The table below shows how the UK unemployed spent their time last year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table provides data on the percentage of unemployed and their spending

according to

gender in the

last

year in the United Kingdom.

Overall

,

it is clear that

the most popular activities were housework, shopping and job hunting,

however

, the first and the second ones were more common for women, but for men gardening, decorating and TV were more likely to do. In terms of the most similar tasks for men and women who are unemployed, there were three main activities,

such

as housework, shopping and securing a job.

Nevertheless

, it was more likely that women spent their time doing house chores and shopping with just under 50% and around one quarter in the morning and 21% and 17% in the afternoon, respectively. Playing sports was the least attractive leisure for non-working females. Regarding male activities, gardening, decorating and TV were the most common tasks with average numbers of 27%, 14% and 18% during the day, respectively. The least popular spending time for men was drinking, which accounted for 5%.