3.3m households have no working adults

27/08/2009

Some 3.3 million UK households had no adults in work between April and June, according to official figures.

This is a rise of 240,000 compared with the same period of 2008, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

The ONS defines a workless household as one with at least one person of working age where no-one over 16 is in a job. This includes full-time students, people on disability benefits and those who have taken early retirement, who are not included in unemployment statistics.

Overall, the proportion of households with no working adults rose by 1.1 per cent between April and June to 16.9 per cent. The north-east was the worst affected region, with a rate of 23.2 per cent, while the east of England had the lowest workless rate at 12.2 per cent.

The total number of adults in households with no-one in employment climbed by 500,000 to 4.8 million in April and June compared to the corresponding quarter of 2008.

Meanwhile, the number of children living in a workless household rose by 170,000 to 1.9 million.

Last week, statistics from the Department for Children, Schools and Families showed a record 835,000 18 to 24-year-olds are classed as Neets - not in education, employment or training.

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