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Labour Market Profile
Waltham Forest

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)

	Waltham Forest (numbers)	London (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	222,300	7,556,900	59,216,200
Males	111,100	3,737,700	29,054,100
Females	111,200	3,819,200	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Waltham Forest (numbers)	Waltham Forest (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	146,500	65.9	66.9	62.2
Males - working age	76,200	68.6	70.0	66.2
Females - working age	70,400	63.3	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)

	Waltham Forest (numbers)	Waltham Forest (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	110,900	73.8	75.5	78.8
In employment^†	103,900	69.0	70.6	74.5
Employees^†	92,500	61.7	59.3	64.7
Self employed^†	11,000	7.0	10.8	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	8,000	7.2	6.3	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	66,000	84.8	82.7	83.2
In employment^†	61,400	78.6	77.4	78.7
Employees^†	52,300	67.6	61.6	65.0
Self employed^†	8,900	10.7	15.2	13.3
Unemployed^§	4,700	7.1	6.4	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	44,900	61.9	67.8	73.9
In employment^†	42,600	58.7	63.4	70.1
Employees^†	40,200	55.4	56.8	64.5
Self employed^†	#	#	6.2	5.2
Unemployed^§	#	#	6.3	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)

	Waltham Forest (numbers)	Waltham Forest (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	38,500	26.2	24.5	21.2
Wanting a job	8,500	5.8	6.9	5.5
Not wanting a job	30,000	20.4	17.6	15.8
Males
Economically inactive	11,600	15.2	17.3	16.8
Wanting a job	4,300	5.6	5.5	4.6
Not wanting a job	7,400	9.6	11.8	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	26,800	38.1	32.2	26.1
Wanting a job	4,200	6.0	8.4	6.5
Not wanting a job	22,600	32.1	23.8	19.7

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 (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Waltham Forest (numbers)	Waltham Forest (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	41,800	40.2	52.8	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	13,800	13.3	17.9	15.4
2 Professional occupations	12,400	11.9	16.2	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	15,600	15.0	18.7	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	28,300	27.2	19.6	22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial	17,200	16.6	11.9	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	11,000	10.6	7.7	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	16,800	16.2	13.1	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	7,600	7.3	6.9	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs	9,300	8.9	6.2	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	16,600	16.0	13.7	18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives	4,600	4.5	4.5	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	12,000	11.5	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)

	Waltham Forest (numbers)	Waltham Forest (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	43,500	29.9	37.4	28.6
NVQ3 and above	65,300	44.9	50.7	46.4
NVQ2 and above	83,500	57.4	63.2	64.5
NVQ1 and above	99,200	68.2	72.7	78.1
Other qualifications	17,100	11.7	14.5	8.8
No qualifications	29,200	20.1	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 (2008)

	Waltham Forest (pounds)	London (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	530.5	580.8	479.3
Male full-time workers	576.2	630.0	525.0
Female full-time workers	495.8	534.5	412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	14.06	15.09	12.01
Male full-time workers	14.68	15.84	12.72
Female full-time workers	13.47	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)

	Waltham Forest (numbers)	Waltham Forest (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	6,251	4.3	3.0	2.8
Males	4,358	5.7	4.0	3.9
Females	1,893	2.7	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)

	Waltham Forest (numbers)	Waltham Forest (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	1,645	26.3	26.0	30.5
Aged 25-49	3,630	58.2	58.7	53.6
Aged 50 and over	925	14.8	15.0	15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	4,465	71.5	71.8	76.6
Over 6 up to 12 months	1,045	16.7	15.9	13.9
Over 12 months	735	11.8	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)

	Waltham Forest (numbers)	Waltham Forest (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	24,480	16.7	13.9	13.9
Job seekers	5,300	3.6	2.5	2.1
Incapacity benefits	9,820	6.7	6.0	7.0
Lone parents	5,500	3.8	3.0	2.0
Carers	1,380	0.9	0.8	1.1
Others on income related benefits	1,010	0.7	0.6	0.5
Disabled	1,200	0.8	0.7	1.0
Bereaved	280	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)

	Waltham Forest (jobs)	Waltham Forest (density)	London (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	81,000	0.55	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)

	Waltham Forest (employee jobs)	Waltham Forest (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	56,700	-	-	-
Full-time	37,400	66.0	73.7	69.0
Part-time	19,300	34.0	26.3	31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	3,800	6.7	4.5	10.6
Construction	2,300	4.0	3.0	4.9
Services	50,500	89.2	92.2	83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	14,500	25.6	21.0	23.3
Transport & communications	1,800	3.1	7.4	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	10,800	19.0	34.3	21.6
Public admin, education & health	19,200	33.9	22.4	26.9
Other services	4,300	7.5	7.1	5.2
Tourism-related^†	4,500	8.0	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)

	Waltham Forest (pounds)	London (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	510.5	612.7	479.1
Male full-time workers	581.6	676.5	523.5
Female full-time workers	433.9	542.1	412.4
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	13.02	15.83	12.00
Male full-time workers	13.60	17.04	12.69
Female full-time workers	11.80	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)

	Waltham Forest (numbers)	Waltham Forest (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	785	14.5	12.8	10.2
Deregistrations	565	10.4	8.6	7.3
Stock (at end of year)	5,430	-	-	-

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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