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Responding to the labour market stats release by ONS on 15 October 2024, Dr Helen Gray, Chief Economist of Learning and Work Institute, said:
“This month’s data show that the number of people economically inactive due to long-term sickness remains elevated, at 2.8 million – double the number of people who are unemployed. This highlights the need for the forthcoming White Paper on the Plan to Get Britain Working to focus on joining up work, skills and health, and providing support to the 9-in-10 out-of-work disabled people each year who do not currently receive help to find work.”
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