Adults in employment in the household by council, Census 2021

Households of each of England's and Wales's 318 councils by adults in employment in the household, Census 2021, from the ONS Census API (its “Number of adults in employment in household (5 categories)”).

No adults in employment in household, highest: Birmingham

153,651

Census Day, 21 March 2021

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 12:19 UTC

Adults in employment in the household by council, Census 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics (Census 2021). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

318 rows

Area	No adults in employment in household	1 adult in employment in household	2 adults in employment in household	3 or more adults in employment in household
Birmingham E08000025	153,651	142,450	98,533	28,822
Leeds E08000035	116,555	105,623	99,835	19,453
North Yorkshire E06000065	102,595	76,147	80,342	15,299
Cornwall E06000052	99,855	69,394	66,913	14,373
County Durham E06000047	98,571	66,697	57,865	11,628
Somerset E06000066	93,997	68,675	71,661	15,787
Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025	86,611	69,168	63,351	12,821
Liverpool E08000012	81,035	66,233	48,404	11,819
Bradford E08000032	75,876	67,518	52,760	13,711
Dorset E06000059	71,690	43,516	44,328	9,726
Wiltshire E06000054	71,592	60,637	68,849	14,004
Manchester E08000003	69,363	76,878	55,827	12,664
Buckinghamshire E06000060	65,248	63,683	74,560	16,837
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058	64,525	49,644	49,180	10,490
Kirklees E08000034	64,027	54,119	48,856	10,987
Cheshire East E06000049	61,423	49,803	53,491	10,139
Northumberland E06000057	61,337	40,788	37,659	7,138
East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	60,539	40,057	42,884	8,586
Wirral E08000015	58,756	40,745	35,642	8,109
Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	55,861	43,829	46,222	9,245
Bristol, City of E06000023	55,499	57,735	63,271	15,133
Wakefield E08000036	55,345	43,700	44,860	9,170
Shropshire E06000051	52,200	38,097	40,189	9,093
Wigan E08000010	52,111	40,570	41,014	9,410
Dudley E08000027	51,491	39,358	36,971	9,248
Cardiff W06000015	51,248	45,937	41,367	8,781
Sunderland E08000024	50,995	34,398	30,062	6,722
Doncaster E08000017	50,810	39,094	35,493	8,083
West Northamptonshire E06000062	50,631	50,252	57,501	14,256
Sefton E08000014	50,001	33,597	31,154	8,321
Cumberland E06000063	48,532	36,387	33,455	7,051
East Suffolk E07000244	47,432	29,739	27,488	6,088
Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	46,839	38,248	31,308	6,402
Sandwell E08000028	46,756	40,895	32,047	10,548
Coventry E08000026	46,530	41,731	35,428	10,451
North Northamptonshire E06000061	46,475	43,122	47,912	11,409
Nottingham E06000018	45,546	41,836	30,167	7,196
Stockport E08000007	44,954	35,045	38,706	7,943
Rotherham E08000018	44,240	31,592	30,918	7,176
Bolton E08000001	44,086	35,683	30,864	8,157
Swansea W06000011	43,438	30,807	25,142	5,574
Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	42,895	36,697	29,472	6,408
Croydon E09000008	42,240	52,060	45,170	13,476
Walsall E08000030	42,140	33,501	28,192	8,393
Plymouth E06000026	42,023	34,555	31,448	6,535
Bromley E09000006	42,013	39,759	44,141	9,915
Barnet E09000003	41,584	49,214	44,730	13,389
Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	41,457	34,229	28,531	6,184
Rhondda Cynon Taf W06000016	41,382	28,966	26,840	6,151
Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 2025	41,061	30,956	29,752	6,281
Westmorland and Furness E06000064	40,075	28,702	28,320	6,432
Leicester E06000016	39,968	41,820	32,571	13,029
Wolverhampton E08000031	39,083	32,503	25,569	7,985
Salford E08000006	37,840	37,489	32,718	7,069
Enfield E09000010	37,675	40,925	30,590	11,733
Brighton and Hove E06000043	37,510	39,658	37,050	7,184
Derby E06000015	37,041	32,431	28,880	7,300
North Tyneside E08000022	36,715	28,175	26,668	4,674
South Gloucestershire E06000025	36,510	31,146	40,448	9,997
Tameside E08000008	35,943	30,433	26,685	6,466
Medway E06000035	35,487	33,221	33,545	9,205
Central Bedfordshire E06000056	35,429	33,645	42,467	9,214
Gateshead E08000037	35,351	25,888	23,265	4,495
North Somerset E06000024	35,190	25,174	28,423	5,861
Ealing E09000009	34,955	45,802	38,466	14,436
Oldham E08000004	34,333	28,763	23,492	6,552
Calderdale E08000033	33,529	27,741	24,144	5,061
Rochdale E08000005	33,304	27,820	23,186	5,913
Carmarthenshire W06000010	33,169	22,427	21,204	4,959
Solihull E08000029	33,059	24,371	25,501	6,555
Tendring E07000076	32,359	17,196	14,246	3,650
Havering E09000016	32,286	28,517	30,041	10,435
Southampton E06000045	32,188	33,532	29,559	7,011
Brent E09000005	32,176	40,649	30,197	15,590
Southwark E09000028	32,165	47,128	40,570	10,955
New Forest E07000091	32,038	19,782	20,931	4,815
St. Helens E08000013	31,920	22,401	21,731	4,959
Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	31,627	24,497	23,011	4,622
Trafford E08000009	31,235	27,372	31,553	6,109
Milton Keynes E06000042	31,046	35,178	37,445	9,433
Herefordshire, County of E06000019	30,967	23,252	23,418	5,190
East Lindsey E07000137	30,887	16,772	14,360	2,732
Lambeth E09000022	30,808	46,583	43,028	14,266
Arun E07000224	30,723	18,340	18,921	4,677
Lewisham E09000023	30,550	43,097	38,880	9,865
Hillingdon E09000017	30,509	33,718	33,050	11,951
Warrington E06000007	30,474	25,980	27,963	6,121
Greenwich E09000011	30,338	39,337	34,934	9,443
Caerphilly W06000018	30,029	21,390	20,127	4,708
Bexley E09000004	29,684	27,070	29,030	9,516
Westminster E09000033	29,555	37,900	22,310	5,050
South Tyneside E08000023	29,421	19,706	15,769	3,391
Isle of Wight E06000046	29,330	17,837	14,544	3,064
York E06000014	29,259	24,785	26,569	4,846
Wandsworth E09000032	28,935	46,180	48,923	13,357
Portsmouth E06000044	28,623	26,959	24,560	6,013
East Devon E07000040	28,415	16,482	18,171	3,720
Bury E08000002	28,387	23,599	23,392	5,317
Swindon E06000030	28,305	29,039	30,753	7,765
Blackpool E06000009	28,235	19,307	14,029	3,218
North Lincolnshire E06000013	28,137	20,399	20,086	4,551
Camden E09000007	28,066	34,663	25,150	4,880
Southend-on-Sea E06000033	27,919	24,618	20,985	4,822
North East Lincolnshire E06000012	27,912	20,542	17,518	3,854
Torbay E06000027	27,761	16,982	14,782	3,469
Haringey E09000014	27,735	36,720	31,118	9,519
Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	27,490	21,890	24,849	5,022
Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	27,413	17,094	13,979	3,152
Hackney E09000012	27,296	37,385	32,068	9,331
King's Lynn and West Norfolk E07000146	27,167	18,057	17,965	4,275
Islington E09000019	27,023	34,179	28,663	6,631
Redbridge E09000026	26,808	33,347	30,522	13,036
Tower Hamlets E09000030	26,739	48,054	35,727	10,019
Hounslow E09000018	26,600	34,380	29,733	12,250
Neath Port Talbot W06000012	26,412	17,610	14,867	3,486
