INCOME
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
A person aged 16 to 74 was economically active if, in the week before the census, they were:
• in employment, as an employee or self-employed,
• not in employment, but were seeking work and ready to start work within two weeks, or
• not in employment, but waiting to start a job already obtained and available.
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY - MALES
A male aged 16 to 74 was economically active if, in the week before the census, they were:
• in employment, as an employee or self-employed,
• not in employment, but were seeking work and ready to start work within two weeks, or
• not in employment, but waiting to start a job already obtained and available.
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY - FEMALES
A female aged 16-74 was economically active if, in the week before the census, they were:
• in employment, as an employee or self-employed,
• not in employment, but were seeking work and ready to start work within two weeks, or
• not in employment, but waiting to start a job already obtained and available.
HOURS WORKED
This table shows the number of hours worked by all usual residents aged 16 to 74 in employment in the week before the Census in their main job. People in employment includes full-time and part-time employees, those who are self-employed and also full-time students who were economically active and in employment. (Some economically active students were not in employment at the time of the 2011 Census but were waiting to start a job already obtained).
UNEMPLOYMENT
This table shows some of the different groups of unemployed residents at the time of the 2011 Census. A person aged 16 to 74 was classified as unemployed if they were not in employment, were available to start work in the two weeks following the 2011 Census, and were either looking for work in the previous four weeks or were waiting to start a new job. A person was defined as
long-term unemployed at the time of the 2011 Census if they were unemployed and the year they last worked was 2009 or earlier.
SOCIO ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION (NS-SEC)
The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) provides an indication of socioeconomic position based on occupation.
It is an Office for National Statistics standard classification.
INDUSTRY
The following table shows the industry in which people aged 16 to 74 worked grouped by sector. This relates to their main job, and is derived from information provided on the main activity of their employer or business. This was used by the Office for National Statistics to assign responses to an industry code based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 2007. Census table KS605EW contains a full list of the SIC 2007 codes.