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Economic activity by council, Census 2021

Usual residents of each of England's and Wales's 318 councils by economic activity, Census 2021, from the ONS Census API (its “Economic activity status (12 categories)”).

Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee, highest: Birmingham

356,900

Census Day, 21 March 2021

Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:48 UTC
Economic activity by council, Census 2021
0100k200k300k400kBirmingham356,900Leeds308,120North Yorkshire229,668Buckinghamshire213,866Somerset211,463Wiltshire204,823Sheffield196,367Bristol, City of191,546Cornwall189,408Manchester187,850County Durham187,328Bradford180,088West Northamptonshire173,987Liverpool167,998Cheshire East156,192Kirklees155,429Wandsworth153,693North Northamptonshire149,250Croydon148,697Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole147,502Lambeth147,475Wakefield141,530Cheshire West and Chester139,671Barnet134,283Southwark133,696

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

Data table

318 rows

AreaDoes not applyEconomically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: EmployeeEconomically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employeesEconomically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employeesEconomically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed: Seeking work or waiting to start a job already obtained: Available to start working within 2 weeksEconomically active and a full-time student: In employmentEconomically active and a full-time student: Unemployed: Seeking work or waiting to start a job already obtained: Available to start working within 2 weeksEconomically inactive: RetiredEconomically inactive: StudentEconomically inactive: Looking after home or familyEconomically inactive: Long-term sick or disabledEconomically inactive: Other
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Leeds E08000035153,483308,1208,69041,13919,73816,1157,318124,46556,60627,92927,28821,063
North Yorkshire E0600006599,311229,66811,14546,6899,2796,0351,263149,25617,19117,68316,02711,947
Buckinghamshire E06000060109,683213,8668,37645,23510,5455,7591,70795,93419,44121,2339,70911,590
Somerset E0600006696,608211,4637,48944,3419,2575,7501,519134,02014,84417,80517,39211,057
Wiltshire E0600005491,219204,8236,26836,3458,3444,9091,386104,68314,01815,83012,36610,142
Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025100,271196,3675,44128,16512,71012,0315,34191,84745,11822,54721,85514,823
Bristol, City of E0600002382,757191,5464,66631,3929,79610,9064,34656,50238,16415,01416,35011,026
Cornwall E0600005292,880189,4088,87949,77710,2816,1832,094137,68420,07819,54321,34712,151
Manchester E08000003113,980187,8505,23326,88417,69814,3157,30646,63757,18228,87525,70920,267
County Durham E0600004788,110187,3285,25123,59811,0446,0382,225111,23428,15318,94526,63113,511
Bradford E08000032124,837180,0886,30928,13515,2766,6052,86779,50927,82734,13922,03818,782
West Northamptonshire E0600006282,223173,9875,82229,2848,1936,9022,19268,96914,69813,29310,4259,737
Liverpool E0800001283,060167,9984,31321,85213,89411,5875,31267,22544,26119,62830,50716,451
Cheshire East E0600004969,298156,1926,21226,0136,8284,07097487,69211,48311,51310,9157,582
Kirklees E0800003486,941155,4295,28123,6219,7865,7532,32075,70820,16120,05116,28411,877
Wandsworth E0900003253,948153,6934,93627,5939,2794,2201,70826,90616,22812,5607,3609,077
