3.24 percent of people in Reading unable to work due to sickness
A list showing the estimated proportion of the workforce who are economically inactive because of sickness in every upper-tier local authority in England, along with every council area in Scotland and Wales has been calculated by the Department for Work and Pensions.
These are based on responses collected as part of the Annual Population Survey and Labour Force Survey for 2024.
Upper-tier local authorities in England are county councils, London boroughs, Metropolitan boroughs and unitary authorities.
The following local authorities are not included in the list because of a small sample size: Bexley (London); City of London; Kingston upon Thames (London); Isles of Scilly; Na h-Eileanan Siar; Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands.
A figure is given for the whole of Northern Ireland as there is no local breakdown available.
Workforce refers to people aged 16 to 64.
People are classed as economically inactive if they are of working age and not in employment but not currently looking for work.
Reading ranks very low on the list. From the list of local authorities, the Berkshire town is the 12th from the lowest.
Wokingham, West Berkshire and Bracknell Forest are even lower on the list with under three percent of unemployment.
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