN	53.1
1977 JUL	53.0
1977 AUG	53.0
1977 SEP	53.0
1977 OCT	52.9
1977 NOV	52.9
1977 DEC	52.9
1978 JAN	52.9
1978 FEB	52.8
1978 MAR	52.8
1978 APR	52.7
1978 MAY	52.7
1978 JUN	52.7
1978 JUL	52.6
1978 AUG	52.6
1978 SEP	52.5
1978 OCT	52.4
1978 NOV	52.4
1978 DEC	52.3
1979 JAN	52.3
1979 FEB	52.3
1979 MAR	52.3
1979 APR	52.3
1979 MAY	52.2
1979 JUN	52.0
1979 JUL	52.0
1979 AUG	51.9
1979 SEP	51.8
1979 OCT	51.8
1979 NOV	51.7
1979 DEC	51.6
1980 JAN	51.6
1980 FEB	51.5
1980 MAR	51.5
1980 APR	51.5
1980 MAY	51.5
1980 JUN	51.4
1980 JUL	51.4
1980 AUG	51.4
1980 SEP	51.4
1980 OCT	51.4
1980 NOV	51.3
1980 DEC	51.3
1981 JAN	51.3
1981 FEB	51.3
1981 MAR	51.3
1981 APR	51.3
1981 MAY	51.4
1981 JUN	51.4
1981 JUL	51.4
1981 AUG	51.4
1981 SEP	51.5
1981 OCT	51.5
1981 NOV	51.5
1981 DEC	51.6
1982 JAN	51.6
1982 FEB	51.6
1982 MAR	51.7
1982 APR	51.7
1982 MAY	51.7
1982 JUN	51.8
1982 JUL	51.9
1982 AUG	51.9
1982 SEP	52.0
1982 OCT	52.1
1982 NOV	52.1
1982 DEC	52.2
1983 JAN	52.3
1983 FEB	52.3
1983 MAR	52.3
1983 APR	52.2
1983 MAY	52.0
1983 JUN	51.8
1983 JUL	51.6
1983 AUG	51.4
1983 SEP	51.1
1983 OCT	50.9
1983 NOV	50.6
1983 DEC	50.4
1984 JAN	50.3
1984 FEB	50.1
1984 MAR	49.9
1984 APR	49.8
1984 MAY	49.7
1984 JUN	49.7
1984 JUL	49.7
1984 AUG	49.7
1984 SEP	49.6
1984 OCT	49.6
1984 NOV	49.5
1984 DEC	49.5
1985 JAN	49.4
1985 FEB	49.4
1985 MAR	49.4
1985 APR	49.4
1985 MAY	49.3
1985 JUN	49.3
1985 JUL	49.2
1985 AUG	49.2
1985 SEP	49.1
1985 OCT	49.1
1985 NOV	49.0
1985 DEC	49.0
1986 JAN	48.9
1986 FEB	48.9
1986 MAR	48.8
1986 APR	48.8
1986 MAY	48.7
1986 JUN	48.6
1986 JUL	48.5
1986 AUG	48.5
1986 SEP	48.4
1986 OCT	48.3
1986 NOV	48.2
1986 DEC	48.2
1987 JAN	48.2
1987 FEB	48.2
1987 MAR	48.1
1987 APR	48.1
1987 MAY	48.0
1987 JUN	47.9
1987 JUL	47.9
1987 AUG	47.8
1987 SEP	47.8
1987 OCT	47.7
1987 NOV	47.6
1987 DEC	47.5
1988 JAN	47.5
1988 FEB	47.5
1988 MAR	47.4
1988 APR	47.4
1988 MAY	47.3
1988 JUN	47.2
1988 JUL	47.1
1988 AUG	47.0
1988 SEP	46.9
1988 OCT	46.8
1988 NOV	46.7
1988 DEC	46.6
1989 JAN	46.5
1989 FEB	46.4
1989 MAR	46.4
1989 APR	46.4