North Northamptonshire E0600006170,339149,2503,93721,5006,5444,1691,26062,1609,89411,78211,1197,571
Croydon E0900000880,321148,6975,37529,92412,8175,4111,91448,03818,29316,42111,11212,396
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E0600005865,287147,5024,72927,2088,5066,5932,67982,99520,40512,56013,1358,598
Lambeth E0900002248,710147,4753,91126,39112,2585,0422,06622,30217,75010,5619,97011,218
Wakefield E0800003665,832141,5303,41816,4627,3543,2311,15766,9929,40813,01215,5859,389
Cheshire West and Chester E0600005061,792139,6714,29220,4966,6724,6291,46874,80613,05711,21511,8887,164
Barnet E0900000379,990134,2837,78838,49111,6715,6131,91446,20021,61818,96810,04212,766
Southwark E0900002851,501133,6963,72123,18011,7206,3512,54721,91021,54510,65810,00410,804
Ealing E0900000971,744133,5195,62830,46412,9795,4162,28637,98821,88621,35610,28013,570
Wigan E0800001060,636130,5403,12517,2277,1183,7221,16462,5379,58910,92814,5148,230
Cardiff W0600001565,995130,0313,58817,8808,2558,9394,03949,94935,98113,68414,8339,133
Dorset E0600005957,677129,5045,26929,5135,8993,4911,005107,4469,71211,61010,5967,855
Leicester E0600001677,557128,3763,64014,52010,3888,3984,25239,00531,85022,73914,58313,263
Bromley E0900000664,903128,3554,81125,8857,9763,07199255,37112,00812,2707,2607,089
East Riding of Yorkshire E0600001154,075126,9995,21220,3375,7633,57291589,4669,2019,8489,7797,050
Tower Hamlets E0900003057,423126,1243,11119,31411,8916,8443,25514,71424,19521,32410,15911,951
South Gloucestershire E0600002553,058122,9063,08517,4014,3154,2201,53953,15311,2407,4396,5815,487
Central Bedfordshire E0600005657,492122,8093,56621,4665,1443,2361,07150,7408,3679,0966,1675,098
Coventry E0800002668,451122,7653,02015,4779,4758,8804,07047,80929,01614,15012,5679,643
Lewisham E0900002358,142121,7993,67025,05311,8915,1901,97225,42215,81011,5279,81410,265
Dudley E0800002761,000121,5542,97217,0508,5683,0641,29463,66511,04213,64411,8617,774
Newham E0900002574,863121,3235,40027,88313,8938,8393,40121,23724,07224,92810,67514,522
Milton Keynes E0600004262,229119,0852,94416,8247,0434,5251,26237,64910,31710,8457,5586,782
Sandwell E0800002875,804118,7933,26814,51112,0754,5002,04946,25016,52720,21815,40312,434
Shropshire E0600005151,360118,5585,28625,4225,7433,15574577,5539,6879,8149,5746,707
Brent E0900000564,673117,9125,92330,71912,4896,4432,49533,30022,02619,44410,30814,082
Wirral E0800001558,088117,5113,21115,6776,5423,10597868,04811,15911,06117,0667,754
Doncaster E0800001757,181116,1713,37415,5577,5022,75690358,3488,83613,28213,89610,300
Stockport E0800000755,846115,5493,75317,7165,9042,78883457,6549,3769,1379,9206,296
Northumberland E0600005751,721115,1354,60718,4257,0272,61079581,1778,49010,33112,2358,015
Hillingdon E0900001764,031113,2554,47920,5689,5024,5032,13037,56517,41515,6047,1109,747
Greenwich E0900001159,321112,9113,69821,23110,3805,0941,88727,13914,99012,7019,58210,135
Enfield E0900001072,802108,5415,55625,25210,5154,5151,63640,13318,19918,62810,93013,277
Hounslow E0900001859,500107,7454,59022,13110,1894,3341,62129,51014,36016,3777,42510,399
Medway E0600003557,016107,6173,03318,7756,7133,1811,25443,59910,37311,9409,0627,210
Salford E0800000653,000106,6802,51813,1617,8705,2472,30533,80014,44610,10412,1538,638
Cumberland E0600006345,390106,6703,55915,0184,7042,50877562,1267,0148,13911,1286,223
Waltham Forest E0900003156,244104,0234,45627,1919,9834,7021,47825,67313,72413,6407,8449,468
Redbridge E0900002668,243103,7886,30426,2439,2195,2921,61734,08618,31219,4907,45410,212
