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Glasgow has most workless households in UK, ONS figures show Glasgow has most workless households in UK, ONS figures show
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Glasgow has the highest percentage of workless households of any area in the UK, new figures have shown.Glasgow has the highest percentage of workless households of any area in the UK, new figures have shown.
Information from the Office of National Statistics showed that 30.2% of Glasgow households had no-one aged between 16 and 64 in employment during 2012.Information from the Office of National Statistics showed that 30.2% of Glasgow households had no-one aged between 16 and 64 in employment during 2012.
The city takes over from Liverpool, which slipped back one place at 28.7%.The city takes over from Liverpool, which slipped back one place at 28.7%.
Other top five areas include Kingston upon Hull (27.6%), Birmingham (27.4%) and Wolverhampton (27.3%). The national UK average is 18.1%.Other top five areas include Kingston upon Hull (27.6%), Birmingham (27.4%) and Wolverhampton (27.3%). The national UK average is 18.1%.
The figures emerged a week after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published data showing that the proportion of UK households was at its lowest since comparable records began in 1996. National average figures for nations within the UK showed that England had the lowest number of workless households with 17.5%. It was also the only nation below the UK average.
Scotland came second with 20.6%, followed by Northern Ireland on 21.2% and Wales on 21.5%.
Orkney and Shetland
After Glasgow, the Scottish areas with the highest number of workless households were Clackmannanshire on 28.9%, North Ayrshire on 28% and Inverclyde and East Ayrshire, both on 25.5%.
The area of Scotland with the lowest number of workless households was Orkney with 7.4%, followed by Shetland on 8.2%, Moray on 12.5% and Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, both on 12.6%.
The figures emerged a week after the Office for National Statistics published data showing that the proportion of UK households was at its lowest since comparable records began in 1996.
The statistics showed there were 3.5 million such households in the UK between April and June this year, about 17.1% of all households containing a working age adult.The statistics showed there were 3.5 million such households in the UK between April and June this year, about 17.1% of all households containing a working age adult.
This was down from 3.7 million, or 17.9%, a year earlier.This was down from 3.7 million, or 17.9%, a year earlier.