economically inactive
{{Short description|Jobless people not seeking employment}}
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Economically inactive refers to people outside the workforce who are unemployed, but not looking for work.{{cite news |title=What does an increase in 'economically inactive' people do to the economy? {{!}} BBC News |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpcbAq1IRCg |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=BBC |date=15 March 2024}}
United Kingdom
In 2024, in the UK, approximately one-fifth of the workforce is considered economically inactive.{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Mehreen |title=Nearly a quarter of working-age adults 'economically inactive', says ONS |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/economics/article/nearly-a-quarter-of-working-age-adults-economically-inactive-says-ons-0dnnr5w5z |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=The Times|date=30 July 2024}} About 30% of economically inactive people have a long-term illness.{{cite news |last1=Ruparel |first1=Raoul |last2=South |first2=Nick |last3=Horner |first3=Ben |last4=Sutherland |first4=Stephen |last5=Lim |first5=Hong Sheng |last6=Gorshkov |first6=lia |last7=Fox |first7=Helena |last8=Brunner |first8=Annabel |last9=Bosch |first9=Ilse |last10=Devereux |first10=Jonathan |title=Improving our Nation's Health: A Whole-of-Government Approach to Tackling the Causes of Long-Term Sickness and Economic Inactivity |url=https://www.bcg.com/united-kingdom/centre-for-growth/insights/improving-our-nations-health-a-whole-of-government-approach-to-tackling-the-causes-of-long-term-sickness-and-economic-inactivity |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=BCG Global |date=17 June 2024}}
The large number of economically inactive people has led to calls for work reform.{{cite news |last1=Simons |first1=Graham |title=Government to introduce work, health and skills plans for economically inactive |url=https://healthcareandprotection.com/government-to-introduce-work-health-and-skills-plans-for-economically-inactive/ |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=Health & Protection |date=24 July 2024}}