Hackney E0900001249,678103,7243,50223,4029,9453,6821,51416,37816,07911,02910,4289,785
Sefton E0800001446,843103,3223,04515,0266,1433,20491961,8979,0319,09213,7746,937
Nottingham E0600001859,310103,2442,52513,5558,9899,5405,08035,36247,34214,18214,44010,060
Bolton E0800000163,674103,0603,42515,1457,7223,8081,38148,89912,68214,93012,6388,602
Kingston upon Hull, City of E0600001053,137102,1111,9689,9748,7823,7361,58538,51112,76612,53013,7178,196
Brighton and Hove E0600004341,736101,6903,99526,6897,3496,9183,48735,98223,2188,46410,4007,176
Sunderland E0800002448,101101,2242,34010,4787,2863,1111,50855,75410,42211,38414,9207,646
Plymouth E0600002646,071100,5752,25913,1425,3025,0421,82447,65015,6279,22811,9736,002
Swindon E0600003046,259100,4932,19412,8365,1122,34392435,8446,6648,6786,7925,271
Newcastle upon Tyne E0800002151,675100,4582,96512,3477,5239,3084,29442,99334,15612,43212,9469,028
Rotherham E0800001850,23498,7932,78413,6825,9392,54491451,5128,14111,48312,5947,187
Walsall E0800003061,02498,7113,08513,5518,6553,1861,30746,42612,08415,60812,3838,104
Havering E0900001652,32298,5943,78219,4586,6872,94796443,9799,68010,7866,4676,386
Haringey E0900001448,23897,8644,01028,01110,4964,4961,45123,05714,74211,7519,48710,635
Derby E0600001552,17497,1542,28511,8656,5244,8971,62142,24612,92111,84110,6177,221
Bexley E0900000450,64595,5092,97916,4116,2793,0861,08439,1119,9989,4725,9435,957
Southampton E0600004544,55495,1462,32414,7196,0446,0392,31231,73221,6909,5638,5676,233
Stoke-on-Trent E0600002152,46994,8642,36411,5955,9623,7591,43042,20911,26811,93013,1677,353
Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 202544,78293,8372,46013,1595,0562,22478447,3596,5979,77612,5316,009
Wolverhampton E0800003155,28593,3152,72311,4859,8723,7871,80739,93012,13413,78410,9868,620
Trafford E0800000948,90191,6403,24414,1664,7562,50880439,9579,1888,0346,9204,934
Harrow E0900001551,58290,5325,47424,8527,3774,1791,12634,63214,22513,5445,8857,795
Islington E0900001932,96390,4662,78017,9118,2763,8131,66716,85815,8598,5869,7037,707
Tameside E0800000845,93689,4572,06411,8045,5382,32988639,5417,7329,18910,4206,175
Rhondda Cynon Taf W0600001643,80887,1542,45810,9295,1622,8481,05544,9949,7748,89414,6875,888
Warrington E0600000738,25687,1332,21611,3104,0372,53074339,9546,2616,2157,0985,219
Merton E0900002442,41585,9273,39919,8885,9962,85183924,0849,4949,9994,3725,923
Westmorland and Furness E0600006434,42085,1033,69517,4933,3222,36453156,6855,4245,8896,9134,750
Peterborough E0600003148,10084,9082,44011,2965,3362,32579728,9747,40110,0407,4536,604
East Suffolk E0700024439,33984,4272,99416,7984,6742,14676666,0096,4158,8618,4775,152
North Tyneside E0800002237,45583,9991,9809,2554,8002,03180243,0036,1236,6358,2174,667
Swansea W0600001140,63383,4052,55910,0554,8734,5941,88947,26316,6368,28312,5295,771
North Somerset E0600002438,16183,0472,73314,3273,3042,59563349,9846,1645,7796,4613,540
Sutton E0900002943,98282,8282,92516,2444,8672,22871729,2918,1988,4475,0844,829
Solihull E0800002941,73981,5682,78711,6224,8251,96369644,9377,6227,9566,1524,374
Basingstoke and Deane E0700008435,34781,4431,78311,8463,5551,90158030,5504,4646,0854,0003,600
Oldham E0800000455,05380,7972,64612,0356,5702,7301,19036,92711,64513,83110,5538,113
Rochdale E0800000548,82678,1652,43711,3845,6882,47392235,2119,48411,48910,3447,350
Portsmouth E0600004437,18377,9472,03512,6045,0205,2012,57129,28015,8847,8187,0995,361
Westminster E0900003326,76977,6224,08216,9857,0453,0531,49819,32919,66211,1968,4828,513
York E0600001430,73876,8032,12011,3863,0885,8891,94738,63619,1834,6264,7123,693
