Workless households for areas across the UK in 2010 Coverage: UK Date: 08 September 2011 Geographical Area: Local Authority County Theme: Labour Market Animated YouTube Video A short video podcast explaining this story using audio commentary graphical animations is available on the ONS YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/ onsstats?feature=mhee#p/u/0/muqjbjm5enm Workless households across the UK by area Highest percentage of workless households across the UK in Liverpool In 2010, there were three areas across the UK where more than three out of every 10 households had no-one in work, according to sub-regional data on working workless households. These were: Liverpool (31.9 per cent); Nottingham (31.6 per cent) Glasgow City (30.7 per cent). Percentage of workless households, NUTS3 areas, January to December 2010 Office for National Statistics 1
Percentage of workless households by NUTS3 area, January to December 2010 This was the second consecutive year that these three areas had the highest percentage of workless households, although for Liverpool Glasgow City the percentage fell, from 32.1 per cent 31.1 per cent respectively. In Nottingham the percentage of workless households increased from 31.3 per cent. Over the seven years since 2004 that data are available, Liverpool has had the highest percentage of workless households in five of the years, with it being in the top three in the other two years. There were differences in the reasons why members of workless households in the top three said they were not working. Being sick or disabled (at 28 per cent) was the main reason for such people nationally to not be in work, this was also the percentage in Liverpool, while 33 per cent gave this reason in Glasgow. However in Nottingham, partly because of its multiple universities, 43 per cent of people in workless households gave study as their reason, compared with 12 per cent nationally. The areas with the lowest percentage of workless households in 2010 were Oxfordshire Surrey, each at 11.2 per cent, followed by Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire North East Moray at 11.3 per cent. This equates to around one in every nine households being workless as opposed to almost one in every three for those areas with the highest percentage of workless households. Over the same period for the UK as a whole, 18.9 per cent of households had no-one in work. The areas closest to the national average were Somerset (19.0 per cent) Monmouthshire & Newport (18.7 per cent). Some people in workless households are not working because of early retirement. Nationally, 19 per cent of people aged 16 to 64 living in workless households gave this reason. The percentage was much higher in the South West at 27 per cent, with just 10 per cent in London. Office for National Statistics 2
The 3.9 million workless households in the UK in 2010 contained 5.4 million people aged 16 to 64. For the UK as a whole, the reasons for these people to not be in work were: Sick or disabled (28 per cent) Unemployed (19 per cent) Retired (19 per cent) Looking after the family or home (16 per cent) Study (12 per cent) Other (7 per cent) A full breakdown of the reasons for each of the regions across the UK is in the supporting spreadsheet. Index of Tables Table A - Households by the combined economic activity status of household members by area Table B - People by the combined economic activity status of household members by area Table C - Children by the combined economic activity status of household members by area Table D - Reasons for worklessness by region Office for National Statistics 3
North East Percentage of workless households in North East, January to December 2010 Workless households by NUTS3 area in North East, January to December 2010 Highest 1 South Teesside Area Per cent Thouss 29.2 27 2 Sunderl 26.0 24 3 Durham 4 Hartlepool Stocktonon-Tees 25.0 45 22.9 21 5 Tyneside 22.7 64 6 Northumberl 21.7 22 Lowest 7 Darlington 19.7 7 Office for National Statistics 4
Download table XLS format North West Percentage of workless households in North West, January to December 2010 Office for National Statistics 5
