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Labour Market Profile
Sunderland

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 (2007)

	Sunderland (numbers)	North East (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	280,300	2,564,500	59,216,200
Males	136,600	1,253,800	29,054,100
Females	143,700	1,310,700	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Sunderland (numbers)	Sunderland (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	175,800	62.7	62.0	62.2
Males - working age	91,200	66.8	66.1	66.2
Females - working age	84,600	58.9	58.1	58.3

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

	Sunderland (numbers)	Sunderland (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	136,600	76.0	76.3	78.7
In employment^†	126,700	70.4	71.3	74.5
Employees^†	115,700	64.2	64.4	64.7
Self employed^†	10,000	5.7	6.4	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	9,600	7.0	6.4	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	73,400	79.8	79.6	83.3
In employment^†	67,400	73.2	73.9	78.8
Employees^†	58,500	63.5	64.0	65.1
Self employed^†	8,300	8.9	9.3	13.3
Unemployed^§	6,000	8.2	7.1	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	63,100	71.9	72.8	73.7
In employment^†	59,200	67.5	68.6	69.9
Employees^†	57,200	65.0	64.9	64.3
Self employed^†	1,800	2.1	3.3	5.2
Unemployed^§	3,900	6.2	5.6	4.9

Source: ONS annual population survey

†	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 (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

	Sunderland (numbers)	Sunderland (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	42,000	24.0	23.7	21.3
Wanting a job	11,100	6.3	6.6	5.4
Not wanting a job	31,000	17.7	17.1	15.9
Males
Economically inactive	18,400	20.2	20.4	16.7
Wanting a job	5,300	5.8	6.0	4.4
Not wanting a job	13,100	14.4	14.4	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	23,600	28.1	27.2	26.3
Wanting a job	5,700	6.8	7.2	6.5
Not wanting a job	17,900	21.2	20.0	19.8

Source: ONS annual population survey

Notes:	Numbers and % are for those of working age
	% is a proportion of total working age population

Employment by occupation (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

	Sunderland (numbers)	Sunderland (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	41,400	32.7	38.0	43.0
1 Managers and senior officials	14,200	11.2	12.4	15.3
2 Professional occupations	10,900	8.6	11.7	13.1
3 Associate professional & technical	16,300	12.8	13.9	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	32,600	25.8	22.6	22.5
4 Administrative & secretarial	15,700	12.4	11.6	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	17,000	13.4	11.0	10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	23,200	18.3	17.1	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	9,500	7.5	8.1	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	13,600	10.8	9.0	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	29,000	22.9	21.8	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	12,700	10.0	9.0	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	16,300	12.9	12.8	11.4

Source: ONS annual population survey

Notes:	Numbers and % are for those of 16+
	% is a proportion of all persons in employment

Qualifications (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Sunderland (numbers)	Sunderland (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	38,700	22.1	24.3	28.6
NVQ3 and above	70,800	40.4	44.3	46.4
NVQ2 and above	113,900	65.0	65.5	64.5
NVQ1 and above	142,300	81.2	79.5	78.1
Other qualifications	11,000	6.3	6.7	8.8
No qualifications	21,900	12.5	13.8	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)

	Sunderland (pounds)	North East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	387.0	400.5	459.0
Male full-time workers	395.8	439.2	500.7
Female full-time workers	351.5	344.9	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	9.82	10.15	11.50
Male full-time workers	10.13	10.77	12.17
Female full-time workers	9.45	9.25	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 (October 2008)

	Sunderland (numbers)	Sunderland (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	6,618	3.8	3.6	2.6
Males	4,928	5.4	5.2	3.6
Females	1,690	2.0	1.9	1.5

Source: ONS claimant count with rates and proportions

Note:

% is a proportion of resident working age people

JSA claimants by age and duration (October 2008)

	Sunderland (numbers)	Sunderland (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	2,310	34.9	34.2	31.1
Aged 25-49	3,340	50.5	50.6	53.2
Aged 50 and over	955	14.4	14.7	15.1
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	4,960	75.0	75.1	75.0
Over 6 up to 12 months	970	14.7	14.4	14.8
Over 12 months	685	10.3	10.5	10.3

Source: ONS claimant count - age and duration

Note:

% is a proportion of all JSA claimants

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

	Sunderland (numbers)	Sunderland (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	35,530	20.2	18.5	13.9
Job seekers	5,610	3.2	3.0	2.1
Incapacity benefits	19,580	11.1	9.8	7.0
Lone parents	4,070	2.3	2.3	2.0
Carers	2,740	1.6	1.4	1.1
Others on income related benefits	1,080	0.6	0.6	0.5
Disabled	1,920	1.1	1.1	1.0
Bereaved	530	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 (2006)

	Sunderland (jobs)	Sunderland (density)	North East (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	140,000	0.79	0.78	0.88

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)

	Sunderland (employee jobs)	Sunderland (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	118,700	-	-	-
Full-time	80,600	67.9	67.7	68.9
Part-time	38,100	32.1	32.3	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	17,700	14.9	12.5	10.9
Construction	5,700	4.8	5.7	4.8
Services	93,200	78.5	80.5	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	25,600	21.6	22.3	23.5
Transport & communications	5,300	4.5	5.2	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	23,100	19.4	16.1	21.2
Public admin, education & health	35,100	29.6	31.8	26.9
Other services	4,100	3.5	5.1	5.3
Tourism-related^†	7,600	6.4	8.5	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)

	Sunderland (pounds)	North East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	403.1	402.9	458.6
Male full-time workers	426.2	440.0	500.0
Female full-time workers	375.8	350.3	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.46	10.19	11.49
Male full-time workers	10.57	10.85	12.14
Female full-time workers	10.04	9.41	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)

	Sunderland (numbers)	Sunderland (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	450	10.4	9.4	9.4
Deregistrations	375	8.7	7.0	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	4,320	-	-	-

Source: BERR - vat registrations/deregistrations by industry

Note:

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

Definitions and Explanations

RESIDENT POPULATION

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RESIDENT POPULATION

Total population (2007)

Working age population (2007)

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

Economically inactive (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

Employment by occupation (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

Qualifications (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Earnings by residence (2007)

WORKING-AGE BENEFITS

Total JSA claimants (October 2008)

JSA claimants by age and duration (October 2008)

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

LABOUR DEMAND

Jobs density (2006)

Employee jobs (2006)

Earnings by workplace (2007)

BUSINESSES

VAT registered businesses (2006)

Definitions and Explanations

RESIDENT POPULATION

Labour Market Profile
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