Luton E0600003252,56376,7832,77113,9897,3215,1781,80724,23311,63614,5126,7207,748
Hammersmith and Fulham E0900001328,53076,5472,84015,6346,5933,0721,08115,46613,1907,8935,7836,528
Calderdale E0800003339,99776,3392,57512,4344,7152,03365839,1367,1718,0748,1795,319
Huntingdonshire E0700001132,57176,2252,07411,2522,9711,84048835,0014,4825,5924,1044,232
Camden E0900000732,22875,9653,52218,9457,0874,0791,92619,14622,0359,6758,1207,408
Gateshead E0800003734,40375,7071,7187,9925,0872,10290939,1337,1257,0979,5125,367
West Suffolk E0700024531,82174,2922,04411,2873,1291,99645234,8314,5416,1024,3955,058
Bedford E0600005537,10774,0692,25412,0894,1682,45377829,2606,3276,9284,9994,793
Reading E0600003832,86473,7841,6079,9314,5633,5451,26619,26211,6066,9254,2494,622
Stockton-on-Tees E0600000438,58573,7001,9948,4785,1412,26975937,0386,8787,6708,2085,872
Colchester E0700007136,37373,4902,25312,8303,8293,4421,65132,84410,2216,6895,1853,908
Richmond upon Thames E0900002739,44473,4343,40318,8874,6301,84062528,2459,2847,9123,4924,081
Wokingham E0600004136,68173,2482,08012,2003,0991,93867729,8316,7525,8442,4372,714
Bury E0800000238,97873,0552,35810,9454,2542,12572634,2327,5037,3287,2585,089
Chelmsford E0700007033,78572,8102,33812,5223,3232,19266033,9295,8686,3363,6824,078
Telford and Wrekin E0600002036,86772,7231,6929,0274,1252,05576031,4907,1377,4607,8864,317
Basildon E0700006638,90872,3952,11412,5054,3761,99758530,8905,3418,2335,8724,355
St. Helens E0800001332,67770,9831,6688,0924,0761,88063036,9665,3316,6569,8254,464
Barking and Dagenham E0900000257,12470,6823,20616,2997,6414,3981,43516,96612,68413,3137,3127,804
Cherwell E0700017730,42870,5521,85210,8442,8371,72439025,9334,3385,0993,4483,571
Charnwood E0700013030,87169,3372,12310,1322,9963,2071,37433,83716,6945,2124,7093,479
Thurrock E0600003439,63769,3032,21711,8364,3962,59276922,8456,1377,4524,4304,387
Maidstone E0700011033,64669,2362,35513,1373,3291,68152531,6425,0226,6614,4834,065
Bath and North East Somerset E0600002231,79169,0462,44214,0953,1284,2291,51435,64118,3045,2484,5833,388
Herefordshire, County of E0600001929,90167,4953,05716,2213,2011,73845244,6355,0175,8365,6143,867
South Cambridgeshire E0700001231,75867,2712,04611,3472,3691,60341329,5925,4734,9432,8732,431
West Berkshire E0600003730,71267,0611,98011,6392,7711,62743129,4054,7805,1733,0292,840
Southend-on-Sea E0600003334,27667,0012,08312,4294,7511,74662632,9585,7697,7156,3754,957
Caerphilly W0600001832,47066,9441,6317,2243,7041,64068633,8935,8486,90010,8564,158
Kingston upon Thames E0900002132,59965,1242,49813,7164,0872,8101,15021,81310,0886,9113,4293,841
Carmarthenshire W0600001032,41164,8292,51912,5803,3352,02358743,1706,4226,2969,7104,015
North Lincolnshire E0600001330,21364,7041,8737,7813,6311,86359437,6614,6976,3656,5413,755
Flintshire W0600000527,38462,7421,6947,7042,9701,68056332,7084,5494,5845,5112,873
Newport W0600002232,16962,4951,5286,8433,7991,92471126,1755,7326,4437,4114,362
New Forest E0700009127,04161,5492,25913,1682,6701,72640749,7414,1025,4224,4083,292
Braintree E0700006728,69961,3751,85511,5523,0271,50252529,8173,9515,6124,1363,217
East Hertfordshire E0700024229,00661,0792,28011,7982,6701,36639926,1764,8685,1162,6712,725
Dacorum E0700009631,30160,8012,09712,5753,1211,72647125,3604,6795,4953,6243,834
Mid Sussex E0700022829,25060,7271,93012,3932,5331,52240429,4924,4584,6882,7632,406
South Oxfordshire E0700017927,59460,6392,18212,3152,3431,34031728,0434,4454,6612,4552,751
