A rise in economic inactivity is partly behind a fall in the headline unemployment rate

Economic inactivity rate, all aged 16 to 64

24%

23

21.7%

May to July

2022

22

21

20

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

24%

23

21.7%

May to July

2022

22

21

20

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022