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Labour Market Profile
Sutton

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)

	Sutton (numbers)	London (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	184,400	7,512,400	58,845,700
Males	90,000	3,714,100	28,840,600
Females	94,400	3,798,300	30,005,200

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2006)

	Sutton (numbers)	Sutton (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	117,500	63.7	67.0	62.2
Males - working age	60,400	67.2	69.9	66.1
Females - working age	57,000	60.4	64.1	58.6

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Sutton (numbers)	Sutton (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	99,400	81.4	75.0	78.6
In employment^†	93,000	76.0	69.8	74.4
Employees^†	79,000	65.1	58.5	64.6
Self employed^†	12,900	10.5	10.9	9.3
Model-based unemployed^§	4,600	4.7	6.8	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	53,600	87.0	82.0	83.2
In employment^†	49,300	79.9	76.6	78.6
Employees^†	38,500	62.7	60.7	65.0
Self employed^†	10,400	16.8	15.4	13.2
Unemployed^§	4,300	8.0	6.6	5.5
Females
Economically active^†	45,800	75.5	67.6	73.5
In employment^†	43,700	71.9	62.7	69.8
Employees^†	40,600	67.7	56.2	64.2
Self employed^†	2,500	#	6.1	5.1
Unemployed^§	#	#	7.0	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 (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Sutton (numbers)	Sutton (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	21,900	18.6	25.0	21.4
Wanting a job	10,100	8.6	6.9	5.4
Not wanting a job	11,800	10.0	18.1	16.1
Males
Economically inactive	7,900	13.0	18.0	16.8
Wanting a job	3,200	5.3	5.2	4.4
Not wanting a job	4,700	7.8	12.8	12.4
Females
Economically inactive	14,000	24.5	32.4	26.5
Wanting a job	6,900	12.0	8.6	6.4
Not wanting a job	7,100	12.4	23.8	20.1

Source: ONS annual population survey

Notes:	Numbers and % are for those of working age
	% is a proportion of total working age population

Employment by occupation (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Sutton (numbers)	Sutton (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	40,400	43.4	53.1	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	11,900	12.8	18.0	15.3
2 Professional occupations	14,800	15.9	16.7	13.0
3 Associate professional & technical	13,700	14.7	18.4	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	24,700	26.5	19.9	22.6
4 Administrative & secretarial	17,800	19.2	12.0	11.7
5 Skilled trades occupations	6,800	7.3	8.0	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	13,000	14.0	13.2	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	5,900	6.3	6.8	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	7,100	7.6	6.4	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	14,700	15.8	13.3	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	5,600	6.0	4.5	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	9,100	9.8	8.7	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)

	Sutton (numbers)	Sutton (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	36,600	31.1	37.4	28.6
NVQ3 and above	53,700	45.6	50.7	46.4
NVQ2 and above	78,600	66.7	63.2	64.5
NVQ1 and above	92,100	78.2	72.7	78.1
Other qualifications	8,600	7.3	14.5	8.8
No qualifications	17,100	14.5	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)

	Sutton (pounds)	London (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	540.0	553.3	459.0
Male full-time workers	576.1	596.0	500.7
Female full-time workers	487.3	506.0	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	14.23	14.43	11.50
Male full-time workers	14.72	15.08	12.17
Female full-time workers	12.88	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 (July 2008)

	Sutton (numbers)	Sutton (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	1,766	1.5	2.7	2.3
Males	1,231	2.0	3.5	3.2
Females	535	0.9	1.7	1.3

Source: ONS claimant count with rates and proportions

Note:

% is a proportion of resident working age people

JSA claimants by age and duration (July 2008)

	Sutton (numbers)	Sutton (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	500	28.3	25.6	30.9
Aged 25-49	935	53.1	58.8	53.3
Aged 50 and over	315	17.8	15.1	15.1
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	1,340	76.3	68.2	72.8
Over 6 up to 12 months	240	13.7	17.5	15.7
Over 12 months	175	10.0	14.4	11.5

Source: ONS claimant count - age and duration

Note:

% is a proportion of all JSA claimants

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (February 2008)

	Sutton (numbers)	Sutton (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	11,680	9.9	14.0	14.1
Job seekers	1,680	1.4	2.5	2.2
Incapacity benefits	5,150	4.4	6.1	7.1
Lone parents	2,310	2.0	3.1	2.0
Carers	870	0.7	0.8	1.0
Others on income related benefits	420	0.4	0.6	0.5
Disabled	930	0.8	0.7	1.0
Bereaved	320	0.3	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 (2005)

	Sutton (jobs)	Sutton (density)	London (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	72,000	0.62	0.94	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)

	Sutton (employee jobs)	Sutton (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	62,600	-	-	-
Full-time	40,500	64.7	73.4	68.9
Part-time	22,000	35.2	26.6	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	3,800	6.0	4.8	10.9
Construction	4,400	7.0	2.9	4.8
Services	54,300	86.8	92.0	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	14,100	22.6	21.3	23.5
Transport & communications	3,700	6.0	7.4	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	16,200	25.9	33.5	21.2
Public admin, education & health	17,300	27.7	22.7	26.9
Other services	2,900	4.7	6.9	5.3
Tourism-related^†	4,000	6.4	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)

	Sutton (pounds)	London (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	490.5	580.9	458.6
Male full-time workers	511.6	643.5	500.0
Female full-time workers	465.6	518.5	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	12.16	15.23	11.49
Male full-time workers	11.83	16.40	12.14
Female full-time workers	12.41	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)

	Sutton (numbers)	Sutton (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	525	9.9	11.3	9.4
Deregistrations	440	8.3	8.9	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	5,305	-	-	-

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 are taken to be resident at their term-time address.

Working age includes males aged 16 to 64 and females aged 16 to 59.

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RESIDENT POPULATION

Total population (2006)

Working age population (2006)

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Economically inactive (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Employment by occupation (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Qualifications (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Earnings by residence (2007)

WORKING-AGE BENEFITS

Total JSA claimants (July 2008)

JSA claimants by age and duration (July 2008)

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (February 2008)

LABOUR DEMAND

Jobs density (2005)

Employee jobs (2006)

Earnings by workplace (2007)

BUSINESSES

VAT registered businesses (2006)

Definitions and Explanations

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