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KS09a-Economic Activity-all
BedfordMid BedsSouth BedsBedfordshireLutonEASTENGLAND AND WALES
All people aged 16 - 74 (number)
106897
88020
81362
276279
131660
3884104
37607438
Percentage of people - Economically active:
Employees (Part-time)
11.64
12.05
12.27
11.96
10.36
12.48
11.78
Employees (Full-time)
43.87
47.87
47.24
46.14
42.53
42.61
40.55
Self-employed
8.03
10.50
8.80
9.04
6.69
9.25
8.28
Unemployed
3.13
1.88
2.44
2.53
3.85
2.60
3.35
Full-time student
2.79
2.17
2.27
2.44
3.72
2.32
2.57
Percentage of people - Economically inactive:
Retired
12.56
11.79
12.76
12.37
10.86
13.99
13.61
Student
4.82
3.35
2.50
3.67
5.53
3.61
4.70
Looking after home/family
6.12
6.20
6.34
6.21
7.64
6.74
6.51
Permanently sick/disabled
3.90
2.46
3.28
3.26
4.61
3.91
5.52
Other
3.14
1.72
2.10
2.38
4.21
2.50
3.12
Percentage of unemployed:
Aged 16 - 24
25.56
24.58
25.37
25.19
27.86
25.95
25.90
Aged 50 and over
18.56
22.04
23.20
21.04
15.70
20.84
18.60
Who have never worked
7.18
4.35
5.35
5.74
11.51
6.05
9.26
Who are long-term unemployed
27.42
22.71
24.31
25.00
28.34
27.13
30.32

KS09b-Economic Activity-males
BedfordMid BedsSouth BedsBedfordshireLutonEASTENGLAND AND WALES
All males aged 16 - 74 (number)
53269
44467
40371
138107
66334
1925289
18504583
Percentage of males: Economically active:
Employees: Part-time
3.16
2.34
2.49
2.70
3.11
3.08
3.35
Employees: Full-time
55.14
60.36
60.23
58.31
53.07
54.90
51.49
Self-employed
12.10
15.36
13.44
13.54
10.79
13.97
12.29
Unemployed
3.99
2.07
2.73
3.00
4.82
3.16
4.29
Full-time student
2.56
2.12
2.07
2.28
3.51
2.16
2.37
Percentage of males: Economically inactive:
Retired
10.59
9.88
10.90
10.45
9.88
12.03
11.68
Student
4.84
3.60
2.36
3.72
5.65
3.66
4.75
Looking after home/family
0.74
0.49
0.57
0.61
0.94
0.71
0.92
Permanently sick/disabled
4.03
2.41
3.47
3.34
4.92
4.16
6.11
Other
2.87
1.37
1.75
2.06
3.30
2.16
2.74
Percentage of unemployed males:
Aged 16 - 24
24.54
28.77
28.86
27.16
26.34
26.49
26.06
Aged 50 and over
20.35
26.71
25.50
23.90
17.97
23.18
20.72
Who have never worked
7.54
4.45
6.26
6.17
9.75
5.90
8.71
Who are long-term unemployed
26.94
19.65
19.51
22.42
27.38
25.49
29.61

KS09c-Economic Activity-females
BedfordMid BedsSouth BedsBedfordshireLutonEASTENGLAND AND WALES
All females aged 16 to 74
53628
43553
40991
138172
65326
1958815
19102855
Percentage of females - Economically active:
Employees (part-time)
20.08
21.97
21.90
21.22
17.71
21.72
19.95
Employees (full-time)
32.69
35.12
34.46
33.98
31.82
30.52
29.96
Self-employed
3.99
5.53
4.23
4.55
2.52
4.60
4.40
Unemployed
2.27
1.69
2.15
2.05
2.85
2.05
2.45
Full-time student
3.01
2.22
2.48
2.60
3.94
2.47
2.75
Percentage of females - Economically inactive:
Retired
14.52
13.74
14.60
14.30
11.85
15.91
15.48
Student
4.80
3.09
2.64
3.62
5.42
3.57
4.65
Looking after home/family
11.47
12.04
12.03
11.82
14.45
12.67
11.93
Permanently sick/disabled
3.77
2.51
3.08
3.17
4.29
3.65
4.95
Other
3.40
2.09
2.44
2.70
5.14
2.84
3.49
Percentage of unemployed females
aged 16 - 74 Aged 16 - 24
27.34
19.32
21.00
22.93
30.47
25.14
25.64
aged 16 - 74 Aged 50 and over
15.44
16.19
20.32
17.12
11.80
17.28
15.00
aged 16 - 74 Who have never worked
6.57
4.22
4.20
5.13
14.54
6.27
10.19
aged 16 - 74 Who are long-term unemployed
28.24
26.53
30.31
28.32
29.99
29.61
31.52


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For further information, please contact the relevant unitary authority:
Bedford Borough: intelligence@bedford.gov.uk
Central Bedfordshire: insight@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
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Updated 30th June 2010