28 August 2013 Last updated at 04:44 ET
Workless households do not necessarily mean all the residents are looking for work
The proportion of UK households where no adult aged 16 to 64 is in work is at its lowest since comparable records began in 1996, official figures show.
The Office for National Statistics said there were 3.5 million such households in the UK between April and June this year, about 17.1% of all households.
This was down from 3.7 million, or 17.9%, a year earlier.
The highest percentage of workless households was in the north east of England.
Source: BBC News - Business http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23862993#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
