What does an increase in ’economically inactive’ people do to the economy? | BBC News

One in five working-age people in the UK aren’t in the workforce, a figure which has risen since the Covid pandemic.

An increasing number of people are now ‘economically inactive’ – that means they are out of work but not seeking new employment.

Ros Atkins examines the cost this is having on the UK economy.

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