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Economic inactivity rate, Northern Ireland

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Share of people aged 16 to 64 in Northern Ireland who are neither in work nor looking for work, from the Labour Force Survey (rolling three months) since 1992.

Economic inactivity rate, 16–64

25.9%

Jun–Aug 2026

Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:51 UTC
Economic inactivity rate, 16–64
0%10%20%30%40%Mar–May 92Dec 97–Feb 98Sep–Nov 03Jun–Aug 09Mar–May 15Dec 20–Feb 21Jun–Aug 2625.9%

Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

412 periods, newest first

PeriodEconomic inactivity rate, 16–64
Jun–Aug 202625.9%
May–Jul 202626.0%
Apr–Jun 202626.4%
Mar–May 202626.5%
Feb–Apr 202626.6%
Jan–Mar 202626.0%
Dec 2025–Feb 202627.0%
Nov 2025–Jan 202626.5%
Oct–Dec 202526.4%
Sep–Nov 202526.5%
Aug–Oct 202527.8%
Jul–Sep 202527.1%
Jun–Aug 202527.0%
May–Jul 202526.5%
Apr–Jun 202526.6%
Mar–May 202526.4%
Feb–Apr 202526.7%
Jan–Mar 202527.0%
Dec 2024–Feb 202527.4%
Nov 2024–Jan 202526.5%
Oct–Dec 202426.7%
Sep–Nov 202426.3%
Aug–Oct 202426.8%
Jul–Sep 202426.9%
Jun–Aug 202426.4%
May–Jul 202425.9%
Apr–Jun 202425.9%
Mar–May 202426.1%
Feb–Apr 202425.5%
Jan–Mar 202425.1%
Dec 2023–Feb 202425.3%
Nov 2023–Jan 202425.5%
Oct–Dec 202325.3%
Sep–Nov 202325.9%
Aug–Oct 202326.1%
Jul–Sep 202326.4%
Jun–Aug 202326.2%
May–Jul 202326.9%
Apr–Jun 202326.7%
Mar–May 202326.6%
Feb–Apr 202326.2%
Jan–Mar 202326.5%
Dec 2022–Feb 202326.1%
Nov 2022–Jan 202326.4%
Oct–Dec 202226.5%
Sep–Nov 202226.8%
Aug–Oct 202226.9%
Jul–Sep 202227.5%
Jun–Aug 202227.4%
May–Jul 202227.9%
Apr–Jun 202228.2%
Mar–May 202228.2%
Feb–Apr 202228.0%
Jan–Mar 202227.4%
Dec 2021–Feb 202228.1%
Nov 2021–Jan 202228.5%
Oct–Dec 202128.7%
Sep–Nov 202129.4%
Aug–Oct 202129.1%
Jul–Sep 202128.5%
Jun–Aug 202127.3%
May–Jul 202127.3%
Apr–Jun 202127.5%
Mar–May 202128.5%
Feb–Apr 202128.3%
Jan–Mar 202128.4%
Dec 2020–Feb 202128.3%
Nov 2020–Jan 202128.2%
Oct–Dec 202028.9%
Sep–Nov 202028.6%
Aug–Oct 202027.6%
Jul–Sep 202027.7%
Jun–Aug 202027.4%
May–Jul 202027.9%
Apr–Jun 202028.0%
Mar–May 202027.7%
Feb–Apr 202028.0%
Jan–Mar 202026.8%
Dec 2019–Feb 202025.8%
Nov 2019–Jan 202025.9%
Oct–Dec 201925.8%
Sep–Nov 201925.6%
Aug–Oct 201925.8%
Jul–Sep 201925.9%
Jun–Aug 201926.5%
May–Jul 201925.8%
Apr–Jun 201925.4%
Mar–May 201925.8%
Feb–Apr 201926.2%
Jan–Mar 201926.5%
Dec 2018–Feb 201926.6%
