1. What is the coverage of the workplace-based classification?

The Classification of Workplace Zones was initially produced by the University of Southampton for England and Wales following the creation of Workplace Zones for the 2011 Census. Workplace Zones are a small-area geography designed to contain a consistent number of workers allowing workplace statistics to be released at a more granular level. More recently Office for National Statistics (ONS) has created a Scottish and Northern Irish set of Workplace Zones so the coverage has now been expanded to the whole of the UK.

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2. What geographic levels are available?

Workplace Zones (WZs) are the only level of geography available as, unlike Output Areas, there is no hierarchical structure. There are 60,709 Workplace Zones in the UK.

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4. How is the information displayed?

The area classification consists of two layers. These are Supergroups (higher layer) and Groups (lower layer). Please note it is a hierarchical structure with 29 groups nesting within seven Supergroups.

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