West of England: Economic activity status

Location Type: Combined Authorities, ONS Geographic Code: E47000009

Key Facts

All Residents	956,298
Male	472,682
Female	483,616
Households	388,989

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

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
- South West
  Regions
Borders with

No equivalent neighbouring areas found.
Overlaps with
- Output Area at ST401719
  Output Areas
- North Somerset 002A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- North Somerset 001B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Forest of Dean 010C
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- North Somerset 001E
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- North Somerset 001F
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Monmouthshire 008E
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Portishead Central
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Clevedon North & Walton
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Avonmouth
  Built Up Areas
- Monkton Combe
  Built Up Areas
- North Somerset 005B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Output Area at ST537905
  Output Areas
- Output Area at ST526758
  Output Areas
- Output Area at ST462771
  Output Areas
- Output Area at ST471774
  Output Areas
- Output Area at ST456767
  Output Areas
- Output Area at ST449765
  Output Areas
- Output Area at ST548900
  Output Areas
- Output Area at ST564955
  Output Areas
- Output Area at ST476771
  Output Areas
- Output Area at ST474774
  Output Areas
- Output Area at ST475772
  Output Areas
- Limpley Stoke
  Built Up Areas
Contains
- Bath and North East Somerset
  Unitary Authorities
- Bristol, City of
  Unitary Authorities
- South Gloucestershire
  Unitary Authorities

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	788,690
Economically active (excluding full-time students)	473,816
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment	456,577
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee	383,496
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time	99,326
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time	284,170
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees	10,193
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time	2,360
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time	7,833
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees	62,888
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time	27,675
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time	35,213
Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed	17,239
Economically active and a full-time student	26,754
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment	19,355
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee	17,589
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Part-time	14,769
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Full-time	2,820
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees	125
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time	87
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time	38
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees	1,641
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time	1,455
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time	186
Economically active and a full-time student: Unemployed	7,399
Economically inactive	288,120
Economically inactive: Retired	145,296
Economically inactive: Student	67,708
Economically inactive: Looking after home or family	27,701
Economically inactive: Long-term sick or disabled	27,514
Economically inactive: Other	19,901

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

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