Telford and Wrekin E06000020	26,227	22,478	22,624	5,181
Thanet E07000114	26,156	17,921	14,697	3,426
Colchester E07000071	26,056	23,712	24,711	5,230
West Suffolk E07000245	26,011	24,658	23,264	4,813
Newham E09000025	25,975	42,352	31,704	15,476
Peterborough E06000031	25,932	26,497	25,465	6,638
Wealden E07000065	25,444	17,969	20,356	4,496
Canterbury E07000106	25,361	17,623	16,798	4,009
Middlesbrough E06000002	25,352	18,138	13,461	3,311
Basildon E07000066	25,260	22,190	22,859	6,051
Waltham Forest E09000031	25,059	33,418	33,391	11,030
Knowsley E08000011	24,995	19,272	17,003	4,803
Charnwood E07000130	24,967	20,758	23,002	5,058
Bridgend W06000013	24,446	17,347	16,758	3,809
Flintshire W06000005	24,210	18,247	19,747	4,707
Huntingdonshire E07000011	24,166	22,093	25,464	5,157
Chelmsford E07000070	24,116	21,331	24,410	5,546
Powys W06000023	23,807	16,694	16,031	3,650
Harrow E09000015	23,737	26,641	27,177	12,087
Pembrokeshire W06000009	23,529	15,843	13,134	2,982
Teignbridge E07000045	23,450	16,172	16,708	3,510
Newport W06000022	23,264	19,262	19,150	4,378
Norwich E07000148	23,174	21,729	16,615	2,941
Lancaster E07000121	23,056	17,224	16,251	3,449
Conwy W06000003	22,838	14,180	12,428	2,789
North Norfolk E07000147	22,827	12,725	10,629	2,193
Sutton E09000029	22,820	25,105	27,448	6,975
Bedford E06000055	22,747	22,512	23,834	5,857
Luton E06000032	22,668	27,085	20,984	8,203
Breckland E07000143	22,655	16,121	17,478	4,105
Maidstone E07000110	22,523	19,898	23,106	5,681
South Kesteven E07000141	22,449	17,770	19,074	3,556
Wyre E07000128	22,356	13,178	12,501	2,732
Richmond upon Thames E09000027	22,272	25,835	28,147	4,451
South Norfolk E07000149	21,987	16,451	19,305	3,638
Vale of Glamorgan W06000014	21,982	15,829	16,481	3,158
Broadland E07000144	21,633	14,950	17,607	3,570
Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	21,512	30,120	23,764	5,848
Chichester E07000225	21,463	14,740	14,806	3,109
Stafford E07000197	21,441	16,823	18,370	3,413
Havant E07000090	21,384	13,792	14,557	3,853
Basingstoke and Deane E07000084	21,365	22,505	26,852	5,923
Braintree E07000067	21,329	18,228	20,601	4,828
Wrexham W06000006	21,309	16,807	16,092	3,706
Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	21,249	27,197	15,140	3,298
Swale E07000113	21,183	16,732	17,792	4,791
Halton E06000006	21,005	16,259	15,130	3,557
Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	20,969	18,516	14,857	4,425
Horsham E07000227	20,809	17,138	20,433	3,990
Wychavon E07000238	20,774	15,166	17,662	3,754
Amber Valley E07000032	20,773	15,662	16,444	3,398
Stratford-on-Avon E07000221	20,685	16,575	18,686	3,518
Barking and Dagenham E09000002	20,504	25,454	19,423	8,521
Preston E07000123	20,352	19,059	16,103	4,093
Dover E07000108	20,296	14,037	13,140	3,075
Gwynedd W06000002	20,259	14,895	12,844	3,107
Ashfield E07000170	20,095	15,337	15,585	3,491
Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195	20,068	14,907	15,215	3,236
Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219	19,963	16,049	16,416	4,158
Folkestone and Hythe E07000112	19,888	13,525	12,086	2,839
Newark and Sherwood E07000175	19,848	14,669	15,612	3,201
Warwick E07000222	19,845	18,594	20,507	3,673
South Cambridgeshire E07000012	19,833	18,717	23,998	4,448
West Berkshire E06000037	19,772	19,175	22,777	4,934
Ipswich E07000202	19,634	18,780	17,132	3,961
Mid Sussex E07000228	19,461	17,746	21,940	4,202
Rother E07000064	19,374	10,864	9,606	2,257