Nov 2018–Jan 201926.4%
Oct–Dec 201826.8%
Sep–Nov 201827.5%
Aug–Oct 201827.8%
Jul–Sep 201827.7%
Jun–Aug 201827.2%
May–Jul 201827.1%
Apr–Jun 201827.6%
Mar–May 201827.4%
Feb–Apr 201827.7%
Jan–Mar 201827.9%
Dec 2017–Feb 201828.1%
Nov 2017–Jan 201828.0%
Oct–Dec 201728.4%
Sep–Nov 201728.0%
Aug–Oct 201728.7%
Jul–Sep 201728.8%
Jun–Aug 201728.2%
May–Jul 201727.9%
Apr–Jun 201726.8%
Mar–May 201727.4%
Feb–Apr 201727.2%
Jan–Mar 201727.6%
Dec 2016–Feb 201727.4%
Nov 2016–Jan 201726.5%
Oct–Dec 201626.1%
Sep–Nov 201626.4%
Aug–Oct 201625.9%
Jul–Sep 201625.6%
Jun–Aug 201625.7%
May–Jul 201626.3%
Apr–Jun 201626.4%
Mar–May 201626.7%
Feb–Apr 201625.9%
Jan–Mar 201626.1%
Dec 2015–Feb 201626.4%
Nov 2015–Jan 201626.6%
Oct–Dec 201526.9%
Sep–Nov 201526.6%
Aug–Oct 201526.9%
Jul–Sep 201527.6%
Jun–Aug 201527.6%
May–Jul 201527.5%
Apr–Jun 201527.4%
Mar–May 201527.7%
Feb–Apr 201527.2%
Jan–Mar 201527.1%
Dec 2014–Feb 201527.0%
Nov 2014–Jan 201528.0%
Oct–Dec 201428.0%
Sep–Nov 201427.8%
Aug–Oct 201427.1%
Jul–Sep 201427.0%
Jun–Aug 201427.1%
May–Jul 201427.1%
Apr–Jun 201426.8%
Mar–May 201426.9%
Feb–Apr 201427.0%
Jan–Mar 201427.0%
Dec 2013–Feb 201426.8%
Nov 2013–Jan 201426.9%
Oct–Dec 201327.0%
Sep–Nov 201327.1%
Aug–Oct 201327.5%
Jul–Sep 201327.5%
Jun–Aug 201327.9%
May–Jul 201327.4%
Apr–Jun 201328.3%
Mar–May 201327.7%
Feb–Apr 201327.2%
Jan–Mar 201327.7%
Dec 2012–Feb 201327.9%
Nov 2012–Jan 201327.5%
Oct–Dec 201227.2%
Sep–Nov 201227.0%
Aug–Oct 201226.9%
Jul–Sep 201227.0%
Jun–Aug 201227.2%
May–Jul 201227.0%
Apr–Jun 201227.3%
Mar–May 201227.4%
Feb–Apr 201227.7%
Jan–Mar 201227.6%
Dec 2011–Feb 201227.4%
Nov 2011–Jan 201227.2%
Oct–Dec 201127.2%
Sep–Nov 201127.2%
Aug–Oct 201127.2%
Jul–Sep 201127.3%
Jun–Aug 201127.0%
May–Jul 201127.4%
Apr–Jun 201126.8%
Mar–May 201126.8%
Feb–Apr 201127.5%
Jan–Mar 201127.8%
Dec 2010–Feb 201128.1%
Nov 2010–Jan 201128.2%
Oct–Dec 201028.3%
Sep–Nov 201029.1%
Aug–Oct 201028.8%
Jul–Sep 201028.8%
Jun–Aug 201028.6%
May–Jul 201028.7%
Apr–Jun 201028.9%
Mar–May 201028.9%
Feb–Apr 201028.7%
Jan–Mar 201029.2%
Dec 2009–Feb 201029.1%
Nov 2009–Jan 201030.0%
Oct–Dec 200930.1%
Sep–Nov 200929.7%
Aug–Oct 200930.2%
Jul–Sep 200930.6%
Jun–Aug 200931.1%
May–Jul 200931.3%
Apr–Jun 200931.5%
Mar–May 200931.8%
Feb–Apr 200931.0%
Jan–Mar 200930.8%
Dec 2008–Feb 200930.5%
Nov 2008–Jan 200930.0%
Oct–Dec 200829.5%
Sep–Nov 200829.6%
Aug–Oct 200829.0%
Jul–Sep 200828.9%
Jun–Aug 200828.6%
May–Jul 200828.6%
Apr–Jun 200828.5%
