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Labour Market Profile
Leicestershire

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)

  Leicestershire
(numbers)
East Midlands
(numbers)
Great Britain
(numbers)
All people 635,100 4,364,200 58,845,700
Males 315,100 2,157,300 28,840,600
Females 320,000 2,206,900 30,005,200
Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2006)

  Leicestershire
(numbers)
Leicestershire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
All people - working age 395,100 62.2 62.1 62.2
Males - working age 208,600 66.2 66.0 66.1
Females - working age 186,500 58.3 58.4 58.6
Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note: % is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Oct 2006-Sep 2007)

  Leicestershire
(numbers)
Leicestershire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
All people
Economically active 346,100 84.2 80.4 78.6
In employment 334,200 81.3 76.2 74.3
Employees 291,500 71.2 66.8 64.6
Self employed 41,200 9.9 8.9 9.3
Unemployed§ 12,800 3.7 5.1 5.3
Males
Economically active 188,400 88.3 84.3 83.2
In employment 179,900 84.2 80.1 78.5
Employees 149,200 70.5 67.3 64.9
Self employed 30,000 13.4 12.3 13.2
Unemployed§ 8,500 4.5 5.0 5.6
Females
Economically active 157,700 79.7 76.0 73.5
In employment 154,300 78.0 71.9 69.8
Employees 142,300 72.0 66.2 64.2
Self employed 11,200 5.8 5.2 5.1
Unemployed§ 3,400 2.2 5.1 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 (Oct 2006-Sep 2007)

  Leicestershire
(numbers)
Leicestershire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
All people
Economically inactive 62,400 15.8 19.6 21.4
Wanting a job 16,600 4.2 4.7 5.3
Not wanting a job 45,800 11.6 14.9 16.1
Males
Economically inactive 24,600 11.7 15.7 16.8
Wanting a job 6,400 3.1 3.8 4.3
Not wanting a job 18,200 8.7 11.9 12.4
Females
Economically inactive 37,800 20.3 24.0 26.5
Wanting a job 10,100 5.4 5.8 6.4
Not wanting a job 27,700 14.8 18.2 20.1
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 (Oct 2006-Sep 2007)

  Leicestershire
(numbers)
Leicestershire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3 151,900 45.5 39.3 42.7
1 Managers and senior officials 66,600 19.9 15.8 15.3
2 Professional occupations 46,400 13.9 11.3 13.1
3 Associate professional & technical 38,900 11.6 12.3 14.3
Soc 2000 major group 4-5 73,200 21.9 22.5 22.7
4 Administrative & secretarial 36,400 10.9 10.9 11.8
5 Skilled trades occupations 36,800 11.0 11.6 10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6-7 46,500 13.9 15.1 15.6
6 Personal service occupations 27,900 8.4 7.7 8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs 18,600 5.6 7.4 7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9 62,500 18.7 22.7 18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives 25,400 7.6 8.8 7.2
9 Elementary occupations 37,100 11.1 13.9 11.5
Source: ONS annual population survey

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

Qualifications (Jan 2006-Dec 2006)

  Leicestershire
(numbers)
Leicestershire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
NVQ4 and above 107,400 27.9 24.8 27.4
NVQ3 and above 183,700 47.8 43.6 45.3
NVQ2 and above 252,500 65.7 62.3 63.8
NVQ1 and above 316,200 82.2 78.5 77.8
Other qualifications 31,200 8.1 7.6 8.5
No qualifications 37,100 9.6 13.9 13.8
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)

  Leicestershire
(pounds)
East Midlands
(pounds)
Great Britain
(pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers 446.4 429.7 459.0
Male full-time workers 492.9 475.3 500.7
Female full-time workers 367.4 366.6 394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers 11.19 10.58 11.50
Male full-time workers 11.84 11.24 12.17
Female full-time workers 9.85 9.56 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 (June 2008)

  Leicestershire
(numbers)
Leicestershire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
All people 4,671 1.2 2.1 2.2
Males 3,245 1.6 2.9 3.1
Females 1,426 0.8 1.2 1.2
Source: ONS claimant count with rates and proportions

Note: % is a proportion of resident working age people

JSA claimants by age and duration (June 2008)

