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Labour Market Profile
Bromsgrove

The profile brings together data from several sources. Details about these and related terminology are given in the definitions section.

All figures are the most recent available.

  Resident population
  Employment and unemployment
  Economic inactivity
  Employment by occupation
  Qualifications
  Earnings by residence
  Working-age benefits
  Jobs (total jobs / employee jobs)
  Jobcentre plus vacancies
  VAT registered businesses
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RESIDENT POPULATION

Total population (2007)
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  Bromsgrove
(numbers)		 West Midlands
(numbers) 		Great Britain
(numbers)
All people 92,300 5,381,800 59,216,200
Males 45,500 2,648,100 29,054,100
Females 46,700 2,733,800 30,162,100
Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)
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  Bromsgrove
(numbers)		 Bromsgrove
(%)		 West Midlands
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people - working age 55,100 59.7 61.0 62.2
Males - working age 29,200 64.2 65.1 66.2
Females - working age 25,900 55.5 57.1 58.3
Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Notes: % is a proportion of total population
Working age includes males aged 16-64 and females aged 16-59

LABOUR SUPPLY

Employment and unemployment (Oct 2007-Sep 2008)
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  Bromsgrove
(numbers)		 Bromsgrove
(%)		 West Midlands
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people
Economically active† 49,100 87.9 76.9 78.8
In employment† 47,000 83.9 72.0 74.5
Employees† 37,700 67.7 63.3 64.8
Self employed† 9,200 16.2 8.4 9.3
Unemployed (model-based)§ 1,900 3.9 6.2 5.3
Males
Economically active† 27,600 94.7 82.1 83.3
In employment† 26,500 91.1 76.5 78.6
Employees† 19,600 66.9 63.7 65.1
Self employed† 6,900 24.2 12.5 13.1
Unemployed§ # # 6.6 5.6
Females
Economically active† 21,600 80.3 71.2 73.9
In employment† 20,400 75.9 67.0 70.1
Employees† 18,100 68.6 62.8 64.4
Self employed† # # 3.9 5.2
Unemployed§ # # 5.6 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

Economic inactivity (Oct 2007-Sep 2008)
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  Bromsgrove
(numbers)		 Bromsgrove
(%)		 West Midlands
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people
Economically inactive 6,600 12.1 23.1 21.2
Wanting a job # # 5.3 5.6
Not wanting a job 5,100 9.4 17.8 15.6
Males
Economically inactive # # 17.9 16.7
Wanting a job ! ! 4.3 4.6
Not wanting a job # # 13.6 12.0
Females
Economically inactive 5,100 19.7 28.8 26.1
Wanting a job # # 6.4 6.6
Not wanting a job 3,600 14.0 22.4 19.4
Source: ONS annual population survey

#Sample size too small for reliable estimate (see definitions)
!Estimate is not available since sample size is disclosive (see definitions)
Notes: Numbers and % are for those of working age
% is a proportion of resident working age population of area and gender

Employment by occupation (Oct 2007-Sep 2008)
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  Bromsgrove
(numbers)		 Bromsgrove
(%)		 West Midlands
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3 21,100 44.9 39.3 43.2
1 Managers and senior officials 8,200 17.4 14.5 15.5
2 Professional occupations 4,600 9.8 11.8 13.0
3 Associate professional & technical 8,300 17.6 12.9 14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5 13,000 27.6 23.5 22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial 5,600 11.8 11.6 11.4
5 Skilled trades occupations 7,400 15.7 11.8 10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6-7 7,700 16.5 15.7 15.7
6 Personal service occupations 3,400 7.2 8.0 8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs 4,300 9.3 7.6 7.5
Soc 2000 major group 8-9 5,200 11.1 21.5 18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives # # 8.6 7.1
9 Elementary occupations 3,700 7.8 12.8 11.5
Source: ONS annual population survey

#Sample size too small for reliable estimate (see definitions)
Notes: Numbers and % are for those of 16+
% is a proportion of all persons in employment

Qualifications (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)
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  Bromsgrove
(numbers)		 Bromsgrove
(%)		 West Midlands
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
NVQ4 and above 15,700 29.0 24.6 28.6
NVQ3 and above 27,300 50.3 42.0 46.4
NVQ2 and above 39,800 73.4 61.1 64.5
NVQ1 and above 47,100 87.0 75.4 78.1
Other qualifications # # 7.7 8.8
No qualifications 4,200 7.8 17.0 13.1
Source: ONS annual population survey

#Sample size too small for reliable estimate (see definitions)
Notes: For an explanation of the qualification levels see the definitions section.
Numbers and % are for those of working age
% is a proportion of resident working age population of area

Earnings by residence (2008)
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  Bromsgrove
(pounds)		 West Midlands
(pounds)		 Great Britain
(pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers 570.0 450.0 479.3
Male full-time workers 585.1 488.3 525.0
Female full-time workers 439.8 380.3 412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers 13.62 11.11 12.01
Male full-time workers 15.30 11.86 12.72
Female full-time workers 11.74 10.08 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 (May 2009)
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  Bromsgrove
(numbers)		 Bromsgrove
(%)		 West Midlands
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people 2,065 3.7 5.4 4.1
Males 1,521 5.2 7.7 5.8
Females 544 2.1 2.8 2.2
Source: ONS claimant count with rates and proportions

Note: % is a proportion of resident working age population of area and gender

JSA claimants by age and duration (May 2009)
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  Bromsgrove
(numbers)		 Bromsgrove
(%)		 West Midlands
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24 575 27.8 28.7 28.9
Aged 25-49 1,055 51.2 54.6 54.8
Aged 50 and over 425 20.7 16.3 15.7
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months 1,560 75.7 70.4 73.1
Over 6 up to 12 months 360 17.4 19.5 18.7
Over 12 months 145 6.9 10.1 8.2
Source: ONS claimant count - age and duration

Note: % is a proportion of all JSA claimants

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (August 2008)
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  Bromsgrove
(numbers)		 Bromsgrove
(%)		 West Midlands
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
Total claimants 4,610 8.4 15.8 14.2
Job seekers 740 1.3 3.2 2.4
Incapacity benefits 2,230 4.0 7.2 7.0
Lone parents 440 0.8 2.2 2.0
Carers 410 0.7 1.3 1.1
Others on income related benefits 150 0.3 0.5 0.5
Disabled 490 0.9 1.1 1.0
Bereaved 140 0.3 0.3 0.3
Key out-of-work benefits† 3,560 6.5 13.1 11.9
Source: DWP benefit claimants - working age client group

†Key out-of-work benefits consists of the groups: job seekers, incapacity benefits, lone parents and others on income related benefits
Note: % is a proportion of resident working age population of area

LABOUR DEMAND


Jobs density (2006)
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  Bromsgrove
(jobs)		 Bromsgrove
(density)		 West Midlands
(density)		 Great Britain
(density)
Jobs density 42,000 0.77 0.87 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)
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  Bromsgrove
(employee jobs)		 Bromsgrove
(%)		 West Midlands
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
Total employee jobs 33,500 - - -
Full-time 21,700 64.9 69.0 69.0
Part-time 11,700 35.1 31.0 31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing 3,300 9.9 14.0 10.6
Construction 2,300 6.8 5.1 4.9
Services 27,300 81.7 79.4 83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants 7,500 22.4 23.3 23.3
Transport & communications 700 2.1 5.6 5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities 6,800 20.4 19.0 21.6
Public admin, education & health 10,300 30.7 26.5 26.9
Other services 2,000 6.1 5.0 5.2
Tourism-related† 3,700 11.0 7.7 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)
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  Bromsgrove
(pounds)		 We