People not in work

Unemployed and economically inactive people in the UK including claimants of out-of-work benefits and the number of redundancies.

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  • Economic inactivity

    People not in employment who have not been seeking work within the last 4 weeks and/or are unable to start work within the next 2 weeks.

  • Out of work benefits

    Claimants of unemployment related benefits including Employment and Support Allowance and other incapacity benefits, and Income Support and Pension Credit.

  • Redundancies

    People who have been made redundant or have taken voluntary redundancy.

  • Unemployment

    UK unemployment figures. Information on the labour market, young people and workless households.

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