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Labour Market Profile
Warwickshire

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)

	Warwickshire (numbers)	West Midlands (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	526,700	5,381,800	59,216,200
Males	260,400	2,648,100	29,054,100
Females	266,300	2,733,800	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Warwickshire (numbers)	Warwickshire (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	321,900	61.1	61.0	62.2
Males - working age	170,700	65.6	65.1	66.2
Females - working age	151,200	56.8	57.1	58.3

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Warwickshire (numbers)	Warwickshire (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	278,800	82.1	77.4	78.8
In employment^†	264,700	77.7	72.4	74.5
Employees^†	225,600	67.3	63.6	64.7
Self employed^†	38,200	10.2	8.4	9.4
Unemployed^§	14,100	5.1	6.2	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	148,800	84.1	82.3	83.2
In employment^†	141,400	79.8	76.6	78.7
Employees^†	112,600	65.3	63.7	65.0
Self employed^†	28,300	14.4	12.5	13.3
Unemployed^§	7,400	5.0	6.8	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	130,000	79.7	71.9	73.9
In employment^†	123,300	75.3	67.7	70.1
Employees^†	112,900	69.5	63.5	64.5
Self employed^†	9,900	5.6	3.9	5.2
Unemployed^§	6,700	5.2	5.5	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)

	Warwickshire (numbers)	Warwickshire (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	57,600	17.9	22.6	21.2
Wanting a job	12,700	4.0	4.9	5.5
Not wanting a job	44,900	14.0	17.7	15.8
Males
Economically inactive	27,000	15.9	17.7	16.8
Wanting a job	5,800	3.4	4.1	4.6
Not wanting a job	21,200	12.5	13.6	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	30,700	20.3	28.1	26.1
Wanting a job	6,900	4.6	5.8	6.5
Not wanting a job	23,800	15.7	22.3	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)

	Warwickshire (numbers)	Warwickshire (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	117,700	44.5	39.0	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	49,600	18.7	14.5	15.4
2 Professional occupations	34,900	13.2	11.7	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	33,200	12.5	12.8	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	60,700	22.9	23.6	22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial	31,900	12.0	12.0	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	28,900	10.9	11.6	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	36,600	13.8	15.8	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	18,000	6.8	8.1	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs	18,500	7.0	7.7	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	48,700	18.4	21.3	18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives	18,600	7.0	8.7	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	30,100	11.4	12.6	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)

	Warwickshire (numbers)	Warwickshire (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	99,600	31.1	24.6	28.6
NVQ3 and above	164,100	51.2	42.0	46.4
NVQ2 and above	227,400	71.0	61.1	64.5
NVQ1 and above	262,300	81.9	75.4	78.1
Other qualifications	26,100	8.1	7.7	8.8
No qualifications	32,000	10.0	17.0	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)

	Warwickshire (pounds)	West Midlands (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	492.8	450.0	479.3
Male full-time workers	539.9	488.3	525.0
Female full-time workers	422.7	380.3	412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	12.52	11.11	12.01
Male full-time workers	12.79	11.86	12.72
Female full-time workers	11.28	10.08	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)

	Warwickshire (numbers)	Warwickshire (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	7,326	2.3	3.7	2.8
Males	5,401	3.2	5.3	3.9
Females	1,925	1.3	2.0	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)

	Warwickshire (numbers)	Warwickshire (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	2,020	27.6	31.0	30.5
Aged 25-49	3,845	52.6	53.4	53.6
Aged 50 and over	1,430	19.5	15.1	15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	5,710	78.1	72.8	76.6
Over 6 up to 12 months	950	13.0	14.9	13.9
Over 12 months	650	8.9	12.3	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)

	Warwickshire (numbers)	Warwickshire (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	33,670	10.5	15.5	13.9
Job seekers	5,540	1.7	2.9	2.1
Incapacity benefits	16,080	5.0	7.2	7.0
Lone parents	4,250	1.3	2.2	2.0
Carers	2,890	0.9	1.3	1.1
Others on income related benefits	970	0.3	0.5	0.5
Disabled	3,050	0.9	1.1	1.0
Bereaved	900	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)

	Warwickshire (jobs)	Warwickshire (density)	West Midlands (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	287,000	0.89	0.87	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)

	Warwickshire (employee jobs)	Warwickshire (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	247,500	-	-	-
Full-time	167,700	67.8	69.0	69.0
Part-time	79,800	32.2	31.0	31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	30,100	12.2	14.0	10.6
Construction	13,200	5.4	5.1	4.9
Services	200,600	81.1	79.4	83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	62,000	25.1	23.3	23.3
Transport & communications	21,100	8.5	5.6	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	57,600	23.3	19.0	21.6
Public admin, education & health	46,600	18.8	26.5	26.9
Other services	13,300	5.4	5.0	5.2
Tourism-related^†	22,600	9.1	7.7	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)

	Warwickshire (pounds)	West Midlands (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	483.8	448.9	479.1
Male full-time workers	533.1	488.7	523.5
Female full-time workers	388.3	379.4	412.4
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	11.58	11.09	12.00
Male full-time workers	12.66	11.83	12.69
Female full-time workers	10.42	10.04	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)

	Warwickshire (numbers)	Warwickshire (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	2,125	9.7	9.4	10.2
Deregistrations	1,520	7.0	7.2	7.3
Stock (at end of year)	21,820	-	-	-

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.

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RESIDENT POPULATION

Total population (2007)

Working age population (2007)

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

Economically inactive (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

Employment by occupation (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

Qualifications (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Earnings by residence (2008)

WORKING-AGE BENEFITS

Total JSA claimants (November 2008)

JSA claimants by age and duration (November 2008)

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

LABOUR DEMAND

Jobs density (2006)

Employee jobs (2007)

Earnings by workplace (2008)

BUSINESSES

VAT registered businesses (2007)

Definitions and Explanations

RESIDENT POPULATION

LABOUR SUPPLY

Labour Market Profile
Warwickshire