Children living in workless working-age households, UK
• In spring 2006, 15 per cent of children living in working age households in the UK lived in households where no one was working, a fall from 19 per cent in spring 1992. (Figure 4.3) Latest information on lone parents in employment
• There were 30.6 million economically active people in the UK in the second quarter of 2006, an increase of 5.0 million since the second quarter of 1971, whereas the number of economically inactive people increased by 2.6 million to 17.5 million. (Figure 4.1)
• The UK employment rate of working-age men was 79 per cent in the second quarter of 2006, a fall from 92 per cent in the second quarter of 1971, while the rate for working-age women rose from 56 per cent to 70 per cent. (Figure 4.4) Latest information on employment
• There were 5.8 million public sector workers in the UK in June 2006, 13 per cent more than in 1998 but still below the level in 1992 (5.9 million). (Figure 4.11) Latest information on public sector workers
• One-third of full-time working mothers in the UK used some form of flexible working pattern in spring 2005, compared with nearly one-fifth of full-time working fathers. (Table 4.13)
• The number of unemployed people in the UK increased by over 240,000 in the 12 months to the second quarter of 2006, the first increase in four years. (Figure 4.15) Latest information on employment
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