Interestingly sick is very high at 2.2% .

NHS is at 7.9%

Sickness absence rates for public and private sector workers were 3.0% and 1.9% respectively.

( 1.5 million left the labour market early out of choice ( nice to be able to make that decision )

Covid / Excessive Locked rules has affected the labour market badly folk n work fell by 825,000 in 2020, unemployment rose by almost 400,000 , those economically inactive rose by 327,000. ( some folk have money )

EU Labour migrants has fallen since 2016 , interestingly EU migrants have still arrived up to 2020 good read below ..

https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.u...d-from-the-uk/

Youth Unemployment in the UK is at 9% many others have worse in in wonderful Europe

https://tradingeconomics.com/country...ntinent=europe