Figure 4: Economic inactivity rates (aged 16 to 64) for UK and non-UK nationals, not seasonally adjusted
October to December 1997 to October to December 2017
Source: Labour Force Survey: Office for National Statistics
Notes:
The EU series are based on the current membership of the EU; for example Poland is included in the EU series throughout the entire time series, although Poland did not join the EU until 2004.
Since 1997, an additional 13 countries have joined the EU; see Section 2 of this article for details.