Labour Force Status of Families

In June 2025:

• There were 7.7 million families, an increase of over 1.0 million since June 2015.
• There were 1.4 million jobless families, which represents 18.5% of all families.
• 271,000 one parent families were jobless.
• Almost three-quarters (73%) of the 2.2 million couple families with children aged 0-14 years had two employed parents.