Scottish cities

Children in workless households in selected Scottish cities

Between 2006 and 2013, Glasgow had the highest proportion of children living in workless households among Scotland’s major cities. From 2013 to 2018, rates in Glasgow and Dundee were similar. In 2020, both cities recorded rates below the Scottish average. While Glasgow's rate increased in 2021, it has since declined to 15.5% in 2023.

Notes

The data above were sourced from ONS’s statistical bulletin, Workless Households for Regions across the UK, 2023. 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 December 2024. It will be updated next when the next set of annual figures are released.