A new study has revealed the UK areas where you’re most likely to be employed, with Stroud taking fifth spot.
Experts at IT service software InvGate analysed data from the Office for National Statistics and the National Records of Scotland to find the population and employment rate per UK local authority in 2023. The population data was used to calculate the number of working age residents (aged 16-64) per UK area. The local authorities with the highest percentage of employed residents aged 16-64 determined the final ranking.
Stroud boasted 88% of the working age population being employed. From a total of 103,227 residents aged 16 and above, Stroud recorded 73,789 aged 16-64 and 64,934 of that figure in employment.
Epsom and Ewell tops the ranking, with an employment rate of 91.7% for the population aged 16-64. The local authority recorded 65,198 residents aged 16 and above, with 50,357 being working age (aged 16-64) and 46,177 of those being in employment.
