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The employment rate is the proportion of the working age population currently in work. It includes both those that are self employed and those employed by an employer. In Devon there is a much greater proportion of people in employment than in the rest of the UK.
Source: ONS Annual Population Survey - Resident Based - January 2012 - December 2012
| Q2 11-12 |
Q3 11-12 |
Q4 11-12 | Q1 12-13 | |
| Devon | 74.2 | 75.3 | 75.0 | 75.4 |
| Plymouth | 70.2 | 70.0 | 71.2 | 70.2 |
| Torbay | 69.4 | 69.8 | 70.4 | 70.6 |
| Somerset | 74.8 | 75.4 | 74.1 | 74.6 |
| UK | 70.1 | 70.2 | 70.4 | 70.6 |
| East Devon | 68.9 | 72.8 | 72.6 | 75.7 |
| Exeter | 73.1 | 73.9 | 76.1 | 74.3 |
| Mid Devon | 75.2 | 74.4 | 72.9 | 73.4 |
| North Devon | 81.8 | 82.1 | 80.0 | 79.7 |
| South Hams | 81.0 | 79.5 | 77.2 | 79.4 |
| Teignbridge | 70.8 | 73.7 | 75.4 | 75.1 |
| Torridge | 72.4 | 70.9 | 65.9 | 67.9 |
| West Devon | 74.0 | 77.0 | 80.0 | 77.8 |