  Leicestershire
(numbers)
Leicestershire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24 1,365 29.2 30.9 29.9
Aged 25-49 2,345 50.2 51.9 53.9
Aged 50 and over 915 19.6 16.3 15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months 3,625 77.6 72.6 71.1
Over 6 up to 12 months 695 14.9 16.4 16.8
Over 12 months 355 7.6 11.0 12.1
Source: ONS claimant count - age and duration

Note: % is a proportion of all JSA claimants

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (November 2007)

  Leicestershire
(numbers)
Leicestershire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
Total claimants 33,380 8.4 12.9 13.9
Job seekers 4,380 1.1 1.8 2.0
Incapacity benefits 16,510 4.2 6.6 7.2
Lone parents 3,710 0.9 1.7 2.0
Carers 3,240 0.8 1.1 1.0
Others on income related benefits 1,050 0.3 0.4 0.5
Disabled 3,330 0.8 1.0 0.9
Bereaved 1,160 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)

  Leicestershire
(jobs)
Leicestershire
(density)
East Midlands
(density)
Great Britain
(density)
Jobs density 301,000 0.77 0.80 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)

  Leicestershire
(employee jobs)
Leicestershire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
Total employee jobs 266,900 - - -
Full-time 185,200 69.4 68.2 68.9
Part-time 81,700 30.6 31.8 31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing 45,200 16.9 15.7 10.9
Construction 15,100 5.6 5.4 4.8
Services 200,600 75.2 76.9 82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants 68,700 25.7 23.4 23.5
Transport & communications 21,300 8.0 5.9 5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities 42,100 15.8 17.0 21.2
Public admin, education & health 56,200 21.0 26.1 26.9
Other services 12,400 4.6 4.6 5.3
Tourism-related 19,900 7.5 7.4 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)

  Leicestershire
(pounds)
East Midlands
(pounds)
Great Britain
(pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers 433.2 420.2 458.6
Male full-time workers 479.9 463.8 500.0
Female full-time workers 354.6 354.7 394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers 10.63 10.32 11.49
Male full-time workers 11.29 10.91 12.14
Female full-time workers 9.36 9.32 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)

  Leicestershire
(numbers)
Leicestershire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
Registrations 2,035 9.0 9.2 9.4
Deregistrations 1,515 6.7 6.8 7.4
Stock (at end of year) 22,500 - - -
Source: BERR - vat registrations/deregistrations by industry

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

Definitions and Explanations

RESIDENT POPULATION

The estimated population of an area includes all those usually resident in the area, whatever their nationality. HM Forces stationed outside the United Kingdom are excluded but foreign forces stationed here are included. Students are taken to be resident at their term-time address.

Working age includes males aged 16 to 64 and females aged 16 to 59.

LABOUR SUPPLY

Labour supply consists of people who are employed, as well as those people defined as unemployed or economically inactive, who can be considered to be potential labour supply. Information in this section relates to the characteristics of people living in an area.

Most labour supply data comes from the Annual Population Survey (APS). The APS is the largest regular household survey in the United Kingdom. It includes data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS), plus further sample boosts in England, Wales and Scotland. The survey includes data from a sample of around 256,000 people aged 16 and over.

As APS estimates are based on samples, they are subject to sampling variability. This means that if another sample for the same period were drawn, a different estimate might be produced. In general, the larger the number of people in a sample, the smaller the variation between estimates. Estimates for smaller areas such as local authorities are therefore less reliable than those for larger areas such as regions. When the sample size is too small to produce reliable estimates, the estimates are replaced with a #.

Working age: always refers to females aged 16 to 59 and males aged 16 to 64.


Economically Active

Economically active: People who are either in employment or unemployed.

Economic activity rate: People, who are economically active, expressed as a percentage of all people.

In employment: People who did some paid work in the reference week (whether as an employee or self employed); those who had a job that they were temporarily away from (eg, on holiday); those on government-supported training and employment programmes; and those doing unpaid family work.

Employment rate: The number of people in employment expressed as a percentage of all people.

Employees and self employed: The division between employees and self employed is based on survey respondents' own assessment of their employment status. The percentage show the number in each category as a percentage of all working age people. The sum of employees and self employed will not equal the in employment figure due to the inclusion of those on government-supported training and employment programmes, and those doing unpaid family work i