DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates: Employment percentage measure
Experimental Official Statistics - 2019 & 2020 UK estimates of the percentage of all 16-64 year-olds with a main job in the DCMS Sectors (excl. Tourism)
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Headline Findings
In 2020, an estimated 9.3% of all 16-64 year-olds had a main job in the DCMS Sectors (excl. Tourism.) This compares to 8.9% in 2019 (the period January to December 2019).
Looking at individual sectors, 5.0% of all 16-64 year-olds had a main job in the Creative Industries. This is followed by the Digital Sector (4.0%), Civil Society (2.1%), Cultural Sector (1.5%), Sport (1.1%), Telecoms (0.4%), Gambling (0.2%).
In 2020, an estimated 10.7% of all men aged 16-64, and 8.0% of all women aged 16-64, had a main job in the DCMS Sectors (excl. Tourism).
In 2020, an estimated 14.9% of all London residents aged 16-64 had a main job in the DCMS Sectors (excl. Tourism). The equivalent figure for the South East was 11.4% of residents, and for the East of England, 9.4%. By contrast, 6.4% of all Northern Ireland residents aged 16-64 had a main job in the DCMS Sectors (excl. Tourism).
About this release
This estimate is an Experimental Official Statistic used to provide an estimate of the employment contribution of DCMS Sectors to the UK economy.
DCMS normally publishes number of jobs as an estimate of employment. However, this has been postponed pending a re-weighting of the underlying datasets. This employment percentage measure - which looks at the percentage of all 16-64 year-olds with a main job in the DCMS Sectors (excl. Tourism) - are less affected by the re-weighting of the datasets and can therefore continue to be published, in line with ONS advice as the dataset owners. Consequently, it has been published as an interim measure to meet user needs for timely employment statistics. The geographic coverage is the whole of the United Kingdom.
It is part of the wider set of Economic Estimates, which together estimate the contribution of DCMS Sectors to the UK economy.
Content
The Economic Estimates statistical series covers the contributions of the following DCMS sectors to the UK economy:
- Civil Society
- Creative Industries
- Cultural Sector
- Digital Sector
- Gambling
- Sport
- Telecoms
- Tourism
A definition for each sector is available in the accompanying technical document along with details of methods and data limitations.
Release
8 July 2021
Feedback and consultation
DCMS aims to continuously improve the quality of estimates and better meet user needs. DCMS welcomes feedback on this release. Feedback should be sent to DCMS via email at evidence@dcms.gov.uk.
The UK Statistics Authority
This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics (2018) produced by the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA). The UKSA has the overall objective of promoting and safeguarding the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good. It monitors and reports on all official statistics, and promotes good practice in this area.
Pre-release access
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Contact
Responsible statistician: Rishi Vaidya
For any queries or feedback, please contact evidence@dcms.gov.uk.