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Some 2.8 million people are economically inactive because of long-term sickness, the department said.

Young people not in employment can be unemployed - which means they are actively seeking work - or defined as economically inactive - meaning they are not seeking work.

In the American League, the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles stumbled through curiously inactive offseasons.

"It's high up the agenda for us because of the cost implications but also the broader economic problem of having so many people economically inactive," a Treasury source said.

Durant, a third-year pro, suffered a chest injury on Dec. 8 against the Buffalo Bills and was inactive the next game against the San Francisco 49ers.