Windsor and Maidenhead E0600004029,82160,4162,25012,3163,3871,32040725,9975,9295,9432,4403,271
Reigate and Banstead E0700021130,71759,8942,17511,5642,9051,49444224,9054,4475,3303,2343,740
Knowsley E0800001130,22059,5521,3226,9833,8521,63553924,0355,1566,34110,1244,760
Warwick E0700022225,20159,5171,6819,1452,7062,40774526,62010,4834,0863,3252,541
North East Lincolnshire E0600001229,44458,9591,4876,6663,5611,73763031,7884,5886,5977,4684,039
Slough E0600003939,56658,7852,14910,5485,1782,21884213,5157,3379,4363,5865,340
Vale of White Horse E0700018026,48658,3671,6709,4052,0951,42032225,6714,4404,1992,4292,406
Oxford E0700017825,32258,2111,3248,2502,9855,5401,35816,40229,8205,2563,5933,978
Eastleigh E0700008626,11157,8321,4138,7332,2011,53849725,8543,3283,8412,8822,213
Arun E0700022425,33557,6841,88411,7493,0811,87456144,5704,2845,1044,9793,784
St Albans E0700024032,07857,4272,29311,5612,6011,59038324,1275,4875,5082,5862,528
Horsham E0700022726,11556,5491,98312,2702,5081,36540231,6694,2694,6312,6122,405
Ipswich E0700020227,80956,5381,3057,3433,4331,84065721,8844,5945,6935,0333,512
Cambridge E0700000820,90956,4991,2317,6202,4265,2471,18914,64025,6924,2143,1442,862
Swale E0700011329,67756,0881,8409,9933,4701,28144627,4864,2706,7375,4764,912
Gloucester E0700008125,47755,8131,0256,8502,6271,93370821,1294,7284,3834,5603,183
King's Lynn and West Norfolk E0700014625,43355,7802,04510,2342,7701,16340938,5263,4535,7095,4913,310
South Kesteven E0700014125,39455,7521,7439,4132,5981,28639232,0613,9334,5233,6872,622
Bracknell Forest E0600003624,67555,2101,2588,6432,6021,28840117,9763,8703,8432,2932,552
Bridgend W0600001326,00654,7871,5126,3403,0131,34848229,4824,7555,3138,0774,376
Preston E0700012329,16654,6991,5066,4593,0003,9701,55721,2989,3976,3706,1254,289
North Hertfordshire E0700009925,46754,5641,5989,6092,4601,39038924,3933,7154,2013,0832,340
Stafford E0700019723,25154,4461,7027,9212,2341,69738630,9513,6523,8493,8482,929
Wealden E0700006526,50354,3222,60216,2032,5351,41642639,4134,4695,4903,7523,020
Nuneaton and Bedworth E0700021925,60954,3171,1826,1773,0131,43846225,1883,8804,8484,9103,174
South Tyneside E0800002326,48454,2331,2595,6404,6541,37763229,9865,0556,4767,8274,153
Test Valley E0700009323,74153,9321,5808,9951,9421,35436726,3253,1893,9552,8532,260
Guildford E0700020924,29553,9221,98510,7282,4553,1391,20023,19612,5974,7552,5192,860
South Norfolk E0700014924,72953,7301,92110,7761,9841,32235733,2593,8694,2123,5202,269
Breckland E0700014323,62453,4141,6119,3582,4631,25433933,6383,1444,8934,4183,322
Blackburn with Darwen E0600000835,23052,8261,6946,9963,8292,04072421,2507,7779,5947,8324,945
Norwich E0700014823,15952,3621,1848,5043,6583,6701,67720,14814,0415,2416,2444,034
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Newcastle-under-Lyme E0700019520,11646,9551,3556,3202,1392,05282126,1656,8203,6694,6192,268
Winchester E0700009422,69346,7511,8779,6431,8952,30082125,2337,4963,9392,3852,408
Gedling E0700017320,80646,7391,4096,9542,1561,08534724,8033,5453,3143,7882,323
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Rushcliffe E0700017621,35446,1831,6837,6181,7121,49442625,5445,6602,9202,2452,239
Bassetlaw E0700017120,43746,0661,4036,3072,0441,14331825,4802,8833,8604,5993,266
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Fareham E0700008718,87545,8691,1977,3231,6871,24337728,0622,7843,0082,2831,806
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Thanet E0700011425,17045,5381,77210,5903,6721,28947632,1934,1525,9156,2183,598
