New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) indicates that around 14.4% of households in the UK have no member in employment for the period January to March this year. The figure means roughly one in seven households is jobless. The reporting describes the share of workless households as the highest level for about two years, noting it is not higher than the rate last seen in 2017. The ONS measure is based on whether a household contains at least one person in employment. The coverage emphasizes the overall scale of worklessness across households, rather than focusing on individual unemployment rates. While the articles agree on the headline percentage, they do not provide additional breakdowns by region, age, or claimant status. Overall, the sources present the ONS statistics as evidence of a recent rise in households with no employed member compared with earlier periods.