Mar–May 200827.9%
Feb–Apr 200828.1%
Jan–Mar 200828.5%
Dec 2007–Feb 200828.5%
Nov 2007–Jan 200828.8%
Oct–Dec 200728.9%
Sep–Nov 200728.9%
Aug–Oct 200729.0%
Jul–Sep 200729.1%
Jun–Aug 200729.6%
May–Jul 200729.0%
Apr–Jun 200728.5%
Mar–May 200727.9%
Feb–Apr 200727.6%
Jan–Mar 200728.3%
Dec 2006–Feb 200728.6%
Nov 2006–Jan 200728.6%
Oct–Dec 200628.9%
Sep–Nov 200629.1%
Aug–Oct 200629.3%
Jul–Sep 200629.1%
Jun–Aug 200628.5%
May–Jul 200628.4%
Apr–Jun 200628.8%
Mar–May 200629.4%
Feb–Apr 200629.6%
Jan–Mar 200629.5%
Dec 2005–Feb 200628.9%
Nov 2005–Jan 200629.3%
Oct–Dec 200529.7%
Sep–Nov 200529.1%
Aug–Oct 200529.0%
Jul–Sep 200528.5%
Jun–Aug 200528.7%
May–Jul 200528.8%
Apr–Jun 200529.6%
Mar–May 200529.8%
Feb–Apr 200530.0%
Jan–Mar 200529.4%
Dec 2004–Feb 200529.5%
Nov 2004–Jan 200529.6%
Oct–Dec 200429.1%
Sep–Nov 200429.7%
Aug–Oct 200430.1%
Jul–Sep 200430.9%
Jun–Aug 200431.1%
May–Jul 200431.0%
Apr–Jun 200431.2%
Mar–May 200431.2%
Feb–Apr 200430.8%
Jan–Mar 200430.8%
Dec 2003–Feb 200429.8%
Nov 2003–Jan 200430.0%
Oct–Dec 200330.3%
Sep–Nov 200329.8%
Aug–Oct 200329.5%
Jul–Sep 200329.3%
Jun–Aug 200329.4%
May–Jul 200329.1%
Apr–Jun 200328.7%
Mar–May 200327.9%
Feb–Apr 200327.5%
Jan–Mar 200327.5%
Dec 2002–Feb 200328.1%
Nov 2002–Jan 200328.4%
Oct–Dec 200228.9%
Sep–Nov 200229.3%
Aug–Oct 200229.5%
Jul–Sep 200229.6%
Jun–Aug 200229.7%
May–Jul 200230.1%
Apr–Jun 200229.9%
Mar–May 200230.0%
Feb–Apr 200230.0%
Jan–Mar 200230.4%
Dec 2001–Feb 200230.8%
Nov 2001–Jan 200231.0%
Oct–Dec 200130.5%
Sep–Nov 200130.1%
Aug–Oct 200129.5%
Jul–Sep 200129.1%
Jun–Aug 200129.0%
May–Jul 200129.1%
Apr–Jun 200129.8%
Mar–May 200129.8%
Feb–Apr 200130.5%
Jan–Mar 200130.6%
Dec 2000–Feb 200130.6%
Nov 2000–Jan 200129.9%
Oct–Dec 200030.3%
Sep–Nov 200030.5%
Aug–Oct 200030.9%
Jul–Sep 200031.3%
Jun–Aug 200031.7%
May–Jul 200031.9%
Apr–Jun 200031.7%
Mar–May 200031.5%
Feb–Apr 200031.7%
Jan–Mar 200030.3%
Dec 1999–Feb 200030.2%
Nov 1999–Jan 200030.1%
Oct–Dec 199930.1%
Sep–Nov 199930.3%
Aug–Oct 199929.8%
Jul–Sep 199929.6%
Jun–Aug 199929.6%
May–Jul 199929.5%
Apr–Jun 199929.4%
Mar–May 199929.5%
Feb–Apr 199929.5%
Jan–Mar 199929.8%
Dec 1998–Feb 199929.4%
Nov 1998–Jan 199929.5%
Oct–Dec 199829.8%
Sep–Nov 199829.9%
Aug–Oct 199830.0%
Jul–Sep 199829.9%
Jun–Aug 199829.5%
May–Jul 199829.2%
Apr–Jun 199829.3%
Mar–May 199829.2%
Feb–Apr 199829.2%
Jan–Mar 199828.9%
Dec 1997–Feb 199828.9%
Nov 1997–Jan 199828.5%
Oct–Dec 199728.1%
Sep–Nov 199727.8%
