Summary

Profile of those who are economically inactive due to long-term sickness, including age, sex, health condition and previous employment. Trends in economic inactivity due to long-term sickness in the UK over time from 2019 to 2022.

Publications

• Half a million more people are out of the labour force because of long-term sickness

  Between June and August 2022, around 2.5 million people reported long-term sickness as the main reason for economic inactivity, up from around 2 million in 2019

Data

• Data on economic inactivity because of long-term sickness

  Data on the characteristics of those who are economically inactive because of long-term sickness from 2019 to 2022, including main health condition, age and sex. Data on flows to and from economic inactivity because of long-term sickness from 2021 to 2022. Data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Annual Population Survey (APS).