Measure · Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages)
Of those not working and not looking for work, the share who are retired.
| Published by | ONS |
|---|---|
| Series | Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages) |
| How often | Quarterly rolling 12-month windows |
| Basis | survey |
| Covers | March 31, 2020 to March 31, 2026 (25 periods) |
| Geographies | country, itl1, itl2, itl3, lad, parliamentary_constituency, region |
| Areas held | 1246, of which 236 withheld (18.9%) |
| Licence | OGL-UK-3.0 |
Each of these is measured from the data rather than written down, so it stays true as the data changes.
The producer publishes an interval for this measure but does not document its basis. It is shown as a range and never as precision.
236 of 1246 areas are withheld by the producer. Most commonly: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2)
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A definition is often only clear beside its siblings.
| Measure | What it counts |
|---|---|
| % of economically inactive discouraged | — |
| % of economically inactive long-term sick | of those not working and not looking for work, the share who give long-term sickness as the reason |
| % of economically inactive looking after family/home | of those not working and not looking for work, the share caring for family or running a home |
| % of economically inactive student | of those not working and not looking for work, the share who are students |
| % who are economically inactive - aged 16-64 | the share of working-age people who are neither in work nor looking for work, including students, carers, the long-term sick and the retired |
| Area | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Aberafan Maesteg | 8.9 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Aberdeen City | 12.4 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Aberdeen North | 12.5 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Aberdeen South | 12.1 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Aberdeenshire | 27.4 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Aberdeenshire North and Moray East | 11.8 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Airdrie and Shotts | 15.0 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Aldershot | 13.3 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Alloa and Grangemouth | 16.7 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Altrincham and Sale West | 18.0 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Alyn and Deeside | 6.0 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Amber Valley | 16.6 | Apr 2025-Mar 2026 |