25 Percent of Working Age Brits Are Out of Work. Why Is the U.K. Government Paying Millions To Stay Home? | Reason

Reem Ibrahim wrote about Britain's worklessness crisis in Reason. She said:

"In September 2022, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed he was leaving office with "unemployment…down to lows not seen since I was about 10 years old and bouncing around on a space hopper." In reality, the number of people who were economically inactive had risen by almost 400,000, and an enormous rise in the number of people claiming long-term sickness benefits was already underway.

"How did Johnson get away with claiming unemployment was exceptionally low? Government unemployment statistics only look at those who are actively looking for work. If someone is studying, a caregiver, or categorized as long-term sick, they are classed as "economically inactive" and are not counted as unemployed."

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