Data on the number of workless households in the United Kingdom (UK) by displaying the amount of jobless households in the UK with dependent children from 1996 to 2020 shows that at the start of this period there were over 1.26 million workless households with dependent children in the UK, with that figure dropping to around 707 thousand by 2020.
Number of workless households in the United Kingdom with dependent children from 1996 to 2020
(in 1,000s)
A workless household is a household that includes at least one person aged 16 to 64 where no-one aged 16 or over is in employment. Figures taken from October-December for each year.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 10, 2021). Number of workless households in the United Kingdom with dependent children from 1996 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282577/workless-households-with-children/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of workless households in the United Kingdom with dependent children from 1996 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282577/workless-households-with-children/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Number of workless households in the United Kingdom with dependent children from 1996 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282577/workless-households-with-children/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Workless Households in The United Kingdom with Dependent Children from 1996 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282577/workless-households-with-children/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of workless households in the United Kingdom with dependent children from 1996 to 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282577/workless-households-with-children/ (last visited August 08, 2022)
