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Labour Market Profile
Portsmouth

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)

	Portsmouth (numbers)	South East (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	197,700	8,308,700	59,216,200
Males	98,300	4,071,300	29,054,100
Females	99,400	4,237,300	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Portsmouth (numbers)	Portsmouth (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	132,400	67.0	61.3	62.2
Males - working age	69,500	70.7	65.4	66.2
Females - working age	62,900	63.3	57.4	58.3

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Portsmouth (numbers)	Portsmouth (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	106,400	79.2	82.1	78.8
In employment^†	100,400	74.6	78.6	74.5
Employees^†	90,100	67.0	67.2	64.7
Self employed^†	9,500	7.0	11.0	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	6,400	5.9	4.2	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	57,400	84.0	86.4	83.2
In employment^†	53,500	78.1	82.8	78.7
Employees^†	45,100	66.1	67.5	65.0
Self employed^†	7,600	10.9	15.0	13.3
Unemployed^§	3,900	6.8	4.1	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	49,000	74.1	77.6	73.9
In employment^†	46,900	70.8	74.0	70.1
Employees^†	45,000	68.0	66.9	64.5
Self employed^†	1,900	2.8	6.7	5.2
Unemployed^§	2,100	4.2	4.4	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)

	Portsmouth (numbers)	Portsmouth (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	27,000	20.8	17.9	21.2
Wanting a job	7,200	5.6	5.0	5.5
Not wanting a job	19,700	15.2	12.9	15.8
Males
Economically inactive	10,800	16.0	13.6	16.8
Wanting a job	2,800	4.1	4.0	4.6
Not wanting a job	8,000	11.9	9.6	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	16,200	25.9	22.4	26.1
Wanting a job	4,500	7.1	6.0	6.5
Not wanting a job	11,700	18.7	16.4	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)

	Portsmouth (numbers)	Portsmouth (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	39,800	39.6	47.4	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	12,500	12.4	17.3	15.4
2 Professional occupations	10,500	10.5	14.8	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	16,800	16.7	15.4	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	22,000	21.9	21.7	22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial	11,500	11.4	11.4	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	10,500	10.5	10.3	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	18,400	18.4	15.0	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	8,100	8.1	7.8	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs	10,300	10.3	7.2	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	19,800	19.7	15.8	18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives	6,700	6.6	5.3	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	13,100	13.1	10.4	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)

	Portsmouth (numbers)	Portsmouth (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	31,900	24.7	30.8	28.6
NVQ3 and above	59,400	46.1	49.6	46.4
NVQ2 and above	80,900	62.8	68.2	64.5
NVQ1 and above	100,300	77.8	82.3	78.1
Other qualifications	10,900	8.5	8.1	8.8
No qualifications	17,700	13.7	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 (2008)

	Portsmouth (pounds)	South East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	431.7	523.2	479.3
Male full-time workers	465.5	584.4	525.0
Female full-time workers	357.3	437.4	412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	11.07	13.26	12.01
Male full-time workers	11.39	14.37	12.72
Female full-time workers	9.37	11.61	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)

	Portsmouth (numbers)	Portsmouth (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	3,547	2.7	1.9	2.8
Males	2,649	3.8	2.6	3.9
Females	898	1.4	1.1	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)

	Portsmouth (numbers)	Portsmouth (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	1,075	30.3	28.7	30.5
Aged 25-49	1,975	55.7	53.1	53.6
Aged 50 and over	480	13.6	17.7	15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	2,825	79.6	80.1	76.6
Over 6 up to 12 months	460	12.9	12.5	13.9
Over 12 months	265	7.4	7.5	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)

	Portsmouth (numbers)	Portsmouth (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	16,630	12.6	9.6	13.9
Job seekers	2,610	2.0	1.3	2.1
Incapacity benefits	7,660	5.8	4.6	7.0
Lone parents	3,230	2.4	1.5	2.0
Carers	1,090	0.8	0.8	1.1
Others on income related benefits	750	0.6	0.3	0.5
Disabled	1,010	0.8	0.8	1.0
Bereaved	280	0.2	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)

	Portsmouth (jobs)	Portsmouth (density)	South East (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	128,000	0.98	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 (2007)

	Portsmouth (employee jobs)	Portsmouth (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	97,500	-	-	-
Full-time	65,700	67.4	69.2	69.0
Part-time	31,800	32.6	30.8	31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	10,400	10.7	8.5	10.6
Construction	3,100	3.2	4.6	4.9
Services	83,700	85.8	85.3	83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	21,900	22.5	24.7	23.3
Transport & communications	4,700	4.8	6.0	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	18,200	18.7	23.8	21.6
Public admin, education & health	33,500	34.3	25.5	26.9
Other services	5,400	5.5	5.4	5.2
Tourism-related^†	8,800	9.0	8.0	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)

	Portsmouth (pounds)	South East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	498.3	499.8	479.1
Male full-time workers	536.2	555.8	523.5
Female full-time workers	393.1	421.6	412.4
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	12.35	12.64	12.00
Male full-time workers	13.33	13.58	12.69
Female full-time workers	10.34	11.23	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)

	Portsmouth (numbers)	Portsmouth (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	455	10.8	10.0	10.2
Deregistrations	345	8.2	7.2	7.3
Stock (at end of year)	4,215	-	-	-

Source: BERR - vat registrations/deregistrations by industry

Note:

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

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Labour Market Profile Portsmouth

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)

Labour Market Profile
Portsmouth