Summary

Data and supporting information about labour market and travel to work from Census 2021 in England and Wales.

These publications are part of the topic summaries and will include:· datasets, statistical bulletins and supporting information.

It includes univariate data (one variable only) down to Output Area (OA) level, where possible. Multivariate data (more than one variable) will be released in early 2023.

Publications

• Economic activity status, England and Wales: Census 2021

  People in and out of work covering employment, unemployment, hours worked and employment history, Census 2021 data.

• Travel to work, England and Wales: Census 2021

  Method of travel and distance travelled to work, Census 2021 data.

• Industry and occupation, England and Wales: Census 2021

  Industries that people are employed in, types of work people do as their main job and social grades, Census 2021 data.

• Comparing Census 2021 and Labour Force Survey estimates of the labour market, England and Wales: March 2021

  Comparing the percentages of adults in employment and other labour market data between Census 2021 and the Labour Force Survey, and reasons why they differ.

Data

• Comparing Census 2021 and Labour Force Survey estimates of the labour market, England and Wales: LFS-based estimates

  Estimates of labour market status, occupation and industry taken from the Labour Force Survey, February to April 2021.

• Comparing Census 2021 and Labour Force Survey estimates of the labour market, England and Wales: census-based estimates

  Estimates of labour market status, occupation and industry from Census 2021, for households only.

• Distance travelled to work

• Hours worked

• Economic activity status

• Industry

• NS-SeC

• Occupation

• Occupation - minor groups

• Method used to travel to work

Methodology

• Labour market quality information for Census 2021

  Known quality information affecting labour market data from Census 2021 in England and Wales to help users correctly interpret the statistics.

• Travel to work quality information for Census 2021

  Known quality information affecting travel to work data from Census 2021 in England and Wales to help users correctly interpret the statistics.

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About the data

This release includes data from Census 2021.

Accredited Official Statistics

These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:

• meet user needs
• are presented clearly and accessibly
• are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
• are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest

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