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Unemployment

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 5 September 2025UIN 71031

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of regional differences in economic inactivity rates by (a) gender, (b) age, (c) ethnicity and (d) religion.

Answered by Alison McGovern

(a)(b)(c): The information requested is published and available at:

https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp

Guidance for users can be found at:

https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp

(d): The most recent data is published and available at: Economic activity status by religion - Office for National Statistics

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