1989 MAY	46.4
1989 JUN	46.4
1989 JUL	46.4
1989 AUG	46.4
1989 SEP	46.3
1989 OCT	46.2
1989 NOV	46.2
1989 DEC	46.1
1990 JAN	46.1
1990 FEB	46.1
1990 MAR	46.1
1990 APR	46.0
1990 MAY	46.0
1990 JUN	45.9
1990 JUL	45.9
1990 AUG	46.0
1990 SEP	46.0
1990 OCT	46.0
1990 NOV	46.0
1990 DEC	46.0
1991 JAN	46.1
1991 FEB	46.1
1991 MAR	46.2
1991 APR	46.2
1991 MAY	46.2
1991 JUN	46.3
1991 JUL	46.3
1991 AUG	46.4
1991 SEP	46.5
1991 OCT	46.6
1991 NOV	46.7
1991 DEC	46.7
1992 JAN	46.7
1992 FEB	46.8
1992 MAR	46.8
1992 APR	46.8
1992 MAY	46.8
1992 JUN	46.9
1992 JUL	46.9
1992 AUG	46.9
1992 SEP	46.9
1992 OCT	46.8
1992 NOV	46.8
1992 DEC	46.8
1993 JAN	46.8
1993 FEB	46.8
1993 MAR	46.8
1993 APR	46.7
1993 MAY	46.7
1993 JUN	46.7
1993 JUL	46.7
1993 AUG	46.7
1993 SEP	46.6
1993 OCT	46.7
1993 NOV	46.6
1993 DEC	46.7
1994 JAN	46.7
1994 FEB	46.6
1994 MAR	46.6
1994 APR	46.6
1994 MAY	46.7
1994 JUN	46.6
1994 JUL	46.7
1994 AUG	46.7
1994 SEP	46.8
1994 OCT	46.9
1994 NOV	47.0
1994 DEC	47.0
1995 JAN	46.8
1995 FEB	46.7
1995 MAR	46.6
1995 APR	46.7
1995 MAY	46.6
1995 JUN	46.5
1995 JUL	46.4
1995 AUG	46.4
1995 SEP	46.3
1995 OCT	46.3
1995 NOV	46.2
1995 DEC	46.1
1996 JAN	46.2
1996 FEB	46.4
1996 MAR	46.3
1996 APR	46.2
1996 MAY	46.2
1996 JUN	46.3
1996 JUL	46.3
1996 AUG	46.2
1996 SEP	46.1
1996 OCT	46.0
1996 NOV	45.9
1996 DEC	45.9
1997 JAN	45.8
1997 FEB	45.9
1997 MAR	45.8
1997 APR	45.8
1997 MAY	45.6
1997 JUN	45.6
1997 JUL	45.7
1997 AUG	45.7
1997 SEP	45.8
1997 OCT	45.8
1997 NOV	45.8
1997 DEC	46.0
1998 JAN	45.9
1998 FEB	45.8
1998 MAR	45.8
1998 APR	45.8
1998 MAY	45.8
1998 JUN	45.7
1998 JUL	45.6
1998 AUG	45.6
1998 SEP	45.4
1998 OCT	45.3
1998 NOV	45.3
1998 DEC	45.2
1999 JAN	45.2
1999 FEB	45.2
1999 MAR	45.2
1999 APR	45.2
1999 MAY	45.2
1999 JUN	45.2
1999 JUL	45.2
1999 AUG	45.1
1999 SEP	45.1
1999 OCT	45.0
1999 NOV	44.9
1999 DEC	44.9
2000 JAN	44.9
2000 FEB	44.8
2000 MAR	44.9
2000 APR	44.9
2000 MAY	44.8
2000 JUN	44.7
2000 JUL	44.6
2000 AUG	44.6
2000 SEP	44.7
2000 OCT	44.9
2000 NOV	44.9
2000 DEC	44.8
2001 JAN	44.9
2001 FEB	45.0
