Editing Grantham (section)

=== Workforce ===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed floatright"
! colspan="3" |Economic characteristics of residents aged 16 to 74 (2011)<ref name="nomis-skeg" /><ref name="nomis-eng" />
|-
!Characteristic
!Grantham
!England
|-
! colspan="3" |Economic activity
|-
|Economically active
|72.7%
|69.9%
|-
|Employed
|69.9%
|62.1%
|-
|Full-time employed
|42.7%
|38.6%
|-
|Retirees
|13.9%
|13.7%
|-
|Long-term sick or disabled
|3.9%
|4.0%
|-
|Long-term unemployed
|1.6%
|1.7%
|-
! colspan="3" |Industry
|-
|Agriculture
|0.9%
|0.8%
|-
|Manufacturing
|13.9%
|8.8%
|-
|Construction
|7.3%
|7.7%
|-
|Wholesale and retail trade; repair of vehicles
|19.1%
|15.9%
|-
|Transport and storage
|5.0%
|5.0%
|-
|Accommodation and food services
|6.0%
|5.6%
|-
|Information and communication
|2.0%
|4.1%
|-
|Financial and insurance
|2.4%
|4.4%
|-
|Professional, scientific and technical
|3.9%
|6.7%
|-
|Public administration and defence
|6.7%
|5.9%
|-
|Education
|7.7%
|9.9%
|-
|Health and social work
|12.9%
|12.4%
|-
! colspan="3" |Occupation
|-
|Managers and directors
|9.3%
|10.9%
|-
|Professionals; associate professionals
|21.8%
|30.3%
|-
|Administrative and secretarial
|10.8%
|11.5%
|-
|Sales and customer services
|9.4%
|8.4%
|-
|Caring, leisure and other services
|10.5%
|9.3%
|-
|Skilled trades
|12.8%
|11.4%
|-
|Process, plant and machine operatives
|10.9%
|7.2%
|-
|Elementary occupations
|14.4%
|11.1%
|-
! colspan="3" |Qualifications
|-
|No qualifications
|23.7%
|22.5%
|-
|Level 4 or higher
|19.8%
|27.4%
|-
|}
In 2011, 72.7% of Grantham's residents aged between 16 and 74 were [[Economic activity rate|economically active]], compared with 69.9% for all of England. 65.6% were in [[employment]], compared with 62.1% nationally. The proportion in full-time employment is also comparatively high, at 42.7% (against 38.6% for England). The proportion of retirees was in line with the national figure, at 13.9% compared with 13.7% for England, as was the proportion of long-term sick or disabled (3.9%, compared with England's 4%); 1.6% of people were [[Unemployment|long-term unemployed]], compared with 1.7% in all of England. The 2011 census revealed that the most common industry residents worked in were: [[Wholesaling|wholesale]] and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (19.1%), manufacturing (13.9%), and human health and [[social work]] (12.9%). The latter category was in line with the national average, but retail and manufacturing were overrepresented compared with England (where the proportions were 15.9% and 8.8%, respectively). Most other industries were under-represented comparatively, with [[financial services]] (2.4% versus 4.4% nationally), [[Information and communications technology|information and communication]] (2.0% against 4.1% nationally), and professional, scientific and technical activities (3.9% compared with 6.7%) especially so.<ref name="nomis-skeg" /><ref name="nomis-eng" />

Compared with the whole of England, the workforce had modestly higher proportions of people in [[elementary occupation]]s (14.4% compared with 11.1%), process, plant and machinery operative roles (10.9% against 7.2%), skilled trades (12.8% versus 11.4%), and caring and other service occupations (10.5% against 9.3%). There was a much lower proportion of people in [[professional]], associate professional, technical, administrative and [[Secretary|secretarial]] occupations than in England as a whole (combined 32.6% versus 41.7% of England's population aged 16–74), principally driven by a lower proportion of full professionals (11.1% compared with 17.5%).<ref name="nomis-skeg" /><ref name="nomis-eng" />

The proportion of residents aged 16 to 74 with no qualifications was 23.7%, only slightly higher than the national figure (22.5%); the proportion of residents whose highest qualification is at [[National qualifications frameworks in the United Kingdom|Level 1 or 2]] (equivalent to [[GCSE]]s) is higher than in the national population, but 19.8% of Grantham's population have a qualification at Level 4 or above ([[Certificate of Higher Education]] upwards, including [[Undergraduate education|graduates]]), compared with 27.4% nationally.<ref name="nomis-skeg" /><ref name="nomis-eng" />