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Labour Market Profile
Fareham

The profile brings together data from several sources. Details about these and related terminology are given in the definitions section.

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Resident population
In employment / unemployed
Economically inactive
Employment by occupation
Qualifications
Earnings by residence
Working-age benefits
Jobs (total jobs / employee jobs)
VAT registered businesses

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RESIDENT POPULATION

Total population (2006)

	Fareham (numbers)	South East (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	108,400	8,237,800	58,845,700
Males	53,100	4,028,000	28,840,600
Females	55,300	4,209,700	30,005,200

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2006)

	Fareham (numbers)	Fareham (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	64,500	59.5	61.5	62.2
Males - working age	33,900	63.8	65.3	66.1
Females - working age	30,600	55.3	57.8	58.6

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Fareham (numbers)	Fareham (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	55,100	82.8	82.0	78.6
In employment^†	53,400	81.0	78.4	74.4
Employees^†	46,300	70.2	67.1	64.6
Self employed^†	6,500	9.8	10.9	9.3
Model-based unemployed^§	2,000	3.7	4.2	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	29,800	87.4	86.7	83.2
In employment^†	28,400	84.7	82.7	78.6
Employees^†	23,300	70.0	67.4	65.0
Self employed^†	5,100	14.7	15.0	13.2
Unemployed^§	#	#	4.5	5.5
Females
Economically active^†	25,300	77.9	76.9	73.5
In employment^†	25,000	76.9	73.8	69.8
Employees^†	23,000	70.5	66.8	64.2
Self employed^†	#	#	6.5	5.1
Unemployed^§	!	!	3.8	4.9

Source: ONS annual population survey

#	Sample size too small for reliable estimate (see definitions)
!	Estimate is not available since sample size is disclosive (see definitions)
†	numbers are for those aged 16 and over, % are for those of working age (16-59/64)
§	numbers and % are for those aged 16 and over. % is a proportion of economically active

Economically inactive (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Fareham (numbers)	Fareham (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	10,800	17.2	18.0	21.4
Wanting a job	4,100	6.5	4.9	5.4
Not wanting a job	6,800	10.7	13.2	16.1
Males
Economically inactive	4,200	12.6	13.3	16.8
Wanting a job	#	#	3.7	4.4
Not wanting a job	2,900	8.9	9.6	12.4
Females
Economically inactive	6,700	22.1	23.1	26.5
Wanting a job	2,900	9.4	6.1	6.4
Not wanting a job	3,800	12.7	17.0	20.1

Source: ONS annual population survey

#	Sample size too small for reliable estimate (see definitions)
Notes:	Numbers and % are for those of working age
	% is a proportion of total working age population

Employment by occupation (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Fareham (numbers)	Fareham (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	27,400	51.2	47.3	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	9,500	17.8	17.5	15.3
2 Professional occupations	6,800	12.7	14.5	13.0
3 Associate professional & technical	11,000	20.7	15.4	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	12,200	22.8	22.4	22.6
4 Administrative & secretarial	6,400	12.0	12.1	11.7
5 Skilled trades occupations	5,800	10.8	10.3	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	6,900	13.0	14.7	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	3,300	6.2	7.6	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	3,600	6.8	7.1	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	6,900	12.9	15.3	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	#	#	5.2	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	4,700	8.7	10.2	11.4

Source: ONS annual population survey

#	Sample size too small for reliable estimate (see definitions)
Notes:	Numbers and % are for those of 16+
	% is a proportion of all persons in employment

Qualifications (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Fareham (numbers)	Fareham (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	17,400	27.6	30.8	28.6
NVQ3 and above	29,800	47.2	49.6	46.4
NVQ2 and above	43,600	69.1	68.2	64.5
NVQ1 and above	56,200	89.0	82.3	78.1
Other qualifications	3,000	4.8	8.1	8.8
No qualifications	4,000	6.3	9.6	13.1

Source: ONS annual population survey

Notes:	For an explanation of the qualification levels see the definitions section.
	Numbers and % are for those of working age
	% is a proportion of total working age population

Earnings by residence (2007)

	Fareham (pounds)	South East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	476.8	499.6	459.0
Male full-time workers	603.3	558.8	500.7
Female full-time workers	371.3	421.6	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	11.45	12.65	11.50
Male full-time workers	14.90	13.74	12.17
Female full-time workers	9.90	11.19	10.48

Source: ONS annual survey of hours and earnings - resident analysis

Note:

Median earnings in pounds for employees living in the area.