Workless households by NUTS3 area in North West, January to December 2010 Area Per cent Thouss Highest 1 Liverpool 31.9 51 2 East Merseyside 25.7 27 3 Wirral 25.3 26 4 Blackpool 25.0 12 5 Blackburn with Darwen 6 Greater Manchester South 7 Greater Manchester North 8 West Cumbria 24.9 11 22.2 108 20.9 82 20.0 16 9 Sefton 19.3 17 10 Lancashire 11 Halton Warrington 12 Cheshire Lowest 13 East Cumbria Download table XLS format 18.1 68 17.0 18 15.4 34 13.6 12 Office for National Statistics 6
Yorkshire the Humber Percentage of workless households in Yorkshire the Humber, January to December 2010 Workless households by NUTS3 area in Yorkshire the Humber, January to December 2010 Highest 1 Kingston upon Hull, City of Area Per cent Thouss 26.8 25 2 Bradford 22.6 37 3 Barnsley, Doncaster Rotherham 21.5 54 4 Sheffield 21.4 39 5 North North 20.7 22 Office for National Statistics 7
East Lincolnshire 6 Calderdale, Kirklees Wakefield 20.3 64 7 Leeds 19.4 54 8 East Riding of Yorkshire Lowest 10 North Yorkshire Download table XLS format East Midls 17.7 19 9 York 16.8 12 Percentage of workless households in East Midls, January to December 2010 15.5 30 Office for National Statistics 8
Workless households by NUTS3 area in East Midls, January to December 2010 Area Per cent Thouss Highest 1 Nottingham 31.6 33 2 Leicester 22.2 22 3 East Derbyshire 21.0 19 4 Derby 19.9 16 5 North Nottinghamshire 6 South Nottinghamshire 17.9 26 17.0 18 7 Lincolnshire 16.6 37 8 Leicestershire Rutl Lowest 10 South West Derbyshire Download table XLS format 14.9 32 9 Northamptonshire 14.1 33 13.9 22 Office for National Statistics 9
West Midls Percentage of workless households in West Midls, January to December 2010 Office for National Statistics 10
Workless households by NUTS3 area in West Midls, January to December 2010 Area Per cent Thouss Highest 1 Birmingham 26.7 89 2 Walsall Wolverhampton 3 Stoke-on- Trent 4 Dudley Swell 26.7 40 25.1 21 23.5 45 5 Coventry 22.6 24 6 Solihull 20.9 13 7 Telford Wrekin 19.2 10 8 Warwickshire 16.3 28 9 Staffordshire 10 Herefordshire, County of Lowest 12 Shropshire Download table XLS format 16.0 44 15.8 9 11 Worcestershire 15.7 28 13.3 13 Office for National Statistics 11
East of Engl Percentage of workless households in the East of Engl, January to December 2010 Workless households by NUTS3 area in East of Engl, January to December 2010 Area Per cent Thouss Highest 1 Thurrock 20.2 11 2 Peterborough 19.5 11 3 Luton 18.2 11 4 Southendon-Sea 18.1 10 5 Norfolk 17.6 47 6 Essex 17.2 78 7 Suffolk 16.3 38 8 Cambridgeshire Lowest 10 Bedfordshire 13.0 27 9 Hertfordshire 12.8 45 12.7 17 Office for National Statistics 12
Download table XLS format London Percentage of workless households in London, January to December 2010 Workless households by NUTS3 area in London, January to December 2010 Area Per cent Thouss Highest 1 Inner London - West 2 Inner London - East 3 Outer London - East North East 4 Outer London - West 22.3 97 22.1 160 19.4 105 14.9 87 Office for National Statistics 13
North West Lowest 5 Outer London - South 14.9 61 Download table XLS format South East Percentage of workless households in South East, January to December 2010 Office for National Statistics 14
Workless households by NUTS3 area in South East, January to December 2010 Highest 1 Isle of Wight Area Per cent Thouss 26.6 11 2 Southampton 19.8 17 3 Medway 19.2 15 4 East Sussex 18.0 29 5 Kent 17.9 79 6 Milton Keynes 7 Brighton Hove 17.6 14 17.6 16 8 Portsmouth 17.1 12 9 West Sussex 10 Hampshire 13.7 35 12.5 52 11 Berkshire 12.1 34 12 Buckinghamshire 11.8 19 13 Surrey 11.2 41 Lowest 14 Oxfordshire 11.2 23 Download table XLS format Office for National Statistics 15
South West Percentage of workless households in South West, January to December 2010 Office for National Statistics 16
Workless households by NUTS3 area in South West, January to December 2010 Area Per cent Thouss Highest 1 Torbay 25.2 11 2 Cornwall Isles of Scilly 22.1 36 3 Plymouth 19.8 17 4 Somerset 19.0 32 5 Dorset 6 Bristol, City of 7 Devon 8 Bournemouth Poole 9 North North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire Lowest 12 Wiltshire Download table XLS format 17.3 20 16.8 26 16.7 38 15.3 16 14.8 30 10 Gloucestershire 13.4 25 11 Swindon 12.3 8 12.3 18 Office for National Statistics 17
