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Labour Market Profile
Oxford

The profile brings together data from several sources. Details about these and related terminology are given in the definitions section.

All figures are the most recent available.

  Resident population
  Employment and unemployment
  Economic inactivity
  Employment by occupation
  Qualifications
  Earnings by residence
  Working-age benefits
  Jobs (total jobs / employee jobs)
  Jobcentre plus vacancies
  VAT registered businesses
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RESIDENT POPULATION

Total population (2007)
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  Oxford
(numbers)		 South East
(numbers) 		Great Britain
(numbers)
All people 151,000 8,308,700 59,216,200
Males 76,100 4,071,300 29,054,100
Females 74,900 4,237,300 30,162,100
Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)
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  Oxford
(numbers)		 Oxford
(%)		 South East
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people - working age 108,900 72.1 61.3 62.2
Males - working age 57,000 74.9 65.4 66.2
Females - working age 51,800 69.2 57.4 58.3
Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Notes: % is a proportion of total population
Working age includes males aged 16-64 and females aged 16-59

LABOUR SUPPLY

Employment and unemployment (Oct 2007-Sep 2008)
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  Oxford
(numbers)		 Oxford
(%)		 South East
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people
Economically active† 85,500 76.5 82.0 78.8
In employment† 81,300 72.5 78.5 74.5
Employees† 73,300 66.1 67.5 64.8
Self employed† 7,900 6.4 10.7 9.3
Unemployed (model-based)§ 4,500 5.3 4.3 5.3
Males
Economically active† 42,100 75.9 86.3 83.3
In employment† 39,900 71.9 82.8 78.6
Employees† 35,800 64.5 68.0 65.1
Self employed† 4,000 7.4 14.6 13.1
Unemployed§ # # 4.0 5.6
Females
Economically active† 43,400 77.2 77.5 73.9
In employment† 41,400 73.2 73.8 70.1
Employees† 37,500 67.8 66.9 64.4
Self employed† 3,900 # 6.5 5.2
Unemployed§ # # 4.5 5.0
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

Economic inactivity (Oct 2007-Sep 2008)
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  Oxford
(numbers)		 Oxford
(%)		 South East
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people
Economically inactive 25,100 23.5 18.0 21.2
Wanting a job 8,500 8.0 5.1 5.6
Not wanting a job 16,600 15.6 12.9 15.6
Males
Economically inactive 13,300 24.1 13.7 16.7
Wanting a job # # 4.0 4.6
Not wanting a job 9,600 17.6 9.7 12.0
Females
Economically inactive 11,800 22.8 22.5 26.1
Wanting a job 4,900 9.4 6.2 6.6
Not wanting a job 6,900 13.4 16.3 19.4
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 resident working age population of area and gender

Employment by occupation (Oct 2007-Sep 2008)
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  Oxford
(numbers)		 Oxford
(%)		 South East
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3 45,700 56.5 47.6 43.2
1 Managers and senior officials 6,700 8.3 17.3 15.5
2 Professional occupations 24,100 29.7 14.7 13.0
3 Associate professional & technical 14,900 18.4 15.5 14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5 13,600 16.8 21.3 22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial 9,300 11.5 11.3 11.4
5 Skilled trades occupations 4,200 5.2 9.9 10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6-7 8,400 10.4 15.0 15.7
6 Personal service occupations 5,900 7.2 7.8 8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs # # 7.2 7.5
Soc 2000 major group 8-9 13,200 16.3 16.1 18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives 5,000 6.2 5.4 7.1
9 Elementary occupations 8,100 10.0 10.7 11.5
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)
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  Oxford
(numbers)		 Oxford
(%)		 South East
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
NVQ4 and above 34,600 32.8 30.8 28.6
NVQ3 and above 57,000 54.1 49.6 46.4
NVQ2 and above 64,700 61.5 68.2 64.5
NVQ1 and above 76,400 72.6 82.3 78.1
Other qualifications 20,200 19.2 8.1 8.8
No qualifications 8,700 8.3 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 resident working age population of area

Earnings by residence (2008)
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  Oxford
(pounds)		 South East
(pounds)		 Great Britain
(pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers 498.0 523.2 479.3
Male full-time workers 513.4 584.4 525.0
Female full-time workers 487.1 437.4 412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers 13.03 13.26 12.01
Male full-time workers 12.87 14.37 12.72
Female full-time workers 13.28 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 (May 2009)
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  Oxford
(numbers)		 Oxford
(%)		 South East
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people 2,974 2.7 3.0 4.1
Males 2,252 3.9 4.2 5.8
Females 722 1.4 1.8 2.2
Source: ONS claimant count with rates and proportions

Note: % is a proportion of resident working age population of area and gender

JSA claimants by age and duration (May 2009)
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  Oxford
(numbers)		 Oxford
(%)		 South East
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24 805 27.1 27.3 28.9
Aged 25-49 1,740 58.7 54.3 54.8
Aged 50 and over 400 13.4 17.8 15.7
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months 2,235 75.4 77.0 73.1
Over 6 up to 12 months 510 17.2 16.6 18.7
Over 12 months 220 7.4 6.4 8.2
Source: ONS claimant count - age and duration

Note: % is a proportion of all JSA claimants

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (August 2008)
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  Oxford
(numbers)		 Oxford
(%)		 South East
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
Total claimants 9,470 8.7 9.9 14.2
Job seekers 1,530 1.4 1.5 2.4
Incapacity benefits 4,460 4.1 4.7 7.0
Lone parents 1,770 1.6 1.5 2.0
Carers 540 0.5 0.8 1.1
Others on income related benefits 370 0.3 0.3 0.5
Disabled 620 0.6 0.8 1.0
Bereaved 180 0.2 0.3 0.3
Key out-of-work benefits† 8,130 7.5 8.0 11.9
Source: DWP benefit claimants - working age client group

†Key out-of-work benefits consists of the groups: job seekers, incapacity benefits, lone parents and others on income related benefits
Note: % is a proportion of resident working age population of area

LABOUR DEMAND


Jobs density (2006)
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  Oxford
(jobs)		 Oxford
(density)		 South East
(density)		 Great Britain
(density)
Jobs density 117,000 1.09 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)
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  Oxford
(employee jobs)		 Oxford
(%)		 South East
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
Total employee jobs 101,900 - - -
Full-time 67,300 66.1 69.2 69.0
Part-time 34,600 33.9 30.8 31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing 9,100 8.9 8.5 10.6
Construction 2,200 2.2 4.6 4.9
Services 90,100 88.4 85.3 83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants 18,500 18.1 24.7 23.3
Transport & communications 4,000 4.0 6.0 5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities 16,300 16.0 23.8 21.6
Public admin, education & health 47,500 46.6 25.5 26.9
Other services 3,700 3.7 5.4 5.2
Tourism-related† 6,900 6.8 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)
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  Oxford
(pounds)		 South East
(pounds)		 Great Britain
(pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers 517.5