Census Data

Merseyside: Economic activity status

Location Type: Metropolitan Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E11000002

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Key Facts

All Residents 1,423,287
Male 690,711
Female 732,574
Households 620,902

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Metropolitan Counties. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Merseyside. They may not, therefore, be precisely accurate. Age-standardised statistics and population density are not available for aggregated datasets.

Table Codets066
Issued2022-12-08
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options20

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 1,172,397
Economically active (excluding full-time students) 635,059
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment 600,552
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee 519,366
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time 139,486
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time 379,880
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees 13,558
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time 3,403
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time 10,155
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees 67,628
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time 28,883
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time 38,745
Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed 34,507
Economically active and a full-time student 29,789
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment 21,411
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee 20,231
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Part-time 16,664
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Full-time 3,567
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees 130
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time 91
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time 39
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees 1,050
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time 818
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time 232
Economically active and a full-time student: Unemployed 8,378
Economically inactive 507,549
Economically inactive: Retired 258,171
Economically inactive: Student 74,938
Economically inactive: Looking after home or family 52,778
Economically inactive: Long-term sick or disabled 81,296
Economically inactive: Other 40,366

These values are calculated by adding up the values for census output areas contained within Merseyside. They may, therefore, be slightly inaccurate due to administrative boundaries not precisely aligning with census boundaries.

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