Aug–Oct 199727.8%
Jul–Sep 199727.9%
Jun–Aug 199728.4%
May–Jul 199728.7%
Apr–Jun 199728.5%
Mar–May 199729.4%
Feb–Apr 199729.2%
Jan–Mar 199729.4%
Dec 1996–Feb 199729.6%
Nov 1996–Jan 199730.0%
Oct–Dec 199630.4%
Sep–Nov 199630.2%
Aug–Oct 199629.7%
Jul–Sep 199629.5%
Jun–Aug 199629.7%
May–Jul 199629.9%
Apr–Jun 199629.9%
Mar–May 199629.9%
Feb–Apr 199629.7%
Jan–Mar 199629.5%
Dec 1995–Feb 199629.6%
Nov 1995–Jan 199629.4%
Oct–Dec 199529.5%
Sep–Nov 199529.7%
Aug–Oct 199529.8%
Jul–Sep 199530.5%
Jun–Aug 199530.6%
May–Jul 199530.7%
Apr–Jun 199530.9%
Mar–May 199530.8%
Feb–Apr 199530.8%
Jan–Mar 199531.8%
Dec 1994–Feb 199532.3%
Nov 1994–Jan 199532.2%
Oct–Dec 199432.4%
Sep–Nov 199432.4%
Aug–Oct 199432.5%
Jul–Sep 199432.3%
Jun–Aug 199432.3%
May–Jul 199432.1%
Apr–Jun 199432.2%
Mar–May 199431.9%
Feb–Apr 199432.0%
Jan–Mar 199431.9%
Dec 1993–Feb 199431.8%
Nov 1993–Jan 199431.8%
Oct–Dec 199331.8%
Sep–Nov 199331.7%
Aug–Oct 199331.6%
Jul–Sep 199331.4%
Jun–Aug 199331.3%
May–Jul 199331.1%
Apr–Jun 199330.9%
Mar–May 199330.9%
Feb–Apr 199330.6%
Jan–Mar 199330.6%
Dec 1992–Feb 199330.5%
Nov 1992–Jan 199330.5%
Oct–Dec 199230.4%
Sep–Nov 199230.3%
Aug–Oct 199230.1%
Jul–Sep 199229.8%
Jun–Aug 199229.7%
May–Jul 199229.5%
Apr–Jun 199229.3%
Mar–May 199229.3%

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Publisher
Office for National Statistics
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Series as published
Northern Ireland - 16-64 inactive rates: %: SA: People (LF99, dataset LMS)
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Verification

Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:51 UTC Run at 30 October 2026, 11:51 UTC; 412 of 412 figures matched the live source.

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PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures412 of 412 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers412 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure412 of 412 figures match exactly after downloading 1 source file(s) again (1 byte-identical); the headline matches
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Notes

  • Labour Force Survey estimates for Northern Ireland, which the ONS publishes from NISRA's survey and no longer accredits. Northern Ireland's sample is small, so a rolling quarter can move by more than the real change; NISRA's annual figures are not comparable with these quarterly ones.