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Labour Market Profile
Bath and North East Somerset

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)

	Bath and North East Somerset (numbers)	South West (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	175,600	5,124,100	58,845,700
Males	86,400	2,505,600	28,840,600
Females	89,200	2,618,500	30,005,200

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2006)

	Bath and North East Somerset (numbers)	Bath and North East Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	110,400	62.9	60.2	62.2
Males - working age	58,100	67.2	64.5	66.1
Females - working age	52,400	58.7	56.0	58.6

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Bath and North East Somerset (numbers)	Bath and North East Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	93,000	80.0	81.5	78.6
In employment^†	89,100	76.5	78.2	74.4
Employees^†	74,500	64.2	66.7	64.6
Self employed^†	14,100	11.9	11.0	9.3
Model-based unemployed^§	3,500	3.8	3.9	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	49,100	81.6	84.8	83.2
In employment^†	47,000	78.1	81.2	78.6
Employees^†	37,400	62.6	65.7	65.0
Self employed^†	9,300	15.2	15.0	13.2
Unemployed^§	2,100	4.3	4.1	5.5
Females
Economically active^†	44,000	78.3	77.9	73.5
In employment^†	42,100	74.7	75.0	69.8
Employees^†	37,000	66.0	67.8	64.2
Self employed^†	4,800	8.3	6.5	5.1
Unemployed^§	1,900	4.3	3.7	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 (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Bath and North East Somerset (numbers)	Bath and North East Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	22,100	20.0	18.5	21.4
Wanting a job	6,000	5.4	5.0	5.4
Not wanting a job	16,100	14.5	13.4	16.1
Males
Economically inactive	10,700	18.4	15.2	16.8
Wanting a job	3,000	5.1	4.5	4.4
Not wanting a job	7,800	13.3	10.8	12.4
Females
Economically inactive	11,300	21.7	22.1	26.5
Wanting a job	3,100	5.8	5.7	6.4
Not wanting a job	8,300	15.9	16.4	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)

	Bath and North East Somerset (numbers)	Bath and North East Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	41,200	46.3	42.7	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	14,900	16.8	15.6	15.3
2 Professional occupations	11,300	12.7	12.5	13.0
3 Associate professional & technical	15,000	16.8	14.6	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	18,100	20.3	23.6	22.6
4 Administrative & secretarial	9,800	11.0	11.6	11.7
5 Skilled trades occupations	8,300	9.3	12.0	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	13,900	15.6	15.6	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	6,600	7.5	8.3	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	7,300	8.2	7.3	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	15,600	17.5	17.9	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	4,300	4.8	6.5	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	11,300	12.7	11.4	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)

	Bath and North East Somerset (numbers)	Bath and North East Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	37,300	33.8	29.1	28.6
NVQ3 and above	61,300	55.5	49.2	46.4
NVQ2 and above	82,200	74.3	68.1	64.5
NVQ1 and above	93,800	84.8	82.6	78.1
Other qualifications	8,700	7.8	7.9	8.8
No qualifications	8,100	7.3	9.5	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)

	Bath and North East Somerset (pounds)	South West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	481.2	433.4	459.0
Male full-time workers	510.4	480.0	500.7
Female full-time workers	435.2	364.2	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	12.39	10.77	11.50
Male full-time workers	12.90	11.59	12.17
Female full-time workers	11.47	9.57	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)

	Bath and North East Somerset (numbers)	Bath and North East Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	1,053	1.0	1.4	2.3
Males	758	1.3	1.9	3.2
Females	295	0.6	0.8	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)

	Bath and North East Somerset (numbers)	Bath and North East Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	300	28.4	30.8	30.9
Aged 25-49	555	53.0	51.0	53.3
Aged 50 and over	180	17.2	17.1	15.1
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	850	80.8	79.3	72.8
Over 6 up to 12 months	140	13.1	12.8	15.7
Over 12 months	65	6.1	7.9	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)

	Bath and North East Somerset (numbers)	Bath and North East Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	9,640	8.7	11.6	14.1
Job seekers	1,000	0.9	1.4	2.2
Incapacity benefits	5,390	4.9	6.3	7.1
Lone parents	1,290	1.2	1.5	2.0
Carers	640	0.6	0.9	1.0
Others on income related benefits	260	0.2	0.4	0.5
Disabled	810	0.7	0.9	1.0
Bereaved	240	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 (2005)

	Bath and North East Somerset (jobs)	Bath and North East Somerset (density)	South West (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	94,000	0.85	0.86	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)

	Bath and North East Somerset (employee jobs)	Bath and North East Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	79,400	-	-	-
Full-time	48,500	61.1	64.6	68.9
Part-time	30,900	38.9	35.4	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	6,700	8.5	11.4	10.9
Construction	2,800	3.5	4.5	4.8
Services	68,500	86.3	82.2	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	19,700	24.8	25.7	23.5
Transport & communications	2,600	3.3	4.8	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	14,500	18.2	18.2	21.2
Public admin, education & health	28,300	35.7	28.5	26.9
Other services	3,500	4.3	5.0	5.3
Tourism-related^†	7,700	9.7	9.4	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)

	Bath and North East Somerset (pounds)	South West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	463.8	427.8	458.6
Male full-time workers	500.9	476.5	500.0
Female full-time workers	394.6	363.3	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	11.41	10.63	11.49
Male full-time workers	12.21	11.47	12.14
Female full-time workers	9.82	9.53	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)

	Bath and North East Somerset (numbers)	Bath and North East Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	530	8.1	8.6	9.4
Deregistrations	410	6.3	6.6	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	6,535	-	-	-

Source: BERR - vat registrations/deregistrations by industry

Note:

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

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Labour Market Profile Bath and North East Somerset

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)

Labour Market Profile
Bath and North East Somerset