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Employment & Economy in Surrey

Labour market statistics, earnings, business counts and economic activity for Surrey. Covers headline employment rates through to detailed breakdowns by sector and geography.

Cost of Living

Data on financial hardship, food bank use and cost of living pressures across Surrey.

The Cost of Living Crisis in Surrey

The Cost of Living Crisis in Surrey The UK has been experiencing its biggest cost of living crisis in decades. Whilst inflation is no longer increasing at the…

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Fuel Poverty & related statistics

Updated 2nd May 2025

Employment

Headline employment rates, job counts and workforce composition across Surrey.

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The Surrey workforce: statistics about jobs and employees…

Updated 21st Mar 2025

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Local Businesses and Enterprises in Surrey, including survival

Updated 25th Apr 2025

Census 2021
Census 2021: Economic Activity

Economic Activity from the 2021 Census The raw data from this Census release has been processed by the Population Insight Team and is also available on Surrey-i.…

Census 2021
Census 2021: Occupation

Occupation from the 2021 Census The raw data from this Census release has been processed by the Population Insight Team and is also available on Surrey-i in…

Census 2021
Census 2021: Industry

Industry from the 2021 Census The raw data from this Census release has been processed by the Population Insight Team and is also available on Surrey-i. As…

Census 2021
2021 Census: Hours Worked

Hours Worked from the 2021 Census The raw data from this Census release has been processed by the Population Insight Team and is also available on Surrey-i.…

Census 2021
Census 2021: Travel to work

Travel to work from the 2021 Census The raw data from this Census release has been processed by the Population Insight Team and is also available on Surrey-…

Disadvantage and Unemployment

Unemployment, economic inactivity and deprivation across Surrey communities.

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Unemployment Claimant Count in Surrey

Updated 28th Apr 2026

Key Neighbourhoods

The 21 Health and Wellbeing Key Neighbourhoods in Surrey Surrey's Health and Wellbeing Strategy was refreshed in 2022 to include a particular focus on certain geographic areas…

Census 2021
Census 2021: Household deprivation

Household Deprivation Estimates from the 2021 Census Headlines Just under half of Surrey households (42.9%) were classified as deprived in some way. While Surrey had lower proportions…

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Low Income and Unemployment in Surrey (Universal Credit)

Updated 19th Aug 2025

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Child Poverty and Disadvantage in Surrey

Updated 30th Jun 2025

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Pensioners in Poverty - Pension Credit

Updated 27th Jan 2026

Census 2021
2021 Census: Highest Level of Qualification

Highest level of qualification from the 2021 Census The raw data from this Census release has been processed by the Population Insight Team and is also available on&…

Census 2021
2021 Census: Schoolchildren and Full-Time Students

Schoolchildren and full-time students from the 2021 Census The raw data from this Census release has been processed by the Population Insight Team and is also available…

Digital Exclusion in Surrey

Understanding digital exclusion in Surrey — the Surrey Open Data Alliance (SODA) project.

Indexes and other tools

Composite indices and interactive tools for exploring economic disadvantage in Surrey.

Surrey Index

Surrey Index The Surrey Index provides a way of understanding social, environmental, economic and health outcomes in Surrey at a local level, and a way of comparing how…

Impact of Covid-19 on our Communities

The Community Impact Assessment (CIA) explores health, social and economic impacts of COVID-19 among communities across Surrey, communities’ priorities for recovery, and what support these communities might…

Local Recovery Index

Local Recovery Index The purpose of the Local Recovery Index is to monitor the broad impact that Covid-19 has had across a number of dimensions in Surrey…

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Dashboard about the 2019 Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) across Surrey

Related JSNA sections

Chapters from the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment relevant to this topic.

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is an assessment of the current and future health and social care needs of the population of Surrey.…

Economy

Economy Publication Date This chapter was published in January 2025. Executive Summary An executive summary of this chapter can be accessed and downloaded here: Contents Introduction Place…

JSNA Multiple Disadvantage

Multiple Disadvantage Joint Strategic Needs Assessment Publication date This chapter was published in October 2024. Contents Acknowledgements Foreword 1. Aims and methods 1.1. What is the JSNA?…

JSNA Housing and Related Support

JSNA Housing and Related Support Publication date This chapter was published in January 2024. Contents Introduction Key Facts on Housing in Surrey Homelessness Local Insights Needs of Specific…