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Labour Market Profile
Cherwell

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 (2006)

	Cherwell (numbers)	South East (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	137,400	8,237,800	58,845,700
Males	68,000	4,028,000	28,840,600
Females	69,400	4,209,700	30,005,200

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2006)

	Cherwell (numbers)	Cherwell (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	86,800	63.1	61.5	62.2
Males - working age	45,500	66.9	65.3	66.1
Females - working age	41,300	59.5	57.8	58.6

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Oct 2006-Sep 2007)

	Cherwell (numbers)	Cherwell (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	80,900	86.1	81.9	78.5
In employment^†	77,400	82.3	78.4	74.3
Employees^†	66,500	72.6	67.0	64.5
Self employed^†	10,600	9.6	10.9	9.3
Model-based unemployed^§	2,700	3.4	4.4	5.3
Males
Economically active^†	42,100	91.4	86.8	83.1
In employment^†	39,600	85.9	82.9	78.4
Employees^†	34,100	75.3	67.2	64.7
Self employed^†	5,400	10.6	15.3	13.3
Unemployed^§	#	#	4.5	5.5
Females
Economically active^†	38,800	80.7	76.7	73.6
In employment^†	37,900	78.6	73.7	69.8
Employees^†	32,300	69.9	66.8	64.3
Self employed^†	5,200	8.6	6.3	5.1
Unemployed^§	#	#	3.8	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 (Oct 2006-Sep 2007)

	Cherwell (numbers)	Cherwell (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	12,400	13.9	18.1	21.5
Wanting a job	3,500	3.9	4.9	5.3
Not wanting a job	8,900	10.0	13.2	16.2
Males
Economically inactive	3,900	8.6	13.2	16.9
Wanting a job	!	!	3.7	4.4
Not wanting a job	#	#	9.4	12.6
Females
Economically inactive	8,600	19.3	23.3	26.4
Wanting a job	#	#	6.2	6.4
Not wanting a job	5,800	13.0	17.1	20.0

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 (Oct 2006-Sep 2007)

	Cherwell (numbers)	Cherwell (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	34,300	44.3	47.0	42.7
1 Managers and senior officials	13,300	17.2	17.6	15.4
2 Professional occupations	11,200	14.4	14.4	13.1
3 Associate professional & technical	9,800	12.7	15.0	14.3
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	17,400	22.4	22.8	22.7
4 Administrative & secretarial	9,000	11.6	12.6	11.9
5 Skilled trades occupations	8,400	10.8	10.2	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	11,900	15.3	14.8	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	7,000	9.1	7.7	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs	4,900	6.3	7.1	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	13,900	18.0	15.3	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	5,000	6.5	5.1	7.1
9 Elementary occupations	8,900	11.4	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 2006-Dec 2006)

	Cherwell (numbers)	Cherwell (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	22,800	25.9	30.5	27.4
NVQ3 and above	41,600	47.2	49.4	45.3
NVQ2 and above	57,000	64.7	68.0	63.8
NVQ1 and above	74,700	84.8	82.7	77.8
Other qualifications	7,000	8.0	7.7	8.5
No qualifications	6,300	7.2	9.6	13.8

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)

	Cherwell (pounds)	South East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	460.7	499.6	459.0
Male full-time workers	511.0	558.8	500.7
Female full-time workers	383.5	421.6	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	11.44	12.65	11.50
Male full-time workers	12.55	13.74	12.17
Female full-time workers	9.89	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 (April 2008)

	Cherwell (numbers)	Cherwell (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	929	1.1	1.4	2.2
Males	706	1.6	1.9	3.1
Females	223	0.5	0.8	1.2

Source: ONS claimant count with rates and proportions

Note:

% is a proportion of resident working age people

JSA claimants by age and duration (April 2008)

	Cherwell (numbers)	Cherwell (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	250	26.7	28.2	30.3
Aged 25-49	485	52.3	52.7	53.5
Aged 50 and over	175	18.6	17.9	15.2
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	755	81.4	74.9	71.0
Over 6 up to 12 months	110	11.7	14.8	16.5
Over 12 months	65	6.9	10.3	12.6

Source: ONS claimant count - age and duration

Note:

% is a proportion of all JSA claimants

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (May 2007)

	Cherwell (numbers)	Cherwell (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	6,730	7.8	9.6	14.2
Job seekers	920	1.1	1.3	2.2
Incapacity benefits	3,200	3.7	4.7	7.2
Lone parents	1,050	1.2	1.5	2.1
Carers	520	0.6	0.7	1.0
Others on income related benefits	210	0.2	0.3	0.5
Disabled	600	0.7	0.7	0.9
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 (2005)

	Cherwell (jobs)	Cherwell (density)	South East (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	78,000	0.90	0.88	0.84

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)

	Cherwell (employee jobs)	Cherwell (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	65,200	-	-	-
Full-time	47,100	72.2	69.3	68.9
Part-time	18,100	27.8	30.7	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	9,200	14.1	8.8	10.9
Construction	2,800	4.3	4.5	4.8
Services	51,600	79.2	85.2	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	17,800	27.3	24.6	23.5
Transport & communications	4,600	7.0	6.0	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	11,900	18.2	24.1	21.2
Public admin, education & health	14,200	21.8	25.4	26.9
Other services	3,100	4.8	5.2	5.3
Tourism-related^†	4,900	7.5	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)

	Cherwell (pounds)	South East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	441.6	480.7	458.6
Male full-time workers	478.0	535.0	500.0
Female full-time workers	384.1	408.0	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.81	12.11	11.49
Male full-time workers	11.20	13.02	12.14
Female full-time workers	9.86	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)

	Cherwell (numbers)	Cherwell (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	490	9.0	9.3	9.4
Deregistrations	365	6.7	7.4	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	5,440	-	-	-

Source: BERR - vat registrations/deregistrations by industry

Note:

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

Definitions and Explanations

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Labour Market Profile Cherwell

RESIDENT POPULATION

Total population (2006)

Working age population (2006)

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Oct 2006-Sep 2007)

Economically inactive (Oct 2006-Sep 2007)

Employment by occupation (Oct 2006-Sep 2007)

Qualifications (Jan 2006-Dec 2006)

Earnings by residence (2007)

WORKING-AGE BENEFITS

Total JSA claimants (April 2008)

JSA claimants by age and duration (April 2008)

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (May 2007)

LABOUR DEMAND

Jobs density (2005)

Employee jobs (2006)

Earnings by workplace (2007)

BUSINESSES

VAT registered businesses (2006)

Definitions and Explanations

Labour Market Profile
Cherwell