Wales Percentage of workless households in Wales, January to December 2010 Workless households by NUTS3 area in Wales, January to December 2010 Area Per cent Thouss Highest 1 Swansea 26.6 20 2 Central Valleys 3 Bridgend Neath 26.5 26 26.3 24 Office for National Statistics 18
Port Talbot 4 Gwent Valleys 5 Conwy Denbighshire 6 South West Wales 7 Isle of Anglesey 8 Cardiff Vale of Glamorgan 25.1 27 22.7 14 21.7 26 20.9 4 20.7 33 9 Powys 20.6 9 10 Gwynedd 20.5 7 11 Monmouthshire Newport Lowest 12 Flintshire Wrexham Download table XLS format 18.7 14 17.4 16 Office for National Statistics 19
Scotl Percentage of workless households in Scotl, January to December 2010 Workless households by NUTS3 area (new) in Scotl, January to December 2010 Area Per cent Thouss Highest 1 Glasgow City 2 East Ayrshire North Ayrshire mainl 3 Eilean Siar 30.7 72 27.3 24 25.3 2 Office for National Statistics 20
(Western Isles) 4 North Lanarkshire 5 South Ayrshire 6 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire Renfrewshire 7 West Lothian 8 Edinburgh, City of 9 Angus Dundee City 23.6 26 22.6 9 22.6 26 21.9 13 21.4 40 21.2 19 10 Falkirk 20.5 11 11 Clackmannanshire Fife 12 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire Helensburgh & Lomond 13 Dumfries & Galloway 14 Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae 20.1 29 20.0 14 19.9 10 19.6 5 Office for National Statistics 21
Argyll & Bute 15 Scottish Borders 16 East Lothian Midlothian 17 South Lanarkshire 18 Perth & Kinross Stirling 19 Caithness & Sutherl Ross & Cromarty 20 Inverness & Nairn Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey Lowest 21 Aberdeen City Aberdeenshire 19.3 8 18.4 11 18.4 21 15.6 12 14.2 4 11.9 7 11.5 19 Table notes: 1. This table gives estimates based on most recent NUTS3 area classification for Scotl. The following NUTS3 areas have changed from the old NUTS3 classification in boundary in name: Aberdeen City Aberdeenshire, Caithness & Sutherl Ross & Cromarty, Inverness & Nairn Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey, Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae Argyll & Bute. Download table XLS format Office for National Statistics 22
Workless households by NUTS3 area (old) in Scotl, January to December 2010 Highest 1 Glasgow City 2 East Ayrshire North Ayrshire mainl 3 Eilean Siar (Western Isles) 4 North Lanarkshire 5 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire Renfrewshire 6 South Ayrshire 7 West Lothian 8 Edinburgh, City of 9 Angus Dundee City Area Per cent Thouss 30.7 72 27.3 24 25.3 2 23.6 26 22.6 26 22.6 9 21.9 13 21.4 40 21.2 19 10 Falkirk 20.5 11 11 Clackmannanshire Fife 12 East West Dunbartonshire, Helensburgh 20.1 29 20.0 14 Office for National Statistics 23
Lomond 13 Dumfries & Galloway 14 Lochaber, Skye Lochalsh Argyll the Isls 15 Scottish Borders 16 East Lothian Midlothian 17 South Lanarkshire 18 Perth & Kinross Stirling 19 Caithness Sutherl Ross Cromarty 20 Inverness Nairn Moray, Badenoch Strathspey Lowest 21 Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire North 19.9 10 19.8 5 19.3 8 18.4 11 18.4 21 15.6 12 14.3 4 12.9 5 11.3 21 Office for National Statistics 24
Table notes: East Moray 1. This table gives estimates based on old NUTS3 area classification for Scotl. Download table XLS format Appendices Background information Email: Labour.market@ons.gov.uk Concepts definitions 1. Estimates within this analysis only cover households that contain at least one person aged 16 to 64. 2. A household is defined as a single person, or a group of people living at the same address who have the address as their only or main residence either share one main meal a day or share living accommodation (or both). 3. A working household is a household that contains at least one person aged 16 to 64, where all individuals aged 16 over are in employment. 4. A mixed household is a household that contains at least one person aged 16 to 64, where at least one person aged 16 over is in employment at least one other is either unemployed or inactive. 5. A workless household is a household that contains at least one person aged 16 to 64, where no-one aged 16 or over is in employment. Office for National Statistics 25