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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.

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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)

	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)

	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

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Oxford (numbers)	Oxford (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	83,200	75.0	82.1	78.8
In employment^†	78,500	70.6	78.6	74.5
Employees^†	69,900	63.2	67.2	64.7
Self employed^†	8,500	7.4	11.0	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	4,600	5.5	4.2	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	41,100	73.9	86.4	83.2
In employment^†	39,700	71.2	82.8	78.7
Employees^†	34,200	61.8	67.5	65.0
Self employed^†	5,500	9.4	15.0	13.3
Unemployed^§	#	#	4.1	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	42,100	76.3	77.6	73.9
In employment^†	38,800	70.0	74.0	70.1
Employees^†	35,800	64.8	66.9	64.5
Self employed^†	#	#	6.7	5.2
Unemployed^§	#	#	4.4	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

Economically inactive (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Oxford (numbers)	Oxford (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	26,500	25.0	17.9	21.2
Wanting a job	7,800	7.4	5.0	5.5
Not wanting a job	18,700	17.6	12.9	15.8
Males
Economically inactive	14,300	26.1	13.6	16.8
Wanting a job	#	#	4.0	4.6
Not wanting a job	10,900	20.0	9.6	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	12,200	23.7	22.4	26.1
Wanting a job	4,500	8.7	6.0	6.5
Not wanting a job	7,700	15.0	16.4	19.7

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 (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Oxford (numbers)	Oxford (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	43,200	55.1	47.4	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	7,200	9.1	17.3	15.4
2 Professional occupations	23,400	29.8	14.8	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	12,700	16.2	15.4	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	14,900	19.0	21.7	22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial	9,300	11.8	11.4	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	5,700	7.2	10.3	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	6,700	8.5	15.0	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	4,300	5.5	7.8	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs	#	#	7.2	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	13,300	16.9	15.8	18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives	6,300	8.0	5.3	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	7,000	8.9	10.4	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)

	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 total working age population

Earnings by residence (2008)

	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 (November 2008)

	Oxford (numbers)	Oxford (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	1,796	1.6	1.9	2.8
Males	1,353	2.4	2.6	3.9
Females	443	0.9	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)

	Oxford (numbers)	Oxford (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	520	28.9	28.7	30.5
Aged 25-49	1,005	56.1	53.1	53.6
Aged 50 and over	255	14.3	17.7	15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	1,360	75.7	80.1	76.6
Over 6 up to 12 months	275	15.3	12.5	13.9
Over 12 months	160	9.0	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)

	Oxford (numbers)	Oxford (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	9,240	8.5	9.6	13.9
Job seekers	1,440	1.3	1.3	2.1
Incapacity benefits	4,370	4.0	4.6	7.0
Lone parents	1,740	1.6	1.5	2.0
Carers	530	0.5	0.8	1.1
Others on income related benefits	390	0.4	0.3	0.5
Disabled	590	0.5	0.8	1.0
Bereaved	170	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)

	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)

	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)

	Oxford (pounds)	South East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	517.5	499.8	479.1
Male full-time workers	542.6	555.8	523.5
Female full-time workers	485.2	421.6	412.4
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	13.71	12.64	12.00
Male full-time workers	14.31	13.58	12.69
Female full-time workers	13.26	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)

	Oxford (numbers)	Oxford (%)	South East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	325	9.2	10.0	10.2
Deregistrations	235	6.6	7.2	7.3
Stock (at end of year)	3,545	-	-	-

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 (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)

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