Economic inactivity was highest in constituencies which are predominantly rural and coastal (21.9%) in October 2022 to September 2023. Rural inland constituencies had the lowest economic inactivity rate (19.6%). Further Census 2021 data shows that economic inactivity due to long-term sickness was also highest in constituencies which are predominantly coastal. 6.1% of people aged 16-64 in constituencies in England and Wales that are predominantly coastal and urban were inactive due to long-term sickness in March 2021, as were 5.1% in constituencies that are predominantly coastal and rural. This compared to 3.8% in rural and inland constituencies, and 4.6% in urban and inland constituencies. Click here for more from the House of Commons Library.
