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Labour Market Profile
Eastleigh

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)

	Eastleigh (numbers)	South East (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	120,100	8,308,700	59,216,200
Males	58,900	4,071,300	29,054,100
Females	61,200	4,237,300	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Eastleigh (numbers)	Eastleigh (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	75,000	62.4	61.3	62.2
Males - working age	38,900	66.0	65.4	66.2
Females - working age	36,100	58.9	57.4	58.3

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

	Eastleigh (numbers)	Eastleigh (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	63,000	80.8	82.0	78.7
In employment^†	61,500	78.9	78.5	74.5
Employees^†	52,600	67.3	67.2	64.7
Self employed^†	8,900	11.6	11.0	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	2,200	3.5	4.1	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	35,100	90.4	86.7	83.3
In employment^†	34,800	89.4	83.0	78.8
Employees^†	28,400	72.8	67.8	65.1
Self employed^†	6,400	16.6	14.9	13.3
Unemployed^§	!	!	4.2	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	27,800	70.6	76.9	73.7
In employment^†	26,800	67.7	73.7	69.9
Employees^†	24,300	61.5	66.5	64.3
Self employed^†	#	#	6.7	5.2
Unemployed^§	#	#	4.0	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 (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

	Eastleigh (numbers)	Eastleigh (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	14,300	19.2	18.0	21.3
Wanting a job	#	#	4.9	5.4
Not wanting a job	11,700	15.7	13.1	15.9
Males
Economically inactive	3,700	9.6	13.3	16.7
Wanting a job	!	!	3.8	4.4
Not wanting a job	#	#	9.6	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	10,600	29.4	23.1	26.3
Wanting a job	#	#	6.2	6.5
Not wanting a job	8,400	23.3	16.9	19.8

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

Employment by occupation (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

	Eastleigh (numbers)	Eastleigh (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	24,900	40.5	47.6	43.0
1 Managers and senior officials	8,400	13.7	17.4	15.3
2 Professional occupations	8,300	13.6	14.8	13.1
3 Associate professional & technical	8,100	13.2	15.4	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	16,400	26.7	22.1	22.5
4 Administrative & secretarial	8,900	14.4	11.6	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	7,500	12.2	10.6	10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	9,300	15.1	14.6	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	4,000	6.4	7.7	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	5,300	8.7	6.9	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	10,900	17.7	15.5	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	4,600	7.5	5.3	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	6,300	10.2	10.2	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)

	Eastleigh (numbers)	Eastleigh (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	22,000	29.6	30.8	28.6
NVQ3 and above	35,700	48.1	49.6	46.4
NVQ2 and above	50,300	67.8	68.2	64.5
NVQ1 and above	62,900	84.7	82.3	78.1
Other qualifications	4,500	6.0	8.1	8.8
No qualifications	6,900	9.3	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)

	Eastleigh (pounds)	South East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	496.4	499.6	459.0
Male full-time workers	530.5	558.8	500.7
Female full-time workers	401.9	421.6	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	11.96	12.65	11.50
Male full-time workers	13.37	13.74	12.17
Female full-time workers	10.96	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 (October 2008)

	Eastleigh (numbers)	Eastleigh (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	1,157	1.5	1.6	2.6
Males	811	2.1	2.3	3.6
Females	346	1.0	1.0	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 (October 2008)

	Eastleigh (numbers)	Eastleigh (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	370	31.8	29.4	31.1
Aged 25-49	555	48.1	52.5	53.2
Aged 50 and over	220	19.1	17.5	15.1
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	910	78.7	78.5	75.0
Over 6 up to 12 months	165	14.1	13.4	14.8
Over 12 months	85	7.2	8.1	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)

	Eastleigh (numbers)	Eastleigh (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	5,930	7.9	9.6	13.9
Job seekers	800	1.1	1.3	2.1
Incapacity benefits	2,770	3.7	4.6	7.0
Lone parents	780	1.0	1.5	2.0
Carers	540	0.7	0.8	1.1
Others on income related benefits	160	0.2	0.3	0.5
Disabled	680	0.9	0.8	1.0
Bereaved	190	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)

	Eastleigh (jobs)	Eastleigh (density)	South East (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	66,000	0.89	0.89	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)

	Eastleigh (employee jobs)	Eastleigh (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	59,000	-	-	-
Full-time	41,400	70.2	69.3	68.9
Part-time	17,600	29.8	30.7	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	6,800	11.5	8.8	10.9
Construction	4,100	7.0	4.5	4.8
Services	48,000	81.4	85.2	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	19,800	33.6	24.6	23.5
Transport & communications	4,400	7.4	6.0	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	10,300	17.4	24.1	21.2
Public admin, education & health	11,200	19.0	25.4	26.9
Other services	2,400	4.0	5.2	5.3
Tourism-related^†	3,600	6.1	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)

	Eastleigh (pounds)	South East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	405.0	480.7	458.6
Male full-time workers	456.3	535.0	500.0
Female full-time workers	384.0	408.0	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.35	12.11	11.49
Male full-time workers	10.85	13.02	12.14
Female full-time workers	10.14	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)

	Eastleigh (numbers)	Eastleigh (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	405	9.5	9.3	9.4
Deregistrations	345	8.1	7.4	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	4,260	-	-	-

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 (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)

Labour Market Profile
Eastleigh