Official Statistics

Rural economic activity statistics

Employment status and working patterns of people living in urban and rural areas.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 31 January 2013
• Last updated: 25 November 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Economic activity indicators showing the employment status and working patterns of people living in urban and rural areas.

These documents are part of the larger compendium publication the Statistical Digest of Rural England, a collection of rural statistics on a wide range of social and economic government policy areas. The statistics allow comparisons between the different rural and urban area classifications.

Metadata

Indicators:

• working age people in employment
• working age people who are unemployed
• working age people who are economically inactive

Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Annual Business Inquiry (ABI)

Coverage: England

Rural classification used: Office for National Statistics Rural Urban Classification

Next release date: tbc

Additional information:

• Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey
• NOMIS - official labour market statistics
• Office for National Statistics Business Register and Employment Survey

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Published 31 January 2013
Last updated 25 November 2021 + show all updates

1. 25 November 2021

   Published today, latest statistics on economic activity in rural areas.

2. 29 August 2019

   Published today, latest statistics on employment, unemployment and inactivity in rural areas.

3. 29 November 2018

   Published today, latest statistics on economic activity in rural areas.

4. 29 November 2017

   Published today, latest rural employment figures.

5. 22 September 2016

   Now includes 2015 rural economic activity estimates.

6. 21 July 2016

   We’ve changed how we’ve organised rural statistics and updated the content following Lord Cameron’s review of rural proofing.

7. 5 March 2015

   Rural economic activity for 2013 published today.

8. 22 November 2013

   Latest economic activity trends for rural settlements published.

9. 31 January 2013

   First published.