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Labour Market Profile
Bournemouth

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)

	Bournemouth (numbers)	South West (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	163,200	5,178,000	59,216,200
Males	79,600	2,536,200	29,054,100
Females	83,600	2,641,800	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Bournemouth (numbers)	Bournemouth (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	101,300	62.1	60.1	62.2
Males - working age	53,300	67.0	64.7	66.2
Females - working age	48,000	57.4	55.7	58.3

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Bournemouth (numbers)	Bournemouth (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	80,400	78.0	81.6	78.8
In employment^†	76,600	74.1	78.5	74.5
Employees^†	65,500	63.8	66.7	64.7
Self employed^†	10,800	10.1	11.3	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	3,800	4.7	3.8	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	43,300	81.9	84.8	83.2
In employment^†	41,100	77.5	81.5	78.7
Employees^†	33,600	63.8	65.6	65.0
Self employed^†	7,300	13.4	15.4	13.3
Unemployed^§	2,200	5.2	3.9	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	37,100	73.7	78.1	73.9
In employment^†	35,500	70.4	75.2	70.1
Employees^†	31,900	63.9	67.9	64.5
Self employed^†	3,400	6.5	6.7	5.2
Unemployed^§	1,600	4.2	3.6	5.0

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 (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Bournemouth (numbers)	Bournemouth (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	21,400	22.0	18.4	21.2
Wanting a job	4,400	4.5	5.2	5.5
Not wanting a job	17,000	17.4	13.2	15.8
Males
Economically inactive	9,200	18.1	15.2	16.8
Wanting a job	2,000	3.9	4.5	4.6
Not wanting a job	7,200	14.2	10.7	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	12,200	26.3	21.9	26.1
Wanting a job	2,400	5.2	5.9	6.5
Not wanting a job	9,800	21.0	16.0	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)

	Bournemouth (numbers)	Bournemouth (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	31,000	40.5	42.3	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	11,200	14.6	16.1	15.4
2 Professional occupations	9,400	12.2	11.7	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	10,500	13.7	14.4	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	18,200	23.8	23.3	22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial	9,200	12.0	11.2	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	9,000	11.8	12.1	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	14,400	18.8	16.4	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	7,600	9.9	8.6	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs	6,800	8.9	7.8	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	12,800	16.7	17.8	18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives	4,100	5.4	6.4	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	8,700	11.3	11.4	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)

	Bournemouth (numbers)	Bournemouth (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	27,100	27.8	29.1	28.6
NVQ3 and above	47,300	48.5	49.2	46.4
NVQ2 and above	65,200	66.8	68.1	64.5
NVQ1 and above	76,900	78.9	82.6	78.1
Other qualifications	10,600	10.9	7.9	8.8
No qualifications	10,000	10.2	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 (2008)

	Bournemouth (pounds)	South West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	434.4	450.8	479.3
Male full-time workers	470.4	498.3	525.0
Female full-time workers	346.1	377.5	412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.69	11.14	12.01
Male full-time workers	11.43	12.06	12.72
Female full-time workers	9.16	9.94	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)

	Bournemouth (numbers)	Bournemouth (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	2,388	2.4	1.9	2.8
Males	1,807	3.4	2.7	3.9
Females	581	1.2	1.1	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)

	Bournemouth (numbers)	Bournemouth (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	635	26.7	30.7	30.5
Aged 25-49	1,355	56.7	51.5	53.6
Aged 50 and over	380	15.9	17.1	15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	2,040	85.5	82.8	76.6
Over 6 up to 12 months	240	10.1	11.3	13.9
Over 12 months	105	4.4	5.9	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)

	Bournemouth (numbers)	Bournemouth (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	14,320	14.1	11.4	13.9
Job seekers	1,640	1.6	1.3	2.1
Incapacity benefits	8,390	8.3	6.2	7.0
Lone parents	1,840	1.8	1.5	2.0
Carers	760	0.8	0.9	1.1
Others on income related benefits	620	0.6	0.4	0.5
Disabled	840	0.8	0.9	1.0
Bereaved	220	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 (2006)

	Bournemouth (jobs)	Bournemouth (density)	South West (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	96,000	0.96	0.90	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)

	Bournemouth (employee jobs)	Bournemouth (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	77,900	-	-	-
Full-time	49,300	63.3	65.4	69.0
Part-time	28,600	36.7	34.6	31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	2,600	3.3	11.3	10.6
Construction	2,700	3.4	4.8	4.9
Services	72,400	92.9	81.8	83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	22,500	28.9	25.3	23.3
Transport & communications	3,800	4.9	5.1	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	20,700	26.5	18.6	21.6
Public admin, education & health	21,800	28.0	28.0	26.9
Other services	3,600	4.6	4.7	5.2
Tourism-related^†	9,800	12.6	9.2	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)

	Bournemouth (pounds)	South West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	478.7	445.4	479.1
Male full-time workers	536.8	488.4	523.5
Female full-time workers	364.6	378.2	412.4
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	12.27	10.94	12.00
Male full-time workers	13.58	11.81	12.69
Female full-time workers	10.29	9.89	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)

	Bournemouth (numbers)	Bournemouth (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	615	11.7	8.9	10.2
Deregistrations	450	8.6	6.6	7.3
Stock (at end of year)	5,250	-	-	-

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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