Workless Households across the UK - November 2010

In January to December 2009, there were three areas across the UK where more than three out of every ten households had no one in work. These were:
* Liverpool (32.1 per cent)
* Nottingham (31.3 per cent)
* Glasgow City (31.0 per cent)
Over the same period for the UK as a whole, 18.7 per cent of households had no one in work. There were large variations across the country with the lowest percentages in:
* Bedfordshire (9.2 per cent)
* Surrey (10.9 per cent)
This was the second consecutive year that Liverpool came out on top with the highest percentage of workless households, and was an increase of 1.2 percentage points on a year earlier. Glasgow City was also in the top three in 2008 and increased by 1.3 percentage points. For the UK as a whole the percentage of workless households increased by 0.9 percentage points. Read more on the ONS website.