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Labour Market Profile
Redditch

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)

	Redditch (numbers)	West Midlands (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	79,600	5,381,800	59,216,200
Males	39,300	2,648,100	29,054,100
Females	40,300	2,733,800	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Redditch (numbers)	Redditch (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	50,900	64.0	61.0	62.2
Males - working age	26,500	67.5	65.1	66.2
Females - working age	24,400	60.5	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)

	Redditch (numbers)	Redditch (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	43,600	81.0	77.4	78.8
In employment^†	41,600	77.0	72.4	74.5
Employees^†	38,400	71.7	63.6	64.7
Self employed^†	3,200	5.3	8.4	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	2,300	5.3	6.2	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	23,400	85.4	82.3	83.2
In employment^†	21,900	79.8	76.6	78.7
Employees^†	19,200	71.6	63.7	65.0
Self employed^†	2,700	#	12.5	13.3
Unemployed^§	#	#	6.8	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	20,200	76.1	71.9	73.9
In employment^†	19,600	73.9	67.7	70.1
Employees^†	19,100	71.9	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)

	Redditch (numbers)	Redditch (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	9,700	19.0	22.6	21.2
Wanting a job	#	#	4.9	5.5
Not wanting a job	8,500	16.6	17.7	15.8
Males
Economically inactive	3,900	14.6	17.7	16.8
Wanting a job	#	#	4.1	4.6
Not wanting a job	2,900	11.0	13.6	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	5,900	23.9	28.1	26.1
Wanting a job	!	!	5.8	6.5
Not wanting a job	5,600	22.7	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)

	Redditch (numbers)	Redditch (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	15,600	37.4	39.0	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	5,300	12.7	14.5	15.4
2 Professional occupations	4,900	11.8	11.7	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	5,400	12.9	12.8	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	10,000	24.0	23.6	22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial	4,100	9.8	12.0	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	5,900	14.3	11.6	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	7,400	17.8	15.8	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	5,300	12.9	8.1	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs	#	#	7.7	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	8,600	20.7	21.3	18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives	3,900	9.4	8.7	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	4,700	11.4	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)

	Redditch (numbers)	Redditch (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	12,600	24.7	24.6	28.6
NVQ3 and above	21,700	42.5	42.0	46.4
NVQ2 and above	34,200	67.0	61.1	64.5
NVQ1 and above	40,900	80.1	75.4	78.1
Other qualifications	4,300	8.5	7.7	8.8
No qualifications	5,800	11.4	17.0	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)

	Redditch (pounds)	West Midlands (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	411.2	450.0	479.3
Male full-time workers	455.6	488.3	525.0
Female full-time workers	368.7	380.3	412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	9.99	11.11	12.01
Male full-time workers	10.13	11.86	12.72
Female full-time workers	9.75	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)

	Redditch (numbers)	Redditch (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	1,560	3.1	3.7	2.8
Males	1,169	4.4	5.3	3.9
Females	391	1.6	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)

	Redditch (numbers)	Redditch (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	425	27.2	31.0	30.5
Aged 25-49	795	51.0	53.4	53.6
Aged 50 and over	340	21.8	15.1	15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	1,280	81.9	72.8	76.6
Over 6 up to 12 months	195	12.6	14.9	13.9
Over 12 months	85	5.5	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)

	Redditch (numbers)	Redditch (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	6,740	13.2	15.5	13.9
Job seekers	1,050	2.1	2.9	2.1
Incapacity benefits	3,100	6.1	7.2	7.0
Lone parents	970	1.9	2.2	2.0
Carers	610	1.2	1.3	1.1
Others on income related benefits	260	0.5	0.5	0.5
Disabled	620	1.2	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)

	Redditch (jobs)	Redditch (density)	West Midlands (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	49,000	0.95	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)

	Redditch (employee jobs)	Redditch (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	41,500	-	-	-
Full-time	27,300	65.8	69.0	69.0
Part-time	14,200	34.2	31.0	31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	9,500	22.8	14.0	10.6
Construction	1,200	3.0	5.1	4.9
Services	30,800	74.1	79.4	83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	9,200	22.2	23.3	23.3
Transport & communications	1,700	4.2	5.6	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	10,200	24.6	19.0	21.6
Public admin, education & health	8,100	19.6	26.5	26.9
Other services	1,400	3.5	5.0	5.2
Tourism-related^†	1,700	4.2	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)

	Redditch (pounds)	West Midlands (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	411.6	448.9	479.1
Male full-time workers	475.1	488.7	523.5
Female full-time workers	354.9	379.4	412.4
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.14	11.09	12.00
Male full-time workers	10.34	11.83	12.69
Female full-time workers	8.83	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)

	Redditch (numbers)	Redditch (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	250	10.2	9.4	10.2
Deregistrations	165	6.7	7.2	7.3
Stock (at end of year)	2,455	-	-	-

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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