Our economy

Explore the most recent statistics from our area, including data from several sources about our resident population, employment figures, qualifications, earnings and businesses.

Bath and North East Somerset is a Unitary Authority District with a total population of around 180,000. The City of Bath is the main urban area with a population of 89,000, and the surrounding market towns of Keynsham, Midsomer Norton and Radstock are home to 50% of the rest of the population.

To explore the most recent statistics from our area, please visit the nomis website, for official census and labour market statistics.

the nomis website provides a labour market profile, including data from several sources across the following topics:

  • resident population
  • employment and unemployment
  • economic inactivity
  • workless households
  • employment by occupation
  • qualifications
  • earnings by place of residence
  • out-of-work benefits
  • jobs
  • businesses

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