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Labour Market Profile
Haringey

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)

	Haringey (numbers)	London (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	224,700	7,556,900	59,216,200
Males	112,800	3,737,700	29,054,100
Females	112,000	3,819,200	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Haringey (numbers)	Haringey (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	156,000	69.4	66.9	62.2
Males - working age	81,500	72.3	70.0	66.2
Females - working age	74,500	66.6	64.0	58.3

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Haringey (numbers)	Haringey (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	115,900	72.4	75.5	78.8
In employment^†	106,600	66.5	70.6	74.5
Employees^†	86,000	53.7	59.3	64.7
Self employed^†	20,100	12.5	10.8	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	10,100	8.7	6.3	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	67,500	81.8	82.7	83.2
In employment^†	61,500	74.5	77.4	78.7
Employees^†	48,800	59.3	61.6	65.0
Self employed^†	12,200	14.7	15.2	13.3
Unemployed^§	6,000	8.9	6.4	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	48,400	62.2	67.8	73.9
In employment^†	45,100	57.9	63.4	70.1
Employees^†	37,300	47.7	56.8	64.5
Self employed^†	7,900	10.1	6.2	5.2
Unemployed^§	3,300	6.8	6.3	5.0

Source: ONS annual population survey

†	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)

	Haringey (numbers)	Haringey (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	43,500	27.6	24.5	21.2
Wanting a job	7,700	4.9	6.9	5.5
Not wanting a job	35,800	22.7	17.6	15.8
Males
Economically inactive	15,000	18.2	17.3	16.8
Wanting a job	#	#	5.5	4.6
Not wanting a job	12,800	15.6	11.8	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	28,500	37.8	32.2	26.1
Wanting a job	5,500	7.3	8.4	6.5
Not wanting a job	23,000	30.5	23.8	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)

	Haringey (numbers)	Haringey (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	57,900	54.3	52.8	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	12,200	11.5	17.9	15.4
2 Professional occupations	23,000	21.6	16.2	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	22,600	21.2	18.7	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	19,900	18.7	19.6	22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial	10,800	10.1	11.9	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	9,200	8.6	7.7	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	12,400	11.6	13.1	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	8,600	8.1	6.9	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs	3,700	3.5	6.2	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	15,700	14.8	13.7	18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives	5,000	4.7	4.5	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	10,700	10.1	9.3	11.5

Source: ONS annual population survey

Notes:	Numbers and % are for those of 16+
	% is a proportion of all persons in employment

Qualifications (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Haringey (numbers)	Haringey (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	65,700	41.8	37.4	28.6
NVQ3 and above	78,900	50.3	50.7	46.4
NVQ2 and above	95,600	60.9	63.2	64.5
NVQ1 and above	107,400	68.4	72.7	78.1
Other qualifications	26,700	17.0	14.5	8.8
No qualifications	22,900	14.6	12.8	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)

	Haringey (pounds)	London (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	556.5	580.8	479.3
Male full-time workers	553.7	630.0	525.0
Female full-time workers	556.9	534.5	412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	14.34	15.09	12.01
Male full-time workers	13.44	15.84	12.72
Female full-time workers	15.38	14.35	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)

	Haringey (numbers)	Haringey (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	7,024	4.5	3.0	2.8
Males	4,869	6.0	4.0	3.9
Females	2,155	2.9	1.9	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)

	Haringey (numbers)	Haringey (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	1,710	24.4	26.0	30.5
Aged 25-49	4,310	61.5	58.7	53.6
Aged 50 and over	975	13.9	15.0	15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	4,525	64.6	71.8	76.6
Over 6 up to 12 months	1,180	16.8	15.9	13.9
Over 12 months	1,305	18.6	12.4	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)

	Haringey (numbers)	Haringey (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	28,430	18.2	13.9	13.9
Job seekers	6,150	3.9	2.5	2.1
Incapacity benefits	11,870	7.6	6.0	7.0
Lone parents	6,580	4.2	3.0	2.0
Carers	1,130	0.7	0.8	1.1
Others on income related benefits	1,420	0.9	0.6	0.5
Disabled	1,020	0.7	0.7	1.0
Bereaved	270	0.2	0.2	0.3

Source: DWP benefit claimants - working age client group

Note:

% is a proportion of resident working age people

LABOUR DEMAND

Jobs density (2006)

	Haringey (jobs)	Haringey (density)	London (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	105,000	0.67	1.02	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)

	Haringey (employee jobs)	Haringey (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	61,700	-	-	-
Full-time	41,200	66.8	73.7	69.0
Part-time	20,500	33.2	26.3	31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	4,400	7.2	4.5	10.6
Construction	2,100	3.5	3.0	4.9
Services	55,100	89.3	92.2	83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	15,200	24.7	21.0	23.3
Transport & communications	4,300	6.9	7.4	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	11,200	18.2	34.3	21.6
Public admin, education & health	17,900	29.1	22.4	26.9
Other services	6,400	10.5	7.1	5.2
Tourism-related^†	6,100	10.0	8.3	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)

	Haringey (pounds)	London (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	492.5	612.7	479.1
Male full-time workers	489.2	676.5	523.5
Female full-time workers	512.6	542.1	412.4
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	13.01	15.83	12.00
Male full-time workers	12.07	17.04	12.69
Female full-time workers	13.63	14.66	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)

	Haringey (numbers)	Haringey (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	1,000	14.0	12.8	10.2
Deregistrations	620	8.7	8.6	7.3
Stock (at end of year)	7,140	-	-	-

Source: BERR - vat registrations/deregistrations by industry

Note:

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

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Labour Market Profile Haringey

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)

Labour Market Profile
Haringey