The Northern Ireland Executive's Programme for Government includes a commitment for DEL and DETI to develop and implement a strategy to reduce economic inactivity through skills, training, incentives and job creation. Economic inactivity is a labour market classification referring to those neither in work nor unemployed and Northern Ireland has had persistently high levels of economic inactivity for over 30 years, ranging between 26% and 32% of the working age population (16 - 64 years), irrespective of changes in the economic cycle.
Consultation opened on 23 January 2014. Closing date 17 April 2014.