# Economy and work in Bath and North East Somerset The north east of the South West. 200,898 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 351 square kilometres. 4 layers about economy and work for Bath and North East Somerset, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) ## Median full-time pay Bath and North East Somerset: **£40,448** (2025, council level, Great Britain only). Source: ONS earnings survey. Published 23 October 2025. Full-time workers living in Bath and North East Somerset earned a median of £40,448 in 2025. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/median-pay#place=E06000022) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/median-pay) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/south-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/economy#l-median-pay-full-time ## People claiming out-of-work benefits Bath and North East Somerset: **2,440** (August 2026, council level). Source: ONS via Nomis. Published 15 September 2026. In Bath and North East Somerset, 2,440 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/claimants#place=E06000022) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/claimants) · https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/economy#l-claimant-count ## Claimant rate Bath and North East Somerset: **1.9%** (August 2026, council level). Source: ONS via Nomis. Published 15 September 2026. In Bath and North East Somerset, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. For the UK as a whole, the figure was 3.9%. - Against South West: 30% lower (2.7%) - Against the UK: 51% lower (3.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/claimant-rate#place=E06000022) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/claimant-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/south-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/economy#l-claimant-rate ## Employment rate Bath and North East Somerset: **72.6%** (March 2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: ONS population survey. Published 21 July 2026. 72.6% of people aged 16 to 64 in Bath and North East Somerset were in work in the year to March 2026. Bath and North East Somerset is joint 83rd lowest of 348 for employment rate. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/employment#place=E06000022) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/employment) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/south-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/economy#l-employment-rate ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/planning) (3) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E06000022/data?family=economy ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/economy, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/economy#l-median-pay-full-time. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/economy