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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.

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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)

	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)

	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

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Bromsgrove (numbers)	Bromsgrove (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	49,400	87.3	77.4	78.8
In employment^†	47,100	83.2	72.4	74.5
Employees^†	39,300	69.6	63.6	64.7
Self employed^†	7,800	13.6	8.4	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	1,900	4.0	6.2	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	26,800	92.8	82.3	83.2
In employment^†	25,400	87.8	76.6	78.7
Employees^†	19,300	66.4	63.7	65.0
Self employed^†	6,100	21.4	12.5	13.3
Unemployed^§	#	#	6.8	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	22,600	81.4	71.9	73.9
In employment^†	21,700	78.1	67.7	70.1
Employees^†	20,000	73.1	63.5	64.5
Self employed^†	#	#	3.9	5.2
Unemployed^§	!	!	5.5	5.0

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)
†	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)

	Bromsgrove (numbers)	Bromsgrove (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	6,900	12.7	22.6	21.2
Wanting a job	#	#	4.9	5.5
Not wanting a job	5,300	9.8	17.7	15.8
Males
Economically inactive	#	#	17.7	16.8
Wanting a job	!	!	4.1	4.6
Not wanting a job	#	#	13.6	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	4,800	18.6	28.1	26.1
Wanting a job	#	#	5.8	6.5
Not wanting a job	3,500	13.8	22.3	19.7

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 total working age population

Employment by occupation (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Bromsgrove (numbers)	Bromsgrove (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	19,600	41.7	39.0	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	7,100	15.0	14.5	15.4
2 Professional occupations	4,600	9.8	11.7	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	8,000	16.9	12.8	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	13,800	29.3	23.6	22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial	6,800	14.5	12.0	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	7,000	14.8	11.6	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	8,100	17.2	15.8	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	4,200	8.8	8.1	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs	4,000	8.4	7.7	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	5,600	11.8	21.3	18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives	#	#	8.7	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	3,700	7.9	12.6	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)

	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 total working age population

Earnings by residence (2008)

	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 (November 2008)

	Bromsgrove (numbers)	Bromsgrove (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	1,292	2.3	3.7	2.8
Males	941	3.2	5.3	3.9
Females	351	1.4	2.0	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)

	Bromsgrove (numbers)	Bromsgrove (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	405	31.2	31.0	30.5
Aged 25-49	615	47.8	53.4	53.6
Aged 50 and over	265	20.4	15.1	15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	1,035	80.1	72.8	76.6
Over 6 up to 12 months	150	11.7	14.9	13.9
Over 12 months	105	8.2	12.3	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)

	Bromsgrove (numbers)	Bromsgrove (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	4,510	8.2	15.5	13.9
Job seekers	620	1.1	2.9	2.1
Incapacity benefits	2,230	4.1	7.2	7.0
Lone parents	440	0.8	2.2	2.0
Carers	420	0.8	1.3	1.1
Others on income related benefits	160	0.3	0.5	0.5
Disabled	500	0.9	1.1	1.0
Bereaved	140	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)

	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)

	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)

	Bromsgrove (pounds)	West Midlands (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	406.2	448.9	479.1
Male full-time workers	402.8	488.7	523.5
Female full-time workers	#	379.4	412.4
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	9.94	11.09	12.00
Male full-time workers	9.75	11.83	12.69
Female full-time workers	#	10.04	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)

	Bromsgrove (numbers)	Bromsgrove (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	390	10.0	9.4	10.2
Deregistrations	250	6.4	7.2	7.3
Stock (at end of year)	3,905	-	-	-

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)

Labour Market Profile
Bromsgrove