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Written question asked by Seema Malhotra (Labour) on Monday, 14 December 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 December 2020 (named day). It was answered by Mims Davies (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 December 2020 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Unemployment: Coronavirus

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have become economically inactive since the start of March 2020.

Answer

In the latest data for August – October 2020 the estimated number economically inactive aged 16-64 was 8,602,000. Further information on this can be found here.

Source: ONS Labour Force Survey. Estimate is seasonally adjusted. Economically inactive individuals are not employed and have not looked for work in the last four weeks and/or are not available to start work within the next two weeks.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
128988
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Disease control Unemployment Coronavirus
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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