This page has information and statistics about the economy of Oxford taken from the 2001 Census.
A series of questions were asked about people's economic activity
| Chart 1 - Economic Activity (24kB PDF) |
Economic Activity shows results for the city, county, regional and national level.
A question was also asked about the highest level of qualifications that people held
| Chart 2 - Highest Level of Qualification (16kB PDF) |
Highest level of qualification held shows the results at city, county, regional and national level.
Note that:
- level 1 = at least one GCSE/O-level
- level 2 = 5+ GCSE/O-level
- level 3 = 2+ A-levels
- level 4 = first degree
A question was asked about the main employment sectors
| Chart 3 - Employment Sectors (23kB PDF) |
Main employment sectors show the city has higher levels of those employed in the education and health care sectors than the regional and national averages.
A question was asked about socio-economic groups
| Chart 4 - Socio-Economic Groups (18kB PDF) |
Oxford has a lower percentage of those classified as managers and senior officials and more full time students.
Source: National Statistics
Page last reviewed 18 Nov 2008
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