Employment & Economy

Employment and Economy
A quick guide to content
Cost of Living:
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…
Fuel Poverty & related statistics
Updated 22nd May 2026
Employment:
The Surrey workforce: statistics about jobs and employees…
Updated 21st Mar 2025
Local Businesses and Enterprises in Surrey, including survival
Updated 25th Apr 2025
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: 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: 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…
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: 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 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: 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…
Low Income and Unemployment in Surrey (Universal Credit)
Updated 19th Aug 2025
Child Poverty and Disadvantage in Surrey
Updated 30th Jun 2025
Pensioners in Poverty - Pension Credit
Updated 27th Jan 2026
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&…
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 SODA project
Indexes and other tools:
Dashboard about the 2019 Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) across 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…
Related JSNA sections:
Economy chapter in development
Education, Training and Lifelong Learning chapter in development
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…
