This statistic shows worklessness in the United Kingdom (UK) by displaying the amount of jobless households in the UK with dependent children from 1996 to 2019. 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 651 thousand by 2019.
Number of workless households in the United Kingdom with dependent children from 1996 to 2019
(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). (November 27, 2019). Number of workless households in the United Kingdom with dependent children from 1996 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2020, 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 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282577/workless-households-with-children/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Number of workless households in the United Kingdom with dependent children from 1996 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2020. 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 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Nov 2019, 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 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282577/workless-households-with-children/ (last visited February 23, 2020)
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