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Labour Market Profile
North 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)

	North Somerset (numbers)	South West (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	201,400	5,124,100	58,845,700
Males	98,500	2,505,600	28,840,600
Females	102,900	2,618,500	30,005,200

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2006)

	North Somerset (numbers)	North Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	119,000	59.1	60.2	62.2
Males - working age	62,800	63.7	64.5	66.1
Females - working age	56,200	54.6	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)

	North Somerset (numbers)	North Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	106,100	84.8	81.5	78.6
In employment^†	104,100	83.1	78.2	74.4
Employees^†	89,100	71.6	66.7	64.6
Self employed^†	14,600	11.1	11.0	9.3
Model-based unemployed^§	3,000	2.8	3.9	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	57,900	89.1	84.8	83.2
In employment^†	56,700	87.2	81.2	78.6
Employees^†	46,200	71.8	65.7	65.0
Self employed^†	10,100	14.7	15.0	13.2
Unemployed^§	#	#	4.1	5.5
Females
Economically active^†	48,200	80.0	77.9	73.5
In employment^†	47,400	78.5	75.0	69.8
Employees^†	42,900	71.4	67.8	64.2
Self employed^†	4,500	7.2	6.5	5.1
Unemployed^§	#	#	3.7	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)

	North Somerset (numbers)	North Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	18,200	15.2	18.5	21.4
Wanting a job	4,100	3.5	5.0	5.4
Not wanting a job	14,000	11.7	13.4	16.1
Males
Economically inactive	6,900	10.9	15.2	16.8
Wanting a job	1,700	2.7	4.5	4.4
Not wanting a job	5,200	8.2	10.8	12.4
Females
Economically inactive	11,300	20.0	22.1	26.5
Wanting a job	2,400	4.3	5.7	6.4
Not wanting a job	8,800	15.7	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)

	North Somerset (numbers)	North Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	47,100	45.2	42.7	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	18,700	18.0	15.6	15.3
2 Professional occupations	12,600	12.1	12.5	13.0
3 Associate professional & technical	15,800	15.1	14.6	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	25,500	24.5	23.6	22.6
4 Administrative & secretarial	14,400	13.8	11.6	11.7
5 Skilled trades occupations	11,100	10.7	12.0	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	15,900	15.3	15.6	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	8,300	8.0	8.3	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	7,600	7.3	7.3	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	15,400	14.8	17.9	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	5,700	5.4	6.5	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	9,700	9.3	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)

	North Somerset (numbers)	North Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	38,400	32.1	29.1	28.6
NVQ3 and above	61,700	51.6	49.2	46.4
NVQ2 and above	83,800	70.1	68.1	64.5
NVQ1 and above	104,000	86.9	82.6	78.1
Other qualifications	6,000	5.0	7.9	8.8
No qualifications	9,700	8.1	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)

	North Somerset (pounds)	South West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	498.2	433.4	459.0
Male full-time workers	566.8	480.0	500.7
Female full-time workers	388.2	364.2	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	12.00	10.77	11.50
Male full-time workers	14.33	11.59	12.17
Female full-time workers	9.74	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)

	North Somerset (numbers)	North Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	1,314	1.1	1.4	2.3
Males	946	1.5	1.9	3.2
Females	368	0.7	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)

	North Somerset (numbers)	North Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	390	29.8	30.8	30.9
Aged 25-49	640	48.8	51.0	53.3
Aged 50 and over	265	20.1	17.1	15.1
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	1,090	83.2	79.3	72.8
Over 6 up to 12 months	140	10.8	12.8	15.7
Over 12 months	80	6.0	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)

	North Somerset (numbers)	North Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	13,720	11.5	11.6	14.1
Job seekers	1,180	1.0	1.4	2.2
Incapacity benefits	8,340	7.0	6.3	7.1
Lone parents	1,550	1.3	1.5	2.0
Carers	970	0.8	0.9	1.0
Others on income related benefits	370	0.3	0.4	0.5
Disabled	980	0.8	0.9	1.0
Bereaved	350	0.3	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)

	North Somerset (jobs)	North Somerset (density)	South West (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	84,000	0.71	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)

	North Somerset (employee jobs)	North Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	71,800	-	-	-
Full-time	45,900	63.9	64.6	68.9
Part-time	25,900	36.1	35.4	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	7,300	10.1	11.4	10.9
Construction	3,400	4.7	4.5	4.8
Services	60,400	84.1	82.2	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	19,700	27.4	25.7	23.5
Transport & communications	5,900	8.2	4.8	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	11,800	16.5	18.2	21.2
Public admin, education & health	19,100	26.6	28.5	26.9
Other services	3,900	5.4	5.0	5.3
Tourism-related^†	6,400	9.0	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)

	North Somerset (pounds)	South West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	468.7	427.8	458.6
Male full-time workers	539.4	476.5	500.0
Female full-time workers	357.8	363.3	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	11.49	10.63	11.49
Male full-time workers	12.10	11.47	12.14
Female full-time workers	9.34	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)

	North Somerset (numbers)	North Somerset (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	620	9.6	8.6	9.4
Deregistrations	450	7.0	6.6	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	6,465	-	-	-

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 (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

RESIDENT POPULATION

Labour Market Profile
North Somerset