Economic Activity by Ethnic Group, Census 2022

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Stacked bar chart showing economic activity by ethnic group for Aberdeen City, from the 2022 Census

Note: ‘Self-Employed’ includes both full-time and part-time. ‘Economically Inactive’ includes people who are retired, students, looking after home or family, long-term sick or disabled, and other forms of economic inactivity.

Economic Activity by Ethnic Group,
people aged 16+ in Aberdeen City, Census 2022

Ethnic GroupEmployed
Full-Time
Employed Part-TimeSelf-EmployedUnemployedEconomically InactiveTotal
(aged 16+)
White Scot/Brit38%
55,899
14%
20,175
6%
8,036
3%
4,584
39%
57,184
145,878
(77%)
Other White46%
9,766
19%
4,033
10%
2,086
4%
918
21%
4,587
21,390
(11%)
Mixed or Multiple37%
875
16%
386
7%
169
6%
144
33%
780
2,354
(1%)
Asian38%
3,825
18%
1,756
7%
736
7%
688
30%
2,947
9,952
(5%)
African32%
1,952
27%
1,661
6%
338
19%
1,145
16%
1,001
6,097
(3%)
Caribbean or Black38%
170
18%
79
4%
20
11%
51
28%
125
445
(0.2%)
Other33%
895
14%
385
7%
190
9%
231
37%
1,007
2,708
(1%)
Total
(aged 16+)
39%
73,381
15%
28,479
15%
11,576
6%
7,756
4%
67,636
188,828

Note: ‘Self-Employed’ includes both full-time and part-time. ‘Economically Inactive’ includes people who are retired, students, looking after home or family, long-term sick or disabled, and other forms of economic inactivity.

Economic Activity by Ethnic Group,
people aged 16+ in Aberdeenshire, Census 2022

Ethnic GroupEmployed
Full-Time
Employed Part-TimeSelf-EmployedUnemployedEconomically InactiveTotal
(aged 16+)
White Scot/Brit37%
73,019
15%
30,153
9%
18,476
2%
3,719
37%
73,873
199,240
(93%)
Other White51%
5,421
16%
1,715
10%
1,074
3%
320
20%
2,165
10,695
(5%)
Mixed or Multiple38%
390
19%
198
9%
92
5%
53
29%
300
1,033
(0.5%)
Asian41%
886
19%
409
10%
216
4%
91
27%
582
2,184
(1%)
African47%
380
19%
149
11%
85
8%
64
15%
124
802
(0.4%)
Caribbean or Black40%
82
14%
29
9%
18
8%
17
28%
58
204
(0.1%)
Other39%
341
13%
112
11%
97
7%
62
30%
268
880
(0.4%)
Total
(aged 16+)
37%
80,524
15%
32,764
9%
20,053
2%
4,323
36%
77,360
215,024
Stacked bar chart showing economic activity by ethnic group for Moray, from the 2022 Census

Note: ‘Self-Employed’ includes both full-time and part-time. ‘Economically Inactive’ includes people who are retired, students, looking after home or family, long-term sick or disabled, and other forms of economic inactivity.

Economic Activity by Ethnic Group,
people aged 16+ in Moray, Census 2022

Ethnic GroupEmployed
Full-Time
Employed Part-TimeSelf-EmployedUnemployedEconomically InactiveTotal
(aged 16+)
White Scot/Brit36%
26,095
14%
10,597
8%
5,852
2%
1,561
40%
28,983
73,088
(94%)
Other White43%
1,321
16%
474
11%
350
3%
86
27%
816
3,047
(4%)
Mixed or Multiple31%
128
17%
70
9%
37
3%
13
39%
160
408
(0.5%)
Asian35%
248
21%
148
10%
73
3%
19
32%
226
714
(1%)
African50%
58
10%
12
9%
11
6%
7
24%
28
116
(0.1%)
Caribbean or Black39%
38
19%
19
7%
7
1%
1
34%
33
98
(0.1%)
Other33%
90
14%
38
13%
36
4%
12
36%
99
275
(0.4%)
Total
(aged 16+)
36%
27,978
15%
11,360
8%
6,368
2%
1,699
39%
30,347
77,752

Note: ‘Self-Employed’ includes both full-time and part-time. ‘Economically Inactive’ includes people who are retired, students, looking after home or family, long-term sick or disabled, and other forms of economic inactivity.

Economic Activity by Ethnic Group,
people aged 16+ in Scotland, Census 2022

Ethnic GroupEmployed
Full-Time
Employed Part-TimeSelf-EmployedUnemployedEconomically InactiveTotal
(aged 16+)
White Scot/Brit37%
155,015
15%
60,926
8%
32,365
2%
9,866
38%
160,042
418,214
(87%)
Other White47%
16,508
18%
6,218
10%
3,510
4%
1,321
22%
7,558
35,115
(7%)
Mixed or Multiple37%
1,389
17%
654
8%
298
6%
210
33%
1,239
3,790
(0.8%)
Asian39%
4,955
18%
2,317
8%
1,028
6%
794
29%
3,755
12,849
3%
African34%
2,393
26%
1,825
6%
433
17%
1,213
16%
1,146
7,010
(1.5%)
Caribbean or Black39%
290
18%
131
6%
46
9%
66
28%
212
745
(0.2%)
Other34%
1,329
14%
535
8%
320
8%
305
36%
1,375
3,864
(0.8%)
Total
(aged 16+)
38%
181,881
15%
72,603
8%
37,995
3%
13,778
36%
175,343
481,600

Data Source:  2022, Census tables UV601 and UV210b. Link.