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Labour Market Profile
Nottinghamshire

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)

  Nottinghamshire
(numbers)
East Midlands
(numbers)
Great Britain
(numbers)
All people 771,900 4,399,600 59,216,200
Males 379,200 2,172,900 29,054,100
Females 392,700 2,226,800 30,162,100
Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

  Nottinghamshire
(numbers)
Nottinghamshire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
All people - working age 474,400 61.5 62.1 62.2
Males - working age 249,100 65.7 66.1 66.2
Females - working age 225,300 57.4 58.1 58.3
Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note: % is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

  Nottinghamshire
(numbers)
Nottinghamshire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
All people
Economically active 394,600 79.8 80.3 78.8
In employment 371,000 74.9 75.9 74.5
Employees 321,700 65.5 66.6 64.7
Self employed 45,100 8.7 8.8 9.4
Unemployed§ 23,600 6.0 5.4 5.2
Males
Economically active 212,200 82.8 84.1 83.2
In employment 197,400 76.8 79.4 78.7
Employees 163,400 64.3 66.6 65.0
Self employed 31,300 11.8 12.4 13.3
Unemployed§ 14,800 7.0 5.5 5.4
Females
Economically active 182,400 76.6 76.2 73.9
In employment 173,600 72.7 72.0 70.1
Employees 158,300 66.9 66.7 64.5
Self employed 13,800 5.4 4.8 5.2
Unemployed§ 8,800 4.8 5.3 5.0
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 (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

  Nottinghamshire
(numbers)
Nottinghamshire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
All people
Economically inactive 95,500 20.2 19.7 21.2
Wanting a job 20,500 4.3 4.6 5.5
Not wanting a job 75,000 15.8 15.0 15.8
Males
Economically inactive 42,900 17.2 15.9 16.8
Wanting a job 7,700 3.1 3.9 4.6
Not wanting a job 35,100 14.1 12.0 12.2
Females
Economically inactive 52,700 23.4 23.8 26.1
Wanting a job 12,800 5.7 5.4 6.5
Not wanting a job 39,900 17.7 18.4 19.7
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 (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

  Nottinghamshire
(numbers)
Nottinghamshire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3 149,900 40.4 38.8 42.9
1 Managers and senior officials 59,100 15.9 15.4 15.4
2 Professional occupations 46,800 12.6 11.3 12.9
3 Associate professional & technical 44,000 11.9 12.1 14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5 86,600 23.3 22.7 22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial 34,800 9.4 10.8 11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations 51,700 13.9 11.9 10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7 57,700 15.6 15.9 15.7
6 Personal service occupations 26,800 7.2 8.4 8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs 30,900 8.3 7.5 7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9 74,900 20.2 22.3 18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives 27,300 7.4 8.9 7.2
9 Elementary occupations 47,600 12.8 13.4 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 2007-Dec 2007)

  Nottinghamshire
(numbers)
Nottinghamshire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
NVQ4 and above 128,700 27.2 25.5 28.6
NVQ3 and above 219,400 46.4 44.1 46.4
NVQ2 and above 300,000 63.5 62.6 64.5
NVQ1 and above 376,600 79.7 78.2 78.1
Other qualifications 35,700 7.6 8.4 8.8
No qualifications 60,400 12.8 13.5 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 (2008)

  Nottinghamshire
(pounds)
East Midlands
(pounds)
Great Britain
(pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers 460.7 449.6 479.3
Male full-time workers 512.8 494.4 525.0
Female full-time workers 383.2 380.4 412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers 11.43 11.03 12.01
Male full-time workers 12.15 11.76 12.72
Female full-time workers 10.36 9.96 10.96
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 (November 2008)

  Nottinghamshire
(numbers)
Nottinghamshire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
All people 10,841 2.3 2.7 2.8
Males 8,056 3.2 3.7 3.9
Females 2,785 1.2 1.5 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 (November 2008)

  Nottinghamshire
(numbers)
Nottinghamshire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24 3,520 32.6 31.0 30.5
Aged 25-49 5,530 51.3 52.0 53.6
Aged 50 and over 1,700 15.8 16.5 15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months 8,640 80.1 77.6 76.6
Over 6 up to 12 months 1,415 13.1 13.9 13.9
Over 12 months 730 6.8 8.6 9.5
Source: ONS claimant count - age and duration

Note: % is a proportion of all JSA claimants

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

  Nottinghamshire
(numbers)
Nottinghamshire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
Total claimants 63,770 13.4 13.0 13.9
Job seekers 7,780 1.6 2.0 2.1
Incapacity benefits 35,010 7.4 6.5 7.0
Lone parents 7,300 1.5 1.7 2.0
Carers 5,650 1.2 1.1 1.1
Others on income related benefits 1,550 0.3 0.4 0.5
Disabled 5,160 1.1 1.0 1.0
Bereaved 1,320 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)

  Nottinghamshire
(jobs)
Nottinghamshire
(density)
East Midlands
(density)
Great Britain
(density)
Jobs density 323,000 0.68 0.81 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 (2007)

  Nottinghamshire
(employee jobs)
Nottinghamshire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
Total employee jobs 283,700 - - -
Full-time 187,900 66.2 68.3 69.0
Part-time 95,800 33.8 31.7 31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing 41,000 14.5 15.2 10.6
Construction 20,900 7.4 5.6 4.9
Services 217,300 76.6 77.1 83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants 67,300 23.7 23.1 23.3
Transport & communications 14,600 5.2 5.6 5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities 41,700 14.7 17.8 21.6
Public admin, education & health 81,700 28.8 26.2 26.9
Other services 11,900 4.2 4.4 5.2
Tourism-related 22,300 7.9 7.5 8.2
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 (2008)

  Nottinghamshire
(pounds)
East Midlands
(pounds)
Great Britain
(pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers 429.9 442.8 479.1
Male full-time workers 471.3 488.7 523.5
Female full-time workers 370.2 374.9 412.4
Hourly pay
Full-time workers 10.61 10.89 12.00
Male full-time workers 11.23 11.56 12.69
Female full-time workers 9.60 9.76 10.95
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 (2007)

  Nottinghamshire
(numbers)
Nottinghamshire
(%)
East Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
Registrations 2,015 9.5 9.5 10.2
Deregistrations 1,490 7.0 6.9 7.3
Stock (at end of year) 21,225 - - -
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 employ