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Hart E0700008919,08040,8371,2397,3201,6501,04931718,9882,7983,2541,3161,559
Dover E0700010820,27940,6931,4957,7972,68194237226,8803,4744,3784,6272,794
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Gravesham E0700010922,34639,9741,4947,1912,8181,10243317,4073,5654,6743,1032,795
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Fenland E0700001017,63039,0871,1286,0972,02779425622,3252,4554,1103,9322,621
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Tewkesbury E0700008317,53138,1131,1676,3681,47187623120,3822,4262,7112,0211,587
Wyre E0700012817,59538,0551,5976,9012,0891,28438330,9003,2953,0674,5652,218
Lincoln E0700013816,74637,9868274,7422,2993,1631,57614,56311,4223,6204,1362,733
Harlow E0700007320,22637,8779066,0462,4511,15239412,5452,6863,7702,9012,374
Stevenage E0700024318,25937,7598215,7052,0061,17534812,8872,5303,2582,6892,058
Folkestone and Hythe E0700011218,20337,6461,2907,8862,58799935926,2003,0054,2594,5452,781
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Wyre Forest E0700023917,04437,3161,1006,4972,12487632424,3052,7673,3883,6482,220
Surrey Heath E0700021416,66936,6451,1346,6251,78495729916,9392,8043,0691,5941,932
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Redditch E0700023616,78536,2647524,7901,88188827615,2692,4493,0012,7821,900
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High Peak E0700003715,27336,1181,1956,4271,67187419419,7352,6332,2522,8251,736
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Torfaen W0600002017,16335,2757753,7132,00389228418,6732,8113,4555,1092,123
Uttlesford E0700007717,82035,2431,5588,1671,51177421916,8572,8473,3341,4281,583
Eastbourne E0700006117,11034,5961,0786,9652,4601,19246623,6963,6433,6364,2632,578
West Lindsey E0700014216,03634,1701,3395,8151,75481226723,5862,6773,3813,4991,818
Great Yarmouth E0700014517,02933,9411,0315,3042,96186337522,8862,8994,5905,0402,829
Burnley E0700011719,44733,9168154,2362,3821,06831816,3023,5254,6625,0462,930
North Devon E0700004316,41833,7461,7508,7921,70187427124,0572,5163,1503,3092,024
Monmouthshire W0600002114,71833,7181,4636,8441,51480521522,8772,8262,7673,0582,152
Babergh E0700020014,96233,1241,2417,6631,60192926723,2052,4733,1282,1381,610
Runnymede E0700021215,36133,0421,0976,3941,8421,92480514,0057,1423,0461,5971,826
Lewes E0700006316,68333,0251,4269,1121,96294433224,5693,0713,2883,2042,289
Denbighshire W0600000416,90932,9421,2825,6571,91296527822,3953,1933,3014,9082,075
Tandridge E0700021517,04832,8551,4797,4971,64174423516,9052,9033,0951,8161,656
Tamworth E0700019914,85632,8106693,7271,70295236614,5402,0392,7672,6591,559
Cotswold E0700007914,51732,6041,7308,8661,36387921021,5662,7663,0451,6501,636
Bolsover E0700003313,99532,5777453,9831,34279521115,9721,9172,9544,0491,733
Castle Point E0700006915,17532,5701,0656,5451,63682726621,6792,1883,4052,4551,774
Gosport E0700008814,74132,5606714,4321,77982130317,0532,1322,8402,8461,774
Rochford E0700007514,95132,5081,0776,2901,56878325619,6412,2593,0651,6711,592
Hartlepool E0600000117,65232,2988723,6752,64190336117,9103,4634,3035,4322,826
Mole Valley E0700021015,04732,2401,2938,0031,48080420619,1232,7902,9981,8491,551
Pendle E0700012220,53531,9301,1965,4172,0821,08030516,7083,8515,5813,9193,153
Epsom and Ewell E0700020816,33131,7301,1046,2161,49385831413,8143,3592,7781,4631,476
Forest of Dean E0700008013,95731,0921,1776,9401,54878124020,5413,0522,9582,9621,756
Hastings E0700006216,29131,0749938,0092,55482332117,0082,8393,7484,7602,575
