Census Data

Bridgwater: Economic activity status

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63005912

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Key Facts

All Residents 49,737
Male 25,042
Female 24,699
Households 20,895

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Bridgwater. 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 39,623
Economically active (excluding full-time students) 25,338
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment 24,299
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee 21,310
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time 5,281
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time 16,029
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees 399
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time 82
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time 317
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees 2,590
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time 966
Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time 1,624
Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed 1,039
Economically active and a full-time student 792
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment 622
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee 603
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Part-time 467
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Full-time 136
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees 4
Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time 4
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 15
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 6
Economically active and a full-time student: Unemployed 170
Economically inactive 13,493
Economically inactive: Retired 7,384
Economically inactive: Student 1,107
Economically inactive: Looking after home or family 1,913
Economically inactive: Long-term sick or disabled 1,858
Economically inactive: Other 1,231

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

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