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More than fifth of UK adults not looking for work, official figures show

The variety of unemployed, working-age people who find themselves not in search of a job is even greater than first thought. 21.8% of individuals aged 16 to 64 weren’t in work nor searching for a job within the three months to January, the Office for National Statistics mentioned. It’s a much bigger quantity – roughly 9.2 million individuals – than first estimated. ONS suggested “increased caution” when decoding short-term adjustments in its knowledge.