2001 MAR	44.9
2001 APR	44.9
2001 MAY	44.8
2001 JUN	44.9
2001 JUL	44.9
2001 AUG	44.9
2001 SEP	44.9
2001 OCT	44.7
2001 NOV	44.6
2001 DEC	44.7
2002 JAN	44.7
2002 FEB	44.7
2002 MAR	44.5
2002 APR	44.4
2002 MAY	44.4
2002 JUN	44.5
2002 JUL	44.4
2002 AUG	44.4
2002 SEP	44.4
2002 OCT	44.4
2002 NOV	44.4
2002 DEC	44.5
2003 JAN	44.5
2003 FEB	44.4
2003 MAR	44.5
2003 APR	44.5
2003 MAY	44.6
2003 JUN	44.5
2003 JUL	44.5
2003 AUG	44.4
2003 SEP	44.3
2003 OCT	44.3
2003 NOV	44.3
2003 DEC	44.1
2004 JAN	44.1
2004 FEB	44.1
2004 MAR	44.1
2004 APR	44.2
2004 MAY	44.2
2004 JUN	44.3
2004 JUL	44.4
2004 AUG	44.3
2004 SEP	44.2
2004 OCT	44.1
2004 NOV	44.0
2004 DEC	44.0
2005 JAN	43.7
2005 FEB	43.9
2005 MAR	44.0
2005 APR	43.9
2005 MAY	43.9
2005 JUN	43.9
2005 JUL	43.8
2005 AUG	43.7
2005 SEP	43.8
2005 OCT	43.8
2005 NOV	43.9
2005 DEC	43.7
2006 JAN	43.5
2006 FEB	43.3
2006 MAR	43.3
2006 APR	43.4
2006 MAY	43.2
2006 JUN	43.2
2006 JUL	43.1
2006 AUG	43.4
2006 SEP	43.4
2006 OCT	43.4
2006 NOV	43.4
2006 DEC	43.5
2007 JAN	43.6
2007 FEB	43.6
2007 MAR	43.6
2007 APR	43.6
2007 MAY	43.6
2007 JUN	43.6
2007 JUL	43.6
2007 AUG	43.5
2007 SEP	43.4
2007 OCT	43.4
2007 NOV	43.3
2007 DEC	43.3
2008 JAN	43.2
2008 FEB	43.3
2008 MAR	43.2
2008 APR	43.2
2008 MAY	43.2
2008 JUN	43.2
2008 JUL	43.3
2008 AUG	43.3
2008 SEP	43.3
2008 OCT	43.2
2008 NOV	43.2
2008 DEC	43.1
2009 JAN	43.2
2009 FEB	43.1
2009 MAR	43.2
2009 APR	43.2
2009 MAY	43.2
2009 JUN	43.3
2009 JUL	43.2
2009 AUG	43.1
2009 SEP	43.1
2009 OCT	43.1
2009 NOV	43.0
2009 DEC	43.2
2010 JAN	43.2
2010 FEB	43.3
2010 MAR	43.2
2010 APR	43.1
2010 MAY	43.1
2010 JUN	42.9
2010 JUL	43.0
2010 AUG	43.0
2010 SEP	43.1
2010 OCT	43.3
2010 NOV	43.3
2010 DEC	43.1
2011 JAN	43.0
2011 FEB	43.0
2011 MAR	43.3
2011 APR	43.1
2011 MAY	43.1
2011 JUN	43.2
2011 JUL	43.2
2011 AUG	43.1
2011 SEP	43.1
2011 OCT	43.0
2011 NOV	43.0
2011 DEC	43.0
2012 JAN	43.1
2012 FEB	43.0
2012 MAR	43.1
2012 APR	43.0
2012 MAY	42.9
2012 JUN	42.7
2012 JUL	42.7
2012 AUG	42.8
2012 SEP	42.9
2012 OCT	42.6
2012 NOV	42.5
2012 DEC	42.5
2013 JAN	42.5
