It's almost as if when you let a virus that can leave people disabled and unable to work for months, possibly years, run rampant throughout the population, you end up with more people unable to work.
Whoever could have seen that coming?
#EconomicInactivity #LongTermSickLeave #Covid19 #LongCovid #LetItRip
Key part of the article for me:
But economists have said the UK's economic inactivity rate has proved more persistent, with the government's official forecaster highlighting that more than 700,000 people were currently not in work or seeking employment compared to pre-pandemic levels.
About a third of the working-age inactive population cited long-term illness as the main reason for not being in the labour force, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
@rowlandm Yes, and then the mention that Jeremy C has a plan for "encouraging people to find work".
If long term sickness is the reason why people aren't working, then what exactly does he think "encouraging" will do?
Adam Jacobs 🇺🇦
RM