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Unemployment

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 5 September 2025UIN 71028

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of economic inactivity rates amongst (a) foreign and (b) UK nationals.

Answered by Alison McGovern

The latest inactivity rates for UK and non-UK nationals are published and available at:A12: Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity by nationality and country of birth - Office for National Statistics

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