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Labour Market Profile
Enfield

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)

	Enfield (numbers)	London (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	285,100	7,556,900	59,216,200
Males	139,800	3,737,700	29,054,100
Females	145,300	3,819,200	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Enfield (numbers)	Enfield (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	180,400	63.3	66.9	62.2
Males - working age	92,900	66.4	70.0	66.2
Females - working age	87,500	60.2	64.0	58.3

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

	Enfield (numbers)	Enfield (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	135,800	70.9	75.2	78.7
In employment^†	128,900	67.2	70.1	74.5
Employees^†	106,700	56.2	58.9	64.7
Self employed^†	20,200	10.0	10.7	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	8,900	6.5	6.7	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	80,000	82.3	82.1	83.3
In employment^†	76,500	78.9	76.7	78.8
Employees^†	61,100	64.1	61.1	65.1
Self employed^†	14,300	13.7	15.1	13.3
Unemployed^§	3,400	4.3	6.6	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	55,900	58.6	67.7	73.7
In employment^†	52,300	54.6	63.0	69.9
Employees^†	45,600	47.8	56.6	64.3
Self employed^†	5,900	6.1	6.0	5.2
Unemployed^§	3,500	6.3	6.8	4.9

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 (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

	Enfield (numbers)	Enfield (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	53,000	29.1	24.8	21.3
Wanting a job	15,500	8.5	6.9	5.4
Not wanting a job	37,400	20.6	17.9	15.9
Males
Economically inactive	16,600	17.7	17.9	16.7
Wanting a job	#	#	5.3	4.4
Not wanting a job	13,700	14.6	12.5	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	36,400	41.4	32.3	26.3
Wanting a job	12,600	14.3	8.6	6.5
Not wanting a job	23,800	27.0	23.7	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)

	Enfield (numbers)	Enfield (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	58,800	45.7	53.0	43.0
1 Managers and senior officials	22,800	17.7	17.7	15.3
2 Professional occupations	16,800	13.0	16.7	13.1
3 Associate professional & technical	19,300	14.9	18.6	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	33,600	26.1	19.7	22.5
4 Administrative & secretarial	16,500	12.8	11.9	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	17,100	13.3	7.8	10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	16,500	12.8	13.1	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	9,400	7.3	6.8	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	7,100	5.5	6.3	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	18,900	14.7	13.6	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	8,400	6.5	4.5	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	10,500	8.1	9.1	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 2007-Dec 2007)

	Enfield (numbers)	Enfield (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	51,900	28.6	37.4	28.6
NVQ3 and above	82,500	45.5	50.7	46.4
NVQ2 and above	105,200	58.0	63.2	64.5
NVQ1 and above	126,100	69.5	72.7	78.1
Other qualifications	28,000	15.4	14.5	8.8
No qualifications	27,400	15.1	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 (2007)

	Enfield (pounds)	London (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	510.6	553.3	459.0
Male full-time workers	544.2	596.0	500.7
Female full-time workers	470.0	506.0	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	12.98	14.43	11.50
Male full-time workers	13.13	15.08	12.17
Female full-time workers	12.75	13.75	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)

	Enfield (numbers)	Enfield (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	5,784	3.2	2.9	2.6
Males	3,845	4.1	3.8	3.6
Females	1,939	2.2	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 (October 2008)

	Enfield (numbers)	Enfield (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	1,725	29.9	26.8	31.1
Aged 25-49	3,235	56.1	57.9	53.2
Aged 50 and over	795	13.7	15.0	15.1
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	4,170	72.2	70.8	75.0
Over 6 up to 12 months	955	16.5	16.2	14.8
Over 12 months	650	11.2	13.0	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)

	Enfield (numbers)	Enfield (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	29,560	16.4	13.9	13.9
Job seekers	5,290	2.9	2.5	2.1
Incapacity benefits	11,990	6.6	6.0	7.0
Lone parents	7,600	4.2	3.0	2.0
Carers	1,490	0.8	0.8	1.1
Others on income related benefits	1,330	0.7	0.6	0.5
Disabled	1,410	0.8	0.7	1.0
Bereaved	450	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)

	Enfield (jobs)	Enfield (density)	London (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	121,000	0.66	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 (2006)

	Enfield (employee jobs)	Enfield (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	91,300	-	-	-
Full-time	63,600	69.7	73.4	68.9
Part-time	27,600	30.3	26.6	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	6,000	6.5	4.8	10.9
Construction	5,500	6.0	2.9	4.8
Services	79,700	87.2	92.0	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	22,500	24.6	21.3	23.5
Transport & communications	6,800	7.5	7.4	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	16,800	18.5	33.5	21.2
Public admin, education & health	29,300	32.1	22.7	26.9
Other services	4,200	4.6	6.9	5.3
Tourism-related^†	6,300	6.8	8.4	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)

	Enfield (pounds)	London (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	466.2	580.9	458.6
Male full-time workers	483.8	643.5	500.0
Female full-time workers	422.5	518.5	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	11.64	15.23	11.49
Male full-time workers	11.71	16.40	12.14
Female full-time workers	11.11	14.09	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)

	Enfield (numbers)	Enfield (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	865	11.8	11.3	9.4
Deregistrations	765	10.4	8.9	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	7,345	-	-	-

Source: BERR - vat registrations/deregistrations by industry

Note:

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

Definitions and Explanations

RESIDENT POPULATION

The estimated population of an area includes all those usually resident in the area, whatever their nationality. HM Forces stationed outside the United Kingdom are excluded but foreign forces stationed here are included. Students a

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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)

Definitions and Explanations

RESIDENT POPULATION

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