Great Yarmouth E07000145	19,374	12,758	10,053	2,360
Merton E09000024	19,275	25,829	28,244	8,384
Dacorum E07000096	19,231	18,432	21,051	4,698
Eastbourne E07000061	19,209	12,905	10,985	2,511
Bassetlaw E07000171	19,077	14,481	14,739	3,161
Wokingham E06000041	18,899	19,056	26,075	5,134
Chesterfield E07000034	18,882	14,237	12,532	2,407
Thurrock E06000034	18,727	19,545	21,173	6,932
Darlington E06000005	18,659	14,784	12,977	2,498
North East Derbyshire E07000038	18,399	12,260	12,713	2,615
South Oxfordshire E07000179	18,336	17,029	21,801	4,328
Gedling E07000173	18,238	14,569	15,790	2,954
North Kesteven E07000139	18,233	13,692	16,180	2,885
Cherwell E07000177	18,176	18,849	23,560	5,310
East Hertfordshire E07000242	18,156	17,911	21,489	4,465
Exeter E07000041	18,059	15,255	15,897	3,343
West Lancashire E07000127	18,055	13,155	13,747	3,576
Wyre Forest E07000239	18,041	12,503	12,109	2,667
Denbighshire W06000004	17,865	11,797	10,287	2,438
Worthing E07000229	17,864	14,355	14,334	2,985
Erewash E07000036	17,822	14,416	15,019	3,075
Stroud E07000082	17,822	14,350	16,756	3,450
Mansfield E07000174	17,820	13,461	13,678	3,072
Broxtowe E07000172	17,771	13,423	14,364	2,803
Hartlepool E06000001	17,726	11,565	9,495	2,144
South Staffordshire E07000196	17,685	11,421	13,579	3,436
North Hertfordshire E07000099	17,624	16,599	18,826	3,683
Lewes E07000063	17,562	11,555	12,027	2,544
Fareham E07000087	17,559	12,162	15,475	3,443
Kingston upon Thames E09000021	17,555	20,157	22,680	5,234
Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	17,530	18,389	20,372	4,641
Ashford E07000105	17,462	15,059	16,816	4,246
East Hampshire E07000085	17,450	14,282	17,371	3,615
Test Valley E07000093	17,444	14,826	18,602	3,836
Reading E06000038	17,388	22,174	21,938	6,183
Cheltenham E07000078	17,379	16,467	16,220	2,833
Eastleigh E07000086	17,365	15,659	19,872	4,028
Epping Forest E07000072	17,294	15,704	16,842	4,717
Winchester E07000094	17,262	14,216	17,115	3,122
Reigate and Banstead E07000211	17,215	17,150	21,027	4,457
Waverley E07000216	17,189	14,809	17,349	3,101
Gloucester E07000081	17,171	17,051	17,014	4,171
Vale of White Horse E07000180	17,113	16,318	20,242	3,826
East Staffordshire E07000193	16,945	15,058	15,576	3,714
North Devon E07000043	16,944	11,743	11,891	2,620
Hinckley and Bosworth E07000132	16,917	13,715	15,670	3,144
Rushcliffe E07000176	16,906	13,103	17,192	2,681
Tonbridge and Malling E07000115	16,904	14,727	18,066	3,876
Chorley E07000118	16,891	14,138	15,919	3,184
West Lindsey E07000142	16,869	11,756	11,685	2,035
South Ribble E07000126	16,852	13,548	14,885	3,301
Guildford E07000209	16,824	16,178	18,791	3,969
Lichfield E07000194	16,738	11,860	13,991	3,041
St Albans E07000240	16,707	17,351	21,271	3,661
Fenland E07000010	16,682	12,232	12,103	3,066
Sevenoaks E07000111	16,438	13,778	15,425	3,372
Staffordshire Moorlands E07000198	16,314	11,110	12,125	2,806
Elmbridge E07000207	16,172	16,789	19,368	3,261
Fylde E07000119	16,050	10,309	9,378	1,869
Torfaen W06000020	16,004	11,245	10,505	2,490
Monmouthshire W06000021	15,875	10,892	11,692	2,465
Mid Suffolk E07000203	15,794	11,832	13,766	2,951
South Hams E07000044	15,716	10,241	11,119	2,259
Oxford E07000178	15,579	17,770	16,718	5,171
Burnley E07000117	15,514	12,181	9,760	2,417
Hastings E07000062	15,453	12,477	10,218	2,305
Babergh E07000200	15,282	10,800	11,537	2,581
Tunbridge Wells E07000116	15,173	14,614	15,556	2,880
