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Inactivity in jobs market rises as long-term sick hits record high

Britain’s jobs market continues to be dogged by rising inactivity in the workforce as those off due to long-term sickness hit a record high – while more young people are now out of work and not looking for jobs, official figures have shown. The rate ...

15 Nov 2022 at 14:21

UK unemployment falls to lowest since 1974 amid rise in long-term sickness

The UK’s unemployment rate dropped to its lowest for almost half a decade as more Britons left the labour market completely due to illness, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the unemployment rate fell to 3....

11 Oct 2022 at 12:50

Calls mount on Chancellor to address long-term sickness in jobs market

The Chancellor is facing growing calls to tackle British workers’ ill health in next month’s Budget after official figures showed those unable to work because of long-term sickness reached another record high. The Office for National Statistics ...

13 Feb 2024 at 13:12

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Government pledges to tackle soaring UK economic inactivity

Spiralling levels of economic inactivity in Britain’s workforce are set to be tackled by the Government as it pledged to address the “greatest employment challenge of a generation”. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall assembled experts on ...

10 Sept 2024 at 11:36

Number of Britons off work due to long-term sickness hits record high – figures

Britons off work due to long-term sickness hits record high, figures show

The number of Britons off work due to long-term sickness has reached record levels the latest official figures show, ramping up pressure on the Chancellor ahead of his “back-to-work Budget” on Wednesday. Data from the Office for National ...

14 Mar 2023 at 15:24

What does the surprise rise in unemployment and robust wage growth mean for me?

Britain’s jobless rate has reached its highest level for two-and-a-half years, suggesting the cracks in the employment market are widening. In better news for cash-strapped households, wages continued to outstrip inflation at the ...

11 Jun 2024 at 14:52

Long-term sickness in the UK workforce: What do the figures show?

The number of people who are classed as being economically inactive due to long-term sickness has risen in recent years. Here the PA news agency looks at what the latest employment statistics show about inactivity and sickness. ...

25 Sept 2024 at 15:14

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