Growing numbers of people are leaving the jobs market because of long-term illnesses. It's coming at a huge personal and national cost, says economics editor Larry Elliott New figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest there are 2.8 million people classified as not looking for work because of health issues - up from the 2.6 million previously estimated and a one-third increase on the 2.1 million before the Covid-19 pandemic. As the Guardian's economics editor, Larry Elliott, tells H...
Growing numbers of people are leaving the jobs market because of long-term illnesses. It's coming at a huge personal and national cost, says economics editor Larry Elliott New figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest there are 2.8 million people classified as not looking for work because of health issues - up from the 2.6 million previously estimated and a one-third increase on the 2.1 million before the Covid-19 pandemic. As the Guardian's economics editor, Larry Elliott, tells H...
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