Britain’s jobs market continues to be dogged by rising inactivity in the workforce as those off due to long-term sickness hit a record high – while more young people are now out of work and not looking for jobs, official figures have shown.
The rate of inactivity in the labour force lifted to 21.6% in the third quarter, up from 21.4% in the previous three months, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
