More than a fifth of adults not looking for work

More than a fifth of adults in the UK were deemed not to be actively looking for work in the final months of 2023, official figures suggest.

The UK's economic inactivity rate was 21.8% between November and January, higher than a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics said.

It means 9.2 million people aged between 16 and 64 in the UK are not in work or looking for a job.

Concerns have been raised over worker shortages affecting the UK economy.