Census Data

Kempston: Economic activity status

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63003664

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Key Facts

All Residents 23,443
Male 11,521
Female 11,925
Households 9,279

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Kempston. 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 18,811
Economically active (excluding full-time students) 12,133
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment 11,586
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee 9,985
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time 2,398
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time 7,587
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees 236
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time 61
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time 175
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees 1,365
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time 517
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time 848
Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed 547
Economically active and a full-time student 410
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment 320
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee 301
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Part-time 236
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Full-time 65
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees 1
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time 1
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time 0
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees 18
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time 9
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time 9
Economically active and a full-time student: Unemployed 90
Economically inactive 6,268
Economically inactive: Retired 3,453
Economically inactive: Student 732
Economically inactive: Looking after home or family 799
Economically inactive: Long-term sick or disabled 679
Economically inactive: Other 605

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

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