Census Data

West Yorkshire: Economic activity status

Location Type: Metropolitan Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E11000006

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Key Facts

All Residents 2,351,583
Male 1,150,725
Female 1,200,857
Households 972,875

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Metropolitan Counties. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within West Yorkshire. 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 1,880,487
Economically active (excluding full-time students) 1,066,441
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment 1,009,572
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee 861,506
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time 230,282
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time 631,224
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees 26,273
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time 6,979
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time 19,294
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees 121,793
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time 53,703
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time 68,090
Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed 56,869
Economically active and a full-time student 48,054
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment 33,734
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee 31,596
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Part-time 25,976
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Full-time 5,620
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees 209
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time 138
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time 71
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees 1,929
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time 1,591
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time 338
Economically active and a full-time student: Unemployed 14,320
Economically inactive 765,992
Economically inactive: Retired 385,810
Economically inactive: Student 121,173
Economically inactive: Looking after home or family 103,205
Economically inactive: Long-term sick or disabled 89,374
Economically inactive: Other 66,430

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

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