Nottingham Had Highest Proportion of Workless Households in UK Last Year

Nottingham had the highest proportion of households where there were no adults in work in the UK last year, new official figures say. A total of 30.1% of households that included an adult of working age were workless last year, up from 26.4% a year earlier. The increase was largely down to a rise in the number of people giving sickness or disability as a reason for not working, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. It was the first time since ONS records began in 2004 that Nottingham has had the highest proportion of workless households. Read more on the ONS website.