Employment Status 

Social Class
(Economically active & retired)

Economically active
Economically inactive

Out of employment
In employment

On a Government
employment or training
scheme
Total self employed
Total employees

Retired
Students

682,020
485,918

107,070
574,950

13,245


73,715
485,990

180,776
74,529

Professional etc
Managerial & technical
Skilled - non manual
Skilled - manual
Partly skilled
Unskilled
Armed forces,
inadequately described,
not stated
On a Government
employment or training
scheme
No paid job in the last
10 years

24,066
167,536
143,662
150,763
112,397
51,548
19,556


13,245


180,023

Major occupation groups
(Economically active)

Socio-economic group
(Economically active)

Managers and administrators
Professional occupations
Associate professional and
technical occupations
Clerical and secretarial
occupations
Craft and related occupations
Personal and protective
service occupations
Sales occupations
Plant and machine operatives
Other occupations
On a Government
employment or training
scheme
Employed - inadequate
information
Unemployed - inadequate
information
No paid job within last 10 years

82,270
50,213
44,661

89,681

107,277
67,671

42,119
62,781
63,542
13,245


7,553

1,146

49,861

Employers in industry,
commerce etc (large est.)
Managers in central and
local government, industry
commerce etc (large est)
Employers in industry,
commerce etc (small est.)
Managers in central and
local government, industry
commerce etc (small est)
Professional workers -
self employed
Professional workers -
employees
Ancillary workers and artists
Foremen and supervisors -
non-manual
Junior non manual workers
Personal service workers
Foremen and supervisors -
manual
Skilled manual workers
Semi-skilled manual
workers
Unskilled manual workers
Own account workers
(other than professional)
Farmers - employers and
managers
Farmers - own account
Agricultural workers
Members of armed forces
Inadequately described and
not stated
On a Government
employment or training
scheme
No paid job in the last 10
years

428

23,160


19,976

23,025


4,518

17,618

74,806
5,132

125,916
29,269
9,838

94,188
75,186

44,193
29,254

3,393

15,262
4,757
10,196
8,699

13,245


49,861

Highest level of qualification 

Degree level or higher
BTEC(Higher), BEC(Higher)
TEC(Higher), HNC, HND
GCE, A Level, Advanced
Senior Certificate
BTEC(Nat), TEC(Nat)
BEC(Nat), ONC, OND
GCSE, GCE, O Level, Senior
Certificate, BTEC(General),
BEC(General)
CSE (other than grade 1)
No formal qualifications as
above

76,497
19,483

65,586

18,366

188,731


40,490
758,785