The table below shows how the UK unemployed spent their time last year. (re)

The table illustrates the percentage of time unemployed

men

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and

women

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in the UK spent on various

activities

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during the

last

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year, broken down into morning and

afternoon

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segments.

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, unemployed

men

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and

women

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were more active in the morning, with

men

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focusing on job hunting and

women

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primarily engaged in housework. The

afternoon

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saw a decrease in activity for

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genders, though some

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,

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as watching TV and visiting friends, remained popular. In detail, 49% of unemployed

women

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spent their mornings on housework, a significant proportion compared to just 21% in the

afternoon

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.

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, 22% of unemployed

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dedicated their mornings to job hunting, which decreased to 12% in the

afternoon

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. Shopping was another notable activity, with 26% of

women

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shopping in the morning, reducing to 17% in the

afternoon

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. For

men

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, gardening was a relatively popular morning activity, with 14% participation, dropping slightly to 13% in the

afternoon

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. Interestingly,

activities

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like watching TV and visiting friends or relatives were more balanced throughout the day, with 14% of

men

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watching TV in the

afternoon

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compared to 4% in the morning.

Women

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were slightly more consistent in visiting friends or relatives, with 10% in the morning and 17% in the

afternoon

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. Meanwhile,

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such

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as playing sports and drinking remained low across

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time periods for

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genders. In summary,

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both

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genders were more active in the morning,

women

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predominantly engaged in housework, and

men

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focused on job hunting, with

afternoon

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activities

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showing a decline in participation.