Census Data

Bradford: Economic activity status

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63000803

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Key Facts

All Residents 345,739
Male 169,597
Female 176,114
Households 122,518

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Bradford. 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 258,655
Economically active (excluding full-time students) 136,210
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment 124,846
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee 105,440
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time 33,703
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time 71,737
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees 3,674
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time 1,375
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time 2,299
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees 15,732
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time 7,583
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time 8,149
Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed 11,364
Economically active and a full-time student 6,700
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment 4,561
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee 4,319
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Part-time 3,400
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Full-time 919
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees 23
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time 17
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time 6
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees 219
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time 183
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time 36
Economically active and a full-time student: Unemployed 2,139
Economically inactive 115,745
Economically inactive: Retired 37,541
Economically inactive: Student 21,192
Economically inactive: Looking after home or family 27,095
Economically inactive: Long-term sick or disabled 15,748
Economically inactive: Other 14,169

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

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