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Economic inactivity

Persons, 16-64 years

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2011/12 21.5 20.8 22.2 23.6
2012/13 21.2 20.5 21.9 22.9
2013/14 20.9 20.2 21.6 22.6
2014/15 19.4 18.8 20.0 22.4
2015/16 19.2 18.5 19.9 22.0
2016/17 19.2 18.5 19.9 21.8
2017/18 19.1 18.4 19.8 21.4
2018/19 18.6 17.9 19.3 21.1
2019/20 18.1 17.4 18.8 20.6
2020/21 19.0 18.2 19.8 20.9
2021/22 19.8 19.0 20.6 21.2
2022/23 19.3 18.5 20.1 21.4
2023/24 19.0 18.1 19.9 21.2

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Source: Data is from the Annual Population Survey (data produced by Office for National Statistics), accessed via nomis (www.nomisweb.co.uk).

The line chart shows the percentage of people aged 16 to 64 who are economically inactive (neither in employment nor unemployed). The proportion in the South West decreased from 21.5% in the financial year ending 2012 to 19.0% in the financial year ending 2024.


Employment

Persons, 16-64 years

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2011/12 73.5 72.8 74.2 70.2
2012/13 74.0 73.3 74.7 71.0
2013/14 74.9 74.2 75.6 71.7
2014/15 76.6 75.9 77.3 72.9
2015/16 77.4 76.7 78.1 73.9
2016/17 77.6 76.9 78.3 74.4
2017/18 78.2 77.5 78.9 75.2
2018/19 78.9 78.2 79.6 75.6
2019/20 79.2 78.5 79.9 76.2
2020/21 77.7 76.9 78.5 75.1
2021/22 77.8 77.0 78.6 75.4
2022/23 78.4 77.5 79.3 75.7
2023/24 78.9 78.0 79.8 75.7

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Source: Annual Population Survey - Labour Force Survey

The line chart shows the percentage of people aged 16 to 64 who are in employment. The proportion in the South West increased from 73.5% in the financial year ending 2012 to 78.9% in the financial year ending 2024.


Children in absolute low income families

Persons, <16 years

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2014/15 14.5 14.4 14.6 15.4
2015/16 13.7 13.6 13.8 15.2
2016/17 11.4 11.3 11.5 14.8
2017/18 10.9 10.8 11.0 15.1
2018/19 11.2 11.2 11.3 15.4
2019/20 12.1 12.0 12.2 16.1
2020/21 11.1 11.0 11.2 15.6
2021/22 13.1 13.0 13.2 15.3
2022/23 12.0 11.9 12.1 15.6

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Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities

The line chart shows the percentage of children aged under 16 who live in absolute low income (before housing costs compared to 2010 to 2011) families. The proportion in the South West decreased from 14.5% in the financial year ending 2015 to 12.0% in the financial year ending 2023.


Young people not in education, employment or training

Persons, 16-17 years

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2016/17 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.0
2017/18 6.7 6.6 6.9 6.0
2018/19 6.4 6.3 6.6 5.5
2019/20 6.5 6.4 6.6 5.5
2020/21 6.0 5.9 6.1 5.5
2021/22 5.3 5.1 5.4 4.7
2022/23 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.2

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Source: Department for Education

The line chart shows the percentage of people age 16 to 17 who are not in education, employment or training, or whose activity is not known. The proportion in the South West changed from 6.0% in the financial year ending 2017 to 5.8% in the financial year ending 2023.


First time entrants to the youth justice system

Persons, 10-17 years

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2012 593 572 616 558
2013 459 440 479 450
2014 439 420 459 415
2015 379 362 398 376
2016 347 330 364 334
2017 304 288 320 300
2018 247 233 262 244
2019 202 189 215 216
2020 157 146 168 173
2021 123 113 133 151
2022 129 119 139 152
2023 127 118 137 143

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Source: Figures calculated by Office for Health Improvement and Disparities’ Population Health Analysis team using crime data supplied by the Ministry of Justice and population data supplied by Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The line chart shows the rate of 10 to 17 years olds who receive their first reprimand, warning or conviction. The crude rate in the South West decreased from 593 per 100,000 in 2012 to 127 per 100,000 in 2023.


Households owed a duty under the Homelessness Reduction Act

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2019/20 11.2 11.1 11.4 12.3
2020/21 11.1 11.0 11.3 11.3
2021/22 11.2 11.1 11.3 11.7
2022/23 11.2 11.0 11.3 12.4

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Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)

The line chart shows the rate of households who are owed a prevention or relief duty under the Homelessness Reduction Act. The crude rate in the South West in the financial year ending 2023 was 11.2 per 1,000, the same as it was in the financial year ending 2020.


Fuel poverty (low income, low energy efficiency)

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2019 10.6 NA NA 13.4
2020 11.4 NA NA 13.2
2021 11.9 NA NA 13.1
2022 12.9 NA NA 13.1

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Source: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

The line chart shows the percentage of households that experience fuel poverty (based on the low income, low energy efficiency methodology). The proportion in the South West changed from 10.6% in 2019 to 12.9% in 2022.


People killed or seriously injured on roads

Persons, all ages

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2017 71.3 NA NA 93.3
2018 69.8 NA NA 94.5
2019 67.7 NA NA 89.9
2020 65.9 NA NA 90.7
2021 69.6 NA NA 93.0
2022 72.6 NA NA 94.3
2023 70.7 NA NA 91.9

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Source: Department for Transport, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities calculates confidence intervals

The line chart shows the rate of people reported killed or seriously injured on the roads per 1 billion vehicle miles travelled. The crude rate in the South West changed from 71.3 per billion vehicle miles in 2017 to 70.7 per billion vehicle miles in 2023.