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Labour Market Profile
Malvern Hills

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)

	Malvern Hills (numbers)	West Midlands (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	74,300	5,381,800	59,216,200
Males	36,400	2,648,100	29,054,100
Females	37,900	2,733,800	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Malvern Hills (numbers)	Malvern Hills (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	41,600	56.0	61.0	62.2
Males - working age	22,300	61.2	65.1	66.2
Females - working age	19,300	51.0	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)

	Malvern Hills (numbers)	Malvern Hills (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	36,800	82.2	77.4	78.8
In employment^†	35,400	79.3	72.4	74.5
Employees^†	28,400	65.0	63.6	64.7
Self employed^†	7,000	14.3	8.4	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	1,100	3.1	6.2	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	20,300	84.1	82.3	83.2
In employment^†	19,700	81.3	76.6	78.7
Employees^†	14,700	62.5	63.7	65.0
Self employed^†	5,000	18.8	12.5	13.3
Unemployed^§	!	!	6.8	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	16,500	80.0	71.9	73.9
In employment^†	15,700	76.9	67.7	70.1
Employees^†	13,800	67.9	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)

	Malvern Hills (numbers)	Malvern Hills (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	7,400	17.8	22.6	21.2
Wanting a job	#	#	4.9	5.5
Not wanting a job	5,700	13.8	17.7	15.8
Males
Economically inactive	3,500	15.9	17.7	16.8
Wanting a job	#	#	4.1	4.6
Not wanting a job	#	#	13.6	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	3,900	20.0	28.1	26.1
Wanting a job	!	!	5.8	6.5
Not wanting a job	3,200	16.7	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)

	Malvern Hills (numbers)	Malvern Hills (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	18,100	51.3	39.0	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	7,900	22.4	14.5	15.4
2 Professional occupations	6,100	17.1	11.7	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	4,200	11.8	12.8	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	5,600	15.8	23.6	22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial	#	#	12.0	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	3,300	9.3	11.6	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	5,600	15.7	15.8	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	3,000	8.5	8.1	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs	#	#	7.7	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	5,400	15.3	21.3	18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives	#	#	8.7	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	3,600	10.2	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)

	Malvern Hills (numbers)	Malvern Hills (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	14,000	34.2	24.6	28.6
NVQ3 and above	23,900	58.4	42.0	46.4
NVQ2 and above	31,900	78.0	61.1	64.5
NVQ1 and above	34,800	85.1	75.4	78.1
Other qualifications	#	#	7.7	8.8
No qualifications	#	#	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)

	Malvern Hills (pounds)	West Midlands (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	521.7	450.0	479.3
Male full-time workers	669.8	488.3	525.0
Female full-time workers	#	380.3	412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	13.41	11.11	12.01
Male full-time workers	17.07	11.86	12.72
Female full-time workers	#	10.08	10.96

Source: ONS annual survey of hours and earnings - resident analysis

#	Sample size too small for reliable estimate (see definitions)
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)

	Malvern Hills (numbers)	Malvern Hills (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	622	1.5	3.7	2.8
Males	448	2.0	5.3	3.9
Females	174	0.9	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)

	Malvern Hills (numbers)	Malvern Hills (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	165	26.7	31.0	30.5
Aged 25-49	320	51.6	53.4	53.6
Aged 50 and over	130	21.1	15.1	15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	550	88.6	72.8	76.6
Over 6 up to 12 months	40	6.6	14.9	13.9
Over 12 months	30	4.8	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)

	Malvern Hills (numbers)	Malvern Hills (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	4,150	10.0	15.5	13.9
Job seekers	420	1.0	2.9	2.1
Incapacity benefits	2,180	5.3	7.2	7.0
Lone parents	450	1.1	2.2	2.0
Carers	380	0.9	1.3	1.1
Others on income related benefits	160	0.4	0.5	0.5
Disabled	400	1.0	1.1	1.0
Bereaved	140	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 (2006)

	Malvern Hills (jobs)	Malvern Hills (density)	West Midlands (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	34,000	0.81	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)

	Malvern Hills (employee jobs)	Malvern Hills (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	27,000	-	-	-
Full-time	18,000	66.6	69.0	69.0
Part-time	9,000	33.4	31.0	31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	3,900	14.6	14.0	10.6
Construction	1,400	5.4	5.1	4.9
Services	20,300	75.4	79.4	83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	5,800	21.7	23.3	23.3
Transport & communications	700	2.5	5.6	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	5,900	21.9	19.0	21.6
Public admin, education & health	6,500	24.2	26.5	26.9
Other services	1,400	5.2	5.0	5.2
Tourism-related^†	2,500	9.2	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)

	Malvern Hills (pounds)	West Midlands (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	477.2	448.9	479.1
Male full-time workers	656.8	488.7	523.5
Female full-time workers	329.2	379.4	412.4
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	11.26	11.09	12.00
Male full-time workers	15.22	11.83	12.69
Female full-time workers	8.46	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)

	Malvern Hills (numbers)	Malvern Hills (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	275	7.2	9.4	10.2
Deregistrations	210	5.5	7.2	7.3
Stock (at end of year)	3,815	-	-	-

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
Malvern Hills