West Oxfordshire E07000181	14,880	13,478	16,254	3,369
South Holland E07000140	14,825	10,936	11,897	3,042
Cannock Chase E07000192	14,820	12,471	13,223	2,944
North West Leicestershire E07000134	14,794	12,714	14,474	2,991
Castle Point E07000069	14,681	9,252	10,204	3,252
Cotswold E07000079	14,595	11,481	12,287	2,234
Lincoln E07000138	14,570	13,711	11,695	2,531
Worcester E07000237	14,442	13,490	13,857	2,933
Bromsgrove E07000234	14,416	10,603	13,426	2,820
High Peak E07000037	14,348	11,827	12,125	2,472
Rugby E07000220	14,309	13,144	15,977	3,583
Pendle E07000122	14,166	11,778	9,645	2,477
Forest of Dean E07000080	14,122	10,050	10,600	2,445
Welwyn Hatfield E07000241	14,068	13,438	14,589	4,114
South Derbyshire E07000039	13,946	13,152	15,189	2,953
Malvern Hills E07000235	13,864	9,198	9,844	1,986
Tewkesbury E07000083	13,801	11,339	13,391	2,399
Cambridge E07000008	13,780	17,641	16,542	4,509
Blaby E07000129	13,718	11,155	14,268	3,434
Gravesham E07000109	13,640	12,033	12,246	3,805
Hyndburn E07000120	13,328	10,434	8,808	2,220
Gosport E07000088	13,291	10,380	10,038	2,213
Isle of Anglesey W06000001	13,121	8,664	7,383	1,654
Harborough E07000131	13,051	10,677	13,683	3,002
Bracknell Forest E06000036	12,941	15,080	18,149	4,078
Bolsover E07000033	12,925	9,737	10,333	2,268
Spelthorne E07000213	12,876	11,856	13,413	3,660
Rochford E07000075	12,870	9,130	10,578	2,979
Hertsmere E07000098	12,860	12,475	13,523	3,824
Mole Valley E07000210	12,817	10,234	11,562	2,525
Ceredigion W06000008	12,786	8,882	7,606	1,619
Crawley E07000226	12,739	13,634	14,540	4,588
Broxbourne E07000095	12,735	11,604	11,660	3,851
Derbyshire Dales E07000035	12,708	8,686	9,075	1,811
Torridge E07000046	12,678	8,162	7,865	1,751
Blaenau Gwent W06000019	12,667	8,832	7,083	1,755
Mid Devon E07000042	12,474	9,761	11,016	2,380
Hart E07000089	11,973	10,868	14,236	2,887
Dartford E07000107	11,926	14,199	15,793	3,778
Redditch E07000236	11,847	10,385	11,350	2,796
Slough E06000039	11,758	18,031	16,217	6,417
Harlow E07000073	11,547	11,583	11,420	3,305
Woking E07000217	11,411	12,309	14,488	3,229
Tandridge E07000215	11,395	10,012	11,507	2,709
East Cambridgeshire E07000009	11,323	10,774	12,682	2,424
Tamworth E07000199	11,101	9,082	10,144	2,567
Uttlesford E07000077	10,992	10,325	12,900	2,741
Three Rivers E07000102	10,855	10,186	12,553	3,264
Rossendale E07000125	10,854	8,946	8,893	1,868
Surrey Heath E07000214	10,854	9,764	12,340	3,050
Stevenage E07000243	10,723	10,969	11,642	3,177
Runnymede E07000212	10,624	10,379	11,193	2,642
Adur E07000223	10,417	7,377	8,058	1,826
Merthyr Tydfil W06000024	10,403	7,369	6,404	1,607
Brentwood E07000068	10,393	9,480	10,082	2,385
Maldon E07000074	10,369	7,154	8,148	2,229
Rushmoor E07000092	10,312	11,689	13,434	3,868
Boston E07000136	10,287	8,252	8,426	2,439
West Devon E07000047	10,016	6,621	6,703	1,478
Watford E07000103	9,623	12,965	13,307	3,733
Ribble Valley E07000124	9,448	7,004	8,441	1,854
North Warwickshire E07000218	9,366	7,749	8,289	2,176
Epsom and Ewell E07000208	9,211	8,388	11,055	2,667
Oadby and Wigston E07000135	8,013	6,102	6,515	1,987
Melton E07000133	7,775	6,318	7,073	1,433
Rutland E06000017	6,200	4,514	5,118	862
City of London E09000001	1,270	2,198	1,291	155
Isles of Scilly E06000053	283	300	302	55
Barnsley E08000038	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016
Sheffield E08000039	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019

