About EconProfile

Making local economic data accessible, comparable, and useful.

Our Mission

EconProfile provides free, comprehensive economic profiles for every local authority in England, Wales, and Scotland. We bring together data from multiple official sources into a single, consistent format so that researchers, policymakers, and local government officers can quickly understand the economic landscape of any area.

The UK has some of the best open economic data in the world, but it is scattered across dozens of datasets, portals, and file formats. EconProfile consolidates this into one place: standardised profiles with clear benchmarking against national averages, visual analytics, and downloadable data.

What We Cover

Employment & Labour Market

Workplace jobs, claimant count trends, and labour market indicators.

Industry Structure

Sector employment, location quotients, and shift-share analysis.

Earnings & Income

Gross annual earnings distribution from the 10th to 90th percentile.

Skills & Qualifications

Census 2021 qualification levels and occupation profiles.

Business Environment

Enterprise counts, size distribution, and growth trends.

Housing & Property

Median house prices, affordability ratios, and 10-year price trends.

Place & Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation rankings across seven domains.

Comparisons

Side-by-side comparison of up to four local authorities.

Data Sources

All data comes from official UK government sources, accessed via public APIs and open data portals. Key sources include:

Data is refreshed periodically as new releases become available. See the Methodology page for detailed information on calculations and limitations.

Update Frequency

Monthly: Claimant count data (typically published 2-3 weeks after the reference month).

Annual: Employment (BRES), earnings (ASHE), business counts, and house prices.

Periodic: Census data (2021), Indices of Deprivation (2019).

Coverage

EconProfile covers 391 local authorities across England, Wales, and Scotland. Northern Ireland is not yet included. All profiles use consistent methodologies and benchmark against England averages to enable fair comparison across areas.

Licence

This product contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source data is Crown Copyright: Office for National Statistics, HM Land Registry, and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.