Scotland's Census 2022 - UV601 - Economic activity

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for Economic activity in Scotland.

Economic activity

Economic activity relates to whether or not a person aged 16 and over was working or looking for work in the week before census. Rather than a simple indicator of whether or not someone was currently in employment, it provides a measure of whether or not a person was an active participant in the labour market.

A person's economic activity is derived from their 'activity last week'. This is an indicator of their status or availability for employment - whether employed, unemployed, or their status if not employed and not seeking employment. Additional information included in the economic activity classification is also derived from information about the number of hours a person works and their type of employment - whether employed or self-employed.

The census concept of economic activity is compatible with the standard for economic status defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). It is one of a number of definitions used internationally to produce accurate and comparable statistics on employment, unemployment and economic status.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

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Fält	Värde
Senast uppdaterad	september 16, 2024, 15:38 (+0100)
Skapad	september 16, 2024, 15:38 (+0100)
Synlighet	Offentlig
Year	2022
Topics	Labour market
Enhet	Persons
Geographic Layer	Census Data Zones Census Intermediate Zones Census Wards Council Areas Countries Local Authorities Local Health Boards Unitary Authorities Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies
Frequency	Decennial
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2021-1
Citation	Office for National Statistics; National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; UK Data Service. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2021-1
Geographical Coverage Location	Scotland
Granularity	Country level down to output areas
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