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No adults in employment in household · 316 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in

283 to 15k
15k to 18k
18k to 25k
25k to 35k
35k to 154k

Boundaries: Council boundaries, May 2026, from the geography spine. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Retrieved

1 November 2026, 12:16 UTC

Raw files fetched

https://api.beta.ons.gov.uk/v1/population-types/HH/census-observations?area-type=ltla23&dimensions=hh_adults_employment_5aSHA-256 b80759bcc10156f87ca962b04e3fea1c73828dfda68b23e373c2293c968cb367 · 530,545 bytes
https://api.beta.ons.gov.uk/v1/population-types/HH/dimensions?limit=500SHA-256 1d975dc4aefd42401ab90f911470590ac63e6faea9e8fd6f81b555127037b6d3 · 27,052 bytes

Verification

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 12:19 UTC Run at 1 November 2026, 12:19 UTC; 1272 of 1272 figures matched the live source.

Result	Check	Detail
Pass	Provenance recorded	Office for National Statistics (Census 2021); Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-01T12:16:06Z; 2 raw file(s)
Pass	Raw files match recorded SHA-256	2 of 2 files intact
Pass	Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures	1272 of 1272 figures and the headline reproduced
Pass	Figures are finite numbers	1272 figures, 0 invalid
Pass	Live source matches every figure	1272 of 1272 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches
Pass	The ONS's answer for England and for Wales agrees	in 8 of 8 cells (a category in a nation) the councils sum to the nation's count at https://api.beta.ons.gov.uk/v1/population-types/HH/census-observations?area-type=ctry&dimensions=hh_adults_employment_5a within twice the square root of the councils summed (3 exactly; the largest gap 0.64 of its limit), the Census's cell-by-cell perturbation
Pass	Source page answers	https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/create – HTTP 200

Notes

Census Day was the 21st of March 2021. The ONS perturbs every count slightly to protect privacy, each cell on its own, so a council's categories can add up to a total a few people different from one topic to another, and its councils add up to England's and Wales's counts only within a few dozen.
By council as the ONS's Census API gives them, its lower-tier local authorities of 2023, with Barnsley's and Sheffield's figures under the codes they had until the 1st of April 2025, as the API gives them. Scotland's and Northern Ireland's censuses are separate, so their councils are not here.
Every council's categories together count all its households.
The ONS's description of the topic, “Number of adults in employment in household (5 categories)”: The number of employed adults in a household. An adult is a person who is not a dependent child. A person aged 16 years and over is defined as employed (or in employment) if in the week before the census they carried out at least one hour's paid work, either as an employee or self-employed. This also includes: * any other form of paid work * being away from work ill * on maternity leave * on holiday * temporarily "laid off"
The ONS's quality statement: As Census 2021 was during a unique period of rapid change, take care when using Labour Market data for planning purposes.