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Labour Market Profile
St Albans

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)

	St Albans (numbers)	East (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	132,300	5,661,000	59,216,200
Males	64,800	2,778,300	29,054,100
Females	67,500	2,882,700	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	St Albans (numbers)	St Albans (%)	East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	80,700	61.0	61.0	62.2
Males - working age	42,000	64.8	65.1	66.2
Females - working age	38,800	57.4	57.1	58.3

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

	St Albans (numbers)	St Albans (%)	East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	70,200	81.9	81.4	78.7
In employment^†	67,900	79.0	77.9	74.5
Employees^†	55,200	65.9	66.6	64.7
Self employed^†	12,000	12.6	11.0	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	2,200	3.1	4.2	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	38,400	86.5	86.8	83.3
In employment^†	37,100	83.5	82.9	78.8
Employees^†	28,600	65.8	66.9	65.1
Self employed^†	8,100	16.7	15.7	13.3
Unemployed^§	#	#	4.3	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	31,800	76.9	75.6	73.7
In employment^†	30,700	74.1	72.4	69.9
Employees^†	26,600	65.9	66.3	64.3
Self employed^†	3,800	8.2	5.8	5.2
Unemployed^§	#	#	4.1	4.9

Source: ONS annual population survey

#	Sample size too small for reliable estimate (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)

	St Albans (numbers)	St Albans (%)	East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	14,500	18.1	18.6	21.3
Wanting a job	4,200	5.3	4.6	5.4
Not wanting a job	10,300	12.8	13.9	15.9
Males
Economically inactive	5,600	13.5	13.2	16.7
Wanting a job	2,600	6.2	3.4	4.4
Not wanting a job	3,100	7.4	9.8	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	8,800	23.1	24.4	26.3
Wanting a job	#	#	5.9	6.5
Not wanting a job	7,200	18.8	18.5	19.8

Source: ONS annual population survey

#	Sample size too small for reliable estimate (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)

	St Albans (numbers)	St Albans (%)	East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	43,200	63.7	44.3	43.0
1 Managers and senior officials	15,800	23.3	16.4	15.3
2 Professional occupations	17,400	25.7	13.3	13.1
3 Associate professional & technical	10,000	14.7	14.5	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	12,200	18.0	22.8	22.5
4 Administrative & secretarial	6,800	10.0	11.3	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	5,500	8.1	11.4	10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	7,100	10.5	14.8	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	3,400	5.1	7.8	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	3,700	5.4	7.0	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	5,300	7.8	18.0	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	#	#	6.9	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	3,900	5.8	11.0	11.4

Source: ONS annual population survey

#	Sample size too small for reliable estimate (see definitions)
Notes:	Numbers and % are for those of 16+
	% is a proportion of all persons in employment

Qualifications (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	St Albans (numbers)	St Albans (%)	East (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	37,600	47.1	26.0	28.6
NVQ3 and above	51,700	64.6	43.4	46.4
NVQ2 and above	64,700	80.9	62.2	64.5
NVQ1 and above	72,400	90.6	78.2	78.1
Other qualifications	5,900	7.4	9.3	8.8
No qualifications	#	#	12.5	13.1

Source: ONS annual population survey

#	Sample size too small for reliable estimate (see definitions)
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)

	St Albans (pounds)	East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	616.1	479.1	459.0
Male full-time workers	659.6	531.8	500.7
Female full-time workers	563.3	400.4	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	16.43	11.94	11.50
Male full-time workers	17.77	12.84	12.17
Female full-time workers	15.34	10.62	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)

	St Albans (numbers)	St Albans (%)	East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	914	1.1	2.0	2.6
Males	664	1.6	2.7	3.6
Females	250	0.6	1.2	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)

	St Albans (numbers)	St Albans (%)	East (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	215	23.8	30.0	31.1
Aged 25-49	495	54.4	51.9	53.2
Aged 50 and over	190	20.6	17.5	15.1
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	715	78.5	76.2	75.0
Over 6 up to 12 months	130	14.5	14.5	14.8
Over 12 months	65	7.0	9.4	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)

	St Albans (numbers)	St Albans (%)	East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	5,790	7.2	10.8	13.9
Job seekers	670	0.8	1.6	2.1
Incapacity benefits	2,920	3.6	5.1	7.0
Lone parents	800	1.0	1.6	2.0
Carers	520	0.6	0.9	1.1
Others on income related benefits	180	0.2	0.4	0.5
Disabled	490	0.6	0.8	1.0
Bereaved	220	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)

	St Albans (jobs)	St Albans (density)	East (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	72,000	0.89	0.84	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)

	St Albans (employee jobs)	St Albans (%)	East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	59,300	-	-	-
Full-time	39,900	67.2	68.6	68.9
Part-time	19,500	32.8	31.4	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	2,200	3.7	11.0	10.9
Construction	2,600	4.4	5.3	4.8
Services	54,000	91.1	82.1	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	14,600	24.6	25.0	23.5
Transport & communications	3,300	5.6	6.3	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	16,900	28.5	20.3	21.2
Public admin, education & health	15,700	26.5	25.5	26.9
Other services	3,500	5.8	4.9	5.3
Tourism-related^†	4,700	7.9	7.8	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)

	St Albans (pounds)	East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	461.8	450.0	458.6
Male full-time workers	483.4	498.7	500.0
Female full-time workers	417.4	382.9	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	12.43	11.19	11.49
Male full-time workers	12.74	11.94	12.14
Female full-time workers	11.14	10.04	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)

	St Albans (numbers)	St Albans (%)	East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	660	10.7	8.9	9.4
Deregistrations	545	8.8	7.1	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	6,160	-	-	-

Source: BERR - vat registrations/deregistrations by industry

Note:

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

Definitions and Explanations

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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)

Definitions and Explanations

Labour Market Profile
St Albans