WORKING-AGE BENEFITS

The Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is payable to people under pensionable age who are available for, and actively seeking, work of at least 40 hours a week.

Total JSA claimants (July 2008)

	Fareham (numbers)	Fareham (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	683	1.1	1.4	2.3
Males	468	1.4	2.0	3.2
Females	215	0.7	0.9	1.3

Source: ONS claimant count with rates and proportions

Note:

% is a proportion of resident working age people

JSA claimants by age and duration (July 2008)

	Fareham (numbers)	Fareham (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	240	35.1	28.8	30.9
Aged 25-49	310	45.4	52.6	53.3
Aged 50 and over	130	19.4	17.7	15.1
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	565	83.3	76.2	72.8
Over 6 up to 12 months	80	11.5	14.5	15.7
Over 12 months	35	5.3	9.3	11.5

Source: ONS claimant count - age and duration

Note:

% is a proportion of all JSA claimants

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (February 2008)

	Fareham (numbers)	Fareham (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	4,530	7.0	9.7	14.1
Job seekers	550	0.8	1.3	2.2
Incapacity benefits	2,180	3.4	4.7	7.1
Lone parents	500	0.8	1.5	2.0
Carers	440	0.7	0.8	1.0
Others on income related benefits	150	0.2	0.3	0.5
Disabled	540	0.8	0.8	1.0
Bereaved	170	0.3	0.3	0.3

Source: DWP benefit claimants - working age client group

Note:

% is a proportion of resident working age people

LABOUR DEMAND

Jobs density (2005)

	Fareham (jobs)	Fareham (density)	South East (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	54,000	0.83	0.88	0.84

Source: ONS jobs density

Notes:	The density figures represent the ratio of total jobs to working-age population.
	Total jobs includes employees, self-employed, government-supported trainees and HM Forces

Employee jobs (2006)

	Fareham (employee jobs)	Fareham (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	46,800	-	-	-
Full-time	31,800	68.0	69.3	68.9
Part-time	15,000	32.0	30.7	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	5,200	11.2	8.8	10.9
Construction	2,800	5.9	4.5	4.8
Services	37,800	80.9	85.2	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	11,000	23.6	24.6	23.5
Transport & communications	2,800	6.0	6.0	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	11,400	24.4	24.1	21.2
Public admin, education & health	10,800	23.1	25.4	26.9
Other services	1,800	3.9	5.2	5.3
Tourism-related^†	2,600	5.5	7.9	8.3

Source: ONS annual business inquiry employee analysis

-	Data unavailable
†	Tourism consists of industries that are also part of the services industry (see the definitions section)
Notes:	% is a proportion of total employee jobs
	Employee jobs excludes self-employed, government-supported trainees and HM Forces

Earnings by workplace (2007)

	Fareham (pounds)	South East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	400.1	480.7	458.6
Male full-time workers	462.7	535.0	500.0
Female full-time workers	344.8	408.0	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	9.92	12.11	11.49
Male full-time workers	10.26	13.02	12.14
Female full-time workers	9.02	10.86	10.48

Source: ONS annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis

Note:

Median earnings in pounds for employees working in the area.

BUSINESSES

VAT registered businesses (2006)

	Fareham (numbers)	Fareham (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	310	8.9	9.3	9.4
Deregistrations	235	6.8	7.4	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	3,470	-	-	-

Source: BERR - vat registrations/deregistrations by industry

Note:

% is a proportion of stock (at end of year)

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RESIDENT POPULATION

Total population (2006)

Working age population (2006)

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Economically inactive (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Employment by occupation (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Qualifications (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Earnings by residence (2007)

WORKING-AGE BENEFITS

Total JSA claimants (July 2008)

JSA claimants by age and duration (July 2008)

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (February 2008)

LABOUR DEMAND

Jobs density (2005)

Employee jobs (2006)

Earnings by workplace (2007)

BUSINESSES

VAT registered businesses (2006)

Labour Market Profile
Fareham