Glasgow City Region

Children in Workless Households Across Glasgow and Clyde Valley

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Glasgow had a higher proportion of children living in workless households in 2021 than any other local authority in the Glasgow City Region. The proportion of children living in workless households in Glasgow City has fallen considerably over time however, from 39% in 2006 to 24% in 2021. Its lowest point was in 2020, when 11% of the cities children were living in workless households. 

Note

The data above were sourced from ONS’s statistical bulletin, Workless Households for Regions across the UK, 2021. In this report workless households are estimated over the period January to December in each year.

Definitions:

The estimates only include those households where at least one person is aged 16 to 64. Children refers to all children under 16.

Workless households are households where no-one aged 16 or over is in employment. These members may be unemployed or inactive. Inactive members may be unavailable to work because of family commitments, retirement or study, or unable to work through sickness/disability.

This page was updated in May 2023. It will be updated next when the next set of annual figures are released.