Census Data

Dewsbury: Economic activity status

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63000970

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Key Facts

All Residents 72,166
Male 35,743
Female 36,420
Households 26,147

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Dewsbury. 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 55,227
Economically active (excluding full-time students) 29,880
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment 27,961
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee 23,404
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time 7,685
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time 15,719
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees 954
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time 339
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time 615
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees 3,603
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time 1,652
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time 1,951
Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed 1,919
Economically active and a full-time student 1,127
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment 838
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee 799
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Part-time 673
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Full-time 126
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees 9
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time 6
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time 3
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees 30
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time 23
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time 7
Economically active and a full-time student: Unemployed 289
Economically inactive 24,220
Economically inactive: Retired 9,048
Economically inactive: Student 3,817
Economically inactive: Looking after home or family 5,450
Economically inactive: Long-term sick or disabled 3,239
Economically inactive: Other 2,666

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

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