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Labour Market Profile
Dartford

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)

	Dartford (numbers)	South East (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	90,600	8,308,700	59,216,200
Males	44,500	4,071,300	29,054,100
Females	46,200	4,237,300	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Dartford (numbers)	Dartford (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	57,000	62.9	61.3	62.2
Males - working age	29,300	65.9	65.4	66.2
Females - working age	27,700	59.9	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)

	Dartford (numbers)	Dartford (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	44,400	76.2	82.0	78.7
In employment^†	40,800	70.0	78.5	74.5
Employees^†	34,200	58.5	67.2	64.7
Self employed^†	6,600	11.5	11.0	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	2,200	5.0	4.1	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	25,200	84.7	86.7	83.3
In employment^†	22,500	75.5	83.0	78.8
Employees^†	16,800	56.0	67.8	65.1
Self employed^†	5,700	19.5	14.9	13.3
Unemployed^§	#	#	4.2	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	19,200	67.3	76.9	73.7
In employment^†	18,300	64.3	73.7	69.9
Employees^†	17,400	61.1	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)

	Dartford (numbers)	Dartford (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	13,600	23.8	18.0	21.3
Wanting a job	5,100	8.9	4.9	5.4
Not wanting a job	8,500	14.9	13.1	15.9
Males
Economically inactive	4,500	15.3	13.3	16.7
Wanting a job	#	#	3.8	4.4
Not wanting a job	#	#	9.6	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	9,100	32.7	23.1	26.3
Wanting a job	#	#	6.2	6.5
Not wanting a job	6,000	21.7	16.9	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)

	Dartford (numbers)	Dartford (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	18,800	46.0	47.6	43.0
1 Managers and senior officials	5,800	14.1	17.4	15.3
2 Professional occupations	5,100	12.6	14.8	13.1
3 Associate professional & technical	7,900	19.3	15.4	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	10,800	26.5	22.1	22.5
4 Administrative & secretarial	5,200	12.8	11.6	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	5,600	13.7	10.6	10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	#	#	14.6	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	#	#	7.7	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	#	#	6.9	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	7,300	17.9	15.5	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	#	#	5.3	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	5,700	13.8	10.2	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)

	Dartford (numbers)	Dartford (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	13,100	23.1	30.8	28.6
NVQ3 and above	21,000	36.9	49.6	46.4
NVQ2 and above	30,600	53.7	68.2	64.5
NVQ1 and above	43,100	75.6	82.3	78.1
Other qualifications	7,400	13.0	8.1	8.8
No qualifications	6,500	11.4	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)

	Dartford (pounds)	South East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	526.1	499.6	459.0
Male full-time workers	561.0	558.8	500.7
Female full-time workers	470.3	421.6	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	12.61	12.65	11.50
Male full-time workers	13.05	13.74	12.17
Female full-time workers	12.12	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)

	Dartford (numbers)	Dartford (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	1,004	1.8	1.6	2.6
Males	679	2.3	2.3	3.6
Females	325	1.2	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)

	Dartford (numbers)	Dartford (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	320	32.2	29.4	31.1
Aged 25-49	505	50.6	52.5	53.2
Aged 50 and over	170	17.1	17.5	15.1
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	805	80.6	78.5	75.0
Over 6 up to 12 months	120	12.2	13.4	14.8
Over 12 months	70	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)

	Dartford (numbers)	Dartford (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	6,090	10.7	9.6	13.9
Job seekers	820	1.4	1.3	2.1
Incapacity benefits	2,780	4.9	4.6	7.0
Lone parents	1,120	2.0	1.5	2.0
Carers	520	0.9	0.8	1.1
Others on income related benefits	200	0.4	0.3	0.5
Disabled	520	0.9	0.8	1.0
Bereaved	140	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)

	Dartford (jobs)	Dartford (density)	South East (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	55,000	0.97	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)

	Dartford (employee jobs)	Dartford (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	48,300	-	-	-
Full-time	31,800	65.9	69.3	68.9
Part-time	16,500	34.1	30.7	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	4,000	8.3	8.8	10.9
Construction	3,100	6.5	4.5	4.8
Services	40,600	84.1	85.2	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	17,700	36.6	24.6	23.5
Transport & communications	3,600	7.5	6.0	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	7,600	15.6	24.1	21.2
Public admin, education & health	10,300	21.3	25.4	26.9
Other services	1,400	3.0	5.2	5.3
Tourism-related^†	3,400	7.0	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)

	Dartford (pounds)	South East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	535.1	480.7	458.6
Male full-time workers	598.4	535.0	500.0
Female full-time workers	403.8	408.0	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	12.50	12.11	11.49
Male full-time workers	13.72	13.02	12.14
Female full-time workers	10.20	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)

	Dartford (numbers)	Dartford (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	315	12.0	9.3	9.4
Deregistrations	215	8.2	7.4	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	2,615	-	-	-

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
Dartford