The seasonally adjusted number of working age people that were economically inactive fell by 8, 000 over the period, while the working age economic inactivity rate was 26.9%.

BBC: Northern Ireland unemployment figures stand at 8.2%

The number of inactive adults is down across all age groups.

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In welfare, every person of working age able to work - wherever they live and whatever their needs - will receive personalised support, including personal advisers able to provide tailored support to help people back into work, not just registered job seekers but steadily more of the three million of working age who are otherwise economically inactive.

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