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[OC] Visualisierung der Wirtschaftstätigkeit von Menschen im erwerbsfähigen Alter (neueste ONS-Daten)

22.03.2026

Von Borg_King

Borg_King on 22.03.2026 3:56 p.m.

Sources: ONS Labour Force Statistics

It still surprises me that the ONS doesn’t produce visuals like these themselves. What do other users here think?
opie_sez on 22.03.2026 3:59 p.m.

I wonder whether there are overlaps in some of these.
For example where it says part time self-employed, is that less than 20 hours a week? What are they doing the rest of the time? Does it put them into a category of unemployed, or discouraged?
not_a_bot1001 on 22.03.2026 4:00 p.m.

Can I be full time employed and discouraged? Hmm
IkeRoberts on 22.03.2026 4:25 p.m.

„Economically inactive“ may be perceived as pejorative by people who are classified that way yet see their contribution as significant.
Randomn355 on 22.03.2026 4:27 p.m.

1/3 of the population working full time.

Let that sink in.
Randomn355 on 22.03.2026 4:28 p.m.

1/3 of the population working full time.

Let that sink in.
thecraftybee1981 on 22.03.2026 4:29 p.m.

I’d be interested in seeing visuals like this for other countries too.

A few weeks ago there were a lot of news stories about how Italy’s unemployment rate was now lower than the UK, but they failed to show the total picture with only 63% of Italians in work compared to 75% of Brits. It gave a massively distorted picture of the two economies when the inactivity rate was left out and gave the impression that Italy’s outlook was now better than Britain’s.