2013 FEB	42.6
2013 MAR	42.5
2013 APR	42.7
2013 MAY	42.6
2013 JUN	42.5
2013 JUL	42.5
2013 AUG	42.4
2013 SEP	42.3
2013 OCT	42.4
2013 NOV	42.3
2013 DEC	42.3
2014 JAN	42.2
2014 FEB	42.2
2014 MAR	42.1
2014 APR	41.9
2014 MAY	42.2
2014 JUN	42.3
2014 JUL	42.2
2014 AUG	42.2
2014 SEP	42.2
2014 OCT	42.3
2014 NOV	42.2
2014 DEC	42.1
2015 JAN	42.0
2015 FEB	42.1
2015 MAR	42.1
2015 APR	42.1
2015 MAY	42.1
2015 JUN	42.0
2015 JUL	42.2
2015 AUG	42.0
2015 SEP	42.1
2015 OCT	42.0
2015 NOV	42.0
2015 DEC	42.0
2016 JAN	42.1
2016 FEB	42.0
2016 MAR	42.0
2016 APR	41.7
2016 MAY	41.8
2016 JUN	41.8
2016 JUL	41.7
2016 AUG	41.7
2016 SEP	41.7
2016 OCT	41.7
2016 NOV	41.6
2016 DEC	41.7
2017 JAN	41.7
2017 FEB	41.6
2017 MAR	41.6
2017 APR	41.6
2017 MAY	41.5
2017 JUN	41.3
2017 JUL	41.4
2017 AUG	41.5
2017 SEP	41.4
2017 OCT	41.3
2017 NOV	41.3
2017 DEC	41.2
2018 JAN	41.2
2018 FEB	41.1
2018 MAR	41.0
2018 APR	41.0
2018 MAY	41.2
2018 JUN	41.2
2018 JUL	41.3
2018 AUG	41.3
2018 SEP	41.2
2018 OCT	41.2
2018 NOV	41.1
2018 DEC	40.9
2019 JAN	40.8
2019 FEB	40.9
2019 MAR	40.8
2019 APR	40.8
2019 MAY	40.5
2019 JUN	40.6
2019 JUL	40.9
2019 AUG	40.9
2019 SEP	40.9
2019 OCT	40.5
2019 NOV	40.4
2019 DEC	40.2
2020 JAN	40.0
2020 FEB	40.0
2020 MAR	40.3
2020 APR	40.4
2020 MAY	40.6
2020 JUN	40.7
2020 JUL	40.7
2020 AUG	40.6
2020 SEP	40.4
2020 OCT	40.4
2020 NOV	40.6
2020 DEC	40.6
2021 JAN	40.5
2021 FEB	40.6
2021 MAR	40.6
2021 APR	40.6
2021 MAY	40.5
2021 JUN	40.6
2021 JUL	40.6
2021 AUG	40.6
2021 SEP	40.7
2021 OCT	40.8
2021 NOV	40.7
2021 DEC	40.9
2022 JAN	41.0
2022 FEB	40.9
2022 MAR	40.7
2022 APR	40.6
2022 MAY	40.8
2022 JUN	41.0
2022 JUL	41.0
2022 AUG	41.0
2022 SEP	41.0
2022 OCT	40.9
2022 NOV	40.9
2022 DEC	41.0
2023 JAN	40.9
2023 FEB	41.0
2023 MAR	40.8
2023 APR	40.9
2023 MAY	41.0
2023 JUN	40.9
2023 JUL	40.9
2023 AUG	41.0
2023 SEP	40.9
2023 OCT	41.1
2023 NOV	41.1
2023 DEC	41.2
2024 JAN	41.3
2024 FEB	41.1
2024 MAR	41.2
2024 APR	40.9
2024 MAY	40.9
2024 JUN	40.7
2024 JUL	40.5

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