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Labour Market Profile
South Gloucestershire

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)

	South Gloucestershire (numbers)	South West (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	254,400	5,124,100	58,845,700
Males	126,000	2,505,600	28,840,600
Females	128,400	2,618,500	30,005,200

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2006)

	South Gloucestershire (numbers)	South Gloucestershire (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	157,900	62.1	60.2	62.2
Males - working age	82,900	65.8	64.5	66.1
Females - working age	75,000	58.4	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)

	South Gloucestershire (numbers)	South Gloucestershire (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	140,700	85.6	81.5	78.6
In employment^†	136,500	82.9	78.2	74.4
Employees^†	121,100	74.1	66.7	64.6
Self employed^†	15,200	8.6	11.0	9.3
Model-based unemployed^§	4,300	3.0	3.9	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	74,500	87.9	84.8	83.2
In employment^†	72,500	85.4	81.2	78.6
Employees^†	60,700	72.1	65.7	65.0
Self employed^†	11,600	13.1	15.0	13.2
Unemployed^§	2,100	2.8	4.1	5.5
Females
Economically active^†	66,200	83.0	77.9	73.5
In employment^†	64,100	80.2	75.0	69.8
Employees^†	60,400	76.3	67.8	64.2
Self employed^†	3,600	3.7	6.5	5.1
Unemployed^§	2,100	3.2	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)

	South Gloucestershire (numbers)	South Gloucestershire (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	22,700	14.4	18.5	21.4
Wanting a job	6,800	4.3	5.0	5.4
Not wanting a job	15,900	10.1	13.4	16.1
Males
Economically inactive	9,900	12.1	15.2	16.8
Wanting a job	3,400	4.1	4.5	4.4
Not wanting a job	6,600	7.9	10.8	12.4
Females
Economically inactive	12,700	17.0	22.1	26.5
Wanting a job	3,400	4.6	5.7	6.4
Not wanting a job	9,300	12.4	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)

	South Gloucestershire (numbers)	South Gloucestershire (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	58,900	43.1	42.7	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	21,600	15.9	15.6	15.3
2 Professional occupations	14,600	10.7	12.5	13.0
3 Associate professional & technical	22,600	16.5	14.6	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	33,100	24.2	23.6	22.6
4 Administrative & secretarial	18,100	13.2	11.6	11.7
5 Skilled trades occupations	15,000	11.0	12.0	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	23,100	16.9	15.6	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	12,200	8.9	8.3	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	10,900	8.0	7.3	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	21,500	15.7	17.9	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	9,100	6.6	6.5	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	12,400	9.1	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)

	South Gloucestershire (numbers)	South Gloucestershire (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	40,000	25.4	29.1	28.6
NVQ3 and above	71,300	45.3	49.2	46.4
NVQ2 and above	102,900	65.4	68.1	64.5
NVQ1 and above	126,900	80.6	82.6	78.1
Other qualifications	17,300	11.0	7.9	8.8
No qualifications	13,300	8.4	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)

	South Gloucestershire (pounds)	South West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	451.0	433.4	459.0
Male full-time workers	532.5	480.0	500.7
Female full-time workers	360.7	364.2	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	11.32	10.77	11.50
Male full-time workers	12.58	11.59	12.17
Female full-time workers	9.44	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)

	South Gloucestershire (numbers)	South Gloucestershire (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	1,399	0.9	1.4	2.3
Males	994	1.2	1.9	3.2
Females	405	0.5	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)

	South Gloucestershire (numbers)	South Gloucestershire (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	465	33.2	30.8	30.9
Aged 25-49	655	47.1	51.0	53.3
Aged 50 and over	260	18.6	17.1	15.1
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	1,155	82.7	79.3	72.8
Over 6 up to 12 months	165	12.0	12.8	15.7
Over 12 months	75	5.4	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)

	South Gloucestershire (numbers)	South Gloucestershire (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	13,290	8.4	11.6	14.1
Job seekers	1,270	0.8	1.4	2.2
Incapacity benefits	7,000	4.4	6.3	7.1
Lone parents	1,840	1.2	1.5	2.0
Carers	1,130	0.7	0.9	1.0
Others on income related benefits	330	0.2	0.4	0.5
Disabled	1,320	0.8	0.9	1.0
Bereaved	400	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)

	South Gloucestershire (jobs)	South Gloucestershire (density)	South West (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	153,000	0.97	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)

	South Gloucestershire (employee jobs)	South Gloucestershire (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	131,900	-	-	-
Full-time	94,200	71.4	64.6	68.9
Part-time	37,700	28.6	35.4	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	19,100	14.5	11.4	10.9
Construction	7,600	5.8	4.5	4.8
Services	103,500	78.4	82.2	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	28,400	21.5	25.7	23.5
Transport & communications	10,300	7.8	4.8	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	28,000	21.2	18.2	21.2
Public admin, education & health	32,200	24.4	28.5	26.9
Other services	4,600	3.5	5.0	5.3
Tourism-related^†	6,800	5.1	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)

	South Gloucestershire (pounds)	South West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	480.2	427.8	458.6
Male full-time workers	523.1	476.5	500.0
Female full-time workers	383.9	363.3	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	12.00	10.63	11.49
Male full-time workers	12.97	11.47	12.14
Female full-time workers	9.90	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)

	South Gloucestershire (numbers)	South Gloucestershire (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	675	9.1	8.6	9.4
Deregistrations	530	7.2	6.6	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	7,390	-	-	-

Source: BERR - vat registrations/deregistrations by industry

Note:

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

Definitions and Explanations

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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

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