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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.

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

  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

  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

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

LABOUR SUPPLY

  Malvern Hills
(numbers)
Malvern Hills
(%)
West Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
All people
Economically active 36,800 81.5 76.9 78.8
In employment 35,500 78.5 72.0 74.5
Employees 27,400 62.4 63.3 64.8
Self employed 7,700 15.2 8.4 9.3
Unemployed (model-based)§ 1,100 3.1 6.2 5.3
Males
Economically active 20,600 85.3 82.1 83.3
In employment 20,000 82.6 76.5 78.6
Employees 14,900 64.0 63.7 65.1
Self employed 5,100 18.5 12.5 13.1
Unemployed§ ! ! 6.6 5.6
Females
Economically active 16,300 77.1 71.2 73.9
In employment 15,500 73.9 67.0 70.1
Employees 12,500 60.6 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)
!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

  Malvern Hills
(numbers)
Malvern Hills
(%)
West Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
All people
Economically inactive 7,600 18.5 23.1 21.2
Wanting a job # # 5.3 5.6
Not wanting a job 5,900 14.4 17.8 15.6
Males
Economically inactive 3,200 14.7 17.9 16.7
Wanting a job # # 4.3 4.6
Not wanting a job # # 13.6 12.0
Females
Economically inactive 4,300 22.9 28.8 26.1
Wanting a job ! ! 6.4 6.6
Not wanting a job 3,700 19.4 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

  Malvern Hills
(numbers)
Malvern Hills
(%)
West Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3 17,500 50.3 39.3 43.2
1 Managers and senior officials 7,800 21.9 14.5 15.5
2 Professional occupations 5,600 15.9 11.8 13.0
3 Associate professional & technical 4,100 11.4 12.9 14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5 6,200 17.8 23.5 22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial # # 11.6 11.4
5 Skilled trades occupations 3,900 11.1 11.8 10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6-7 4,800 13.8 15.7 15.7
6 Personal service occupations # # 8.0 8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs # # 7.6 7.5
Soc 2000 major group 8-9 6,300 18.1 21.5 18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives # # 8.6 7.1
9 Elementary occupations 3,900 10.9 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

  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 resident working age population of area

  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.
  Malvern Hills
(numbers)
Malvern Hills
(%)
West Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
All people 1,022 2.5 5.4 4.1
Males 733 3.3 7.7 5.8
Females 289 1.5 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

  Malvern Hills
(numbers)
Malvern Hills
(%)
West Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24 295 29.0 28.7 28.9
Aged 25-49 505 49.2 54.6 54.8
Aged 50 and over 220 21.7 16.3 15.7
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months 840 82.4 70.4 73.1
Over 6 up to 12 months 150 14.8 19.5 18.7
Over 12 months 30 2.8 10.1 8.2
Source: ONS claimant count - age and duration

Note: % is a proportion of all JSA claimants

  Malvern Hills
(numbers)
Malvern Hills
(%)
West Midlands
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
Total claimants 4,240 10.2 15.8 14.2
Job seekers 500 1.2 3.2 2.4
Incapacity benefits 2,200 5.3 7.2 7.0
Lone parents 450 1.1 2.2 2.0
Carers 390 0.9 1.3 1.1
Others on income related benefits 160 0.4 0.5 0.5
Disabled 410 1.0 1.1 1.0
Bereaved 130 0.3 0.3 0.3
Key out-of-work benefits 3,310 7.9 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


  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

  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