Essex: Economic activity status

Location Type: Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E10000012

Key Facts

All Residents	1,503,524
Male	732,332
Female	771,189
Households	626,472
Population Density (people/km2)	434.7

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
- East of England
  Regions
Borders with
- Southend-on-Sea
  Unitary Authorities
- Thurrock
  Unitary Authorities
- Medway
  Unitary Authorities
- Cambridgeshire
  Counties
- Suffolk
  Counties
- Hertfordshire
  Counties
Overlaps with
- Output Area at TQ857848
  Output Areas
- Hoddesdon
  Built Up Areas
- Stonebridge
  Built Up Areas
- Southend-on-Sea
  Built Up Areas
- Fobbing
  Built Up Areas
- Canvey Island
  Built Up Areas
- Sawbridgeworth
  Built Up Areas
- Spellbrook
  Built Up Areas
- Output Area at TQ877845
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ841797
  Output Areas
- Southend-on-Sea 012A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Southend-on-Sea 015A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Chalkwell
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Southend Central
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Cavendish
  Built Up Areas
- Haverhill
  Built Up Areas
- Bures
  Built Up Areas
- Bishop's Stortford
  Built Up Areas
Contains
- Basildon
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Tendring
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Rochford
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Maldon
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Harlow
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Epping Forest
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Colchester
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Chelmsford
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Castle Point
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Brentwood
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Braintree
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Uttlesford
  Non-metropolitan Districts

Table Code	ts066
Issued	2022-12-08
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	20

Description
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This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 years and over in England and Wales by economic activity status. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

People aged 16 years and over are economically active if, between 15 March and 21 March 2021, they were:

* in employment (an employee or self-employed)
* unemployed, but looking for work and could start within two weeks
* unemployed, but waiting to start a job that had been offered and accepted

It is a measure of whether or not a person was an active participant in the labour market during this period. Economically inactive are those aged 16 years and over who did not have a job between 15 March to 21 March 2021 and had not looked for work between 22 February to 21 March 2021 or could not start work within two weeks.

The census definition differs from International Labour Organization definition used on the Labour Force Survey, so estimates are not directly comparable.

Quality Statement

As Census 2021 was during a unique period of rapid change, take care when using this data for planning purposes.
Read more in our Labour market quality information for Census 2021 methodology.

Economic activity status: Total: All usual residents aged 16 years and over	1,224,176
Economically active (excluding full-time students)	728,490
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment	697,698
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee	567,907
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time	150,265
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time	417,642
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees	20,121
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time	4,528
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time	15,593
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees	109,670
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time	46,734
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time	62,936
Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed	30,792
Economically active and a full-time student	21,800
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment	16,096
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee	15,004
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Part-time	12,410
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Full-time	2,594
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees	100
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time	55
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time	45
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees	992
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time	700
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time	292
Economically active and a full-time student: Unemployed	5,704
Economically inactive	473,886
Economically inactive: Retired	295,589
Economically inactive: Student	47,847
Economically inactive: Looking after home or family	57,788
Economically inactive: Long-term sick or disabled	40,045
Economically inactive: Other	32,617

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