North Norfolk E0700014713,83530,7941,4988,7221,77964518033,2412,3163,7313,7082,531
Mid Devon E0700004214,64730,4461,3947,6341,18580819018,0472,2082,4952,3151,484
Brentwood E0700006814,18029,8201,3196,1251,42163518514,9252,3543,0901,4401,551
Hyndburn E0700012016,60229,7317594,1731,90396431314,6813,0553,5634,2202,269
Boston E0700013612,91828,6348263,4821,41168921813,6701,9422,4012,5331,778
Fylde E0700011912,12728,3761,2705,1711,40190022023,0152,1922,1342,6841,887
South Hams E0700004413,65928,3491,7339,6671,24183618723,7392,4592,6182,4991,640
Rother E0700006413,62127,4381,4248,3871,73968524128,5522,4903,3023,1632,068
Malvern Hills E0700023512,36627,1391,2666,7501,38864516420,9982,6652,4372,2251,443
Rossendale E0700012513,57227,0398554,4841,37373818913,3422,3072,3372,9211,714
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Derbyshire Dales E0700003510,48024,8871,3166,4081,02761811719,4791,9542,0171,6951,543
Maldon E0700007410,78024,0961,0915,5181,17255115515,7511,6962,5711,5931,234
Ribble Valley E0700012410,09923,8141,2934,57873170013514,8981,8131,2411,267995
Adur E0700022311,59123,2097055,3261,25158519514,3831,8652,0692,0181,348
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Ceredigion W0600000810,08420,6921,2826,7431,1271,40271816,9976,1502,1192,7301,432
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Barnsley E08000038given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016
Sheffield E08000039given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019

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Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee · 316 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in

  • 741 to 38k
  • 38k to 48k
  • 48k to 65k
  • 65k to 101k
  • 101k to 357k

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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Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:48 UTC Run at 30 October 2026, 11:48 UTC; 3816 of 3816 figures matched the live source.

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PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2562 of 2 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures3816 of 3816 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers3816 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure3816 of 3816 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassThe ONS's answer for England and for Wales agreesin 24 of 24 cells (a category in a nation) the councils sum to the nation's count at https://api.beta.ons.gov.uk/v1/population-types/UR/census-observations?area-type=ctry&dimensions=economic_activity_status_12a within twice the square root of the councils summed (6 exactly; the largest gap 0.35 of its limit), the Census's cell-by-cell perturbation
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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 usual residents, “Does not apply” those the question was not asked of.
  • The ONS's description of the topic, “Economic activity status (12 categories)”: 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. This classification splits out full-time students from those who are not full-time students when they are employed or unemployed. It is recommended to sum these together to look at all of those in employment or unemployed, or to use the four category labour market classification, if you want to look at all those with a particular labour market status.
  • 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.