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Labour Market Profile
Wychavon

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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  Wychavon
(numbers)		 West Midlands
(numbers) 		Great Britain
(numbers)
All people 117,100 5,381,800 59,216,200
Males 57,800 2,648,100 29,054,100
Females 59,300 2,733,800 30,162,100
Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)
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  Wychavon
(numbers)		 Wychavon
(%)		 West Midlands
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people - working age 69,200 59.1 61.0 62.2
Males - working age 36,900 63.9 65.1 66.2
Females - working age 32,300 54.5 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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  Wychavon
(numbers)		 Wychavon
(%)		 West Midlands
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people
Economically active† 60,600 82.3 76.9 78.8
In employment† 58,600 79.5 72.0 74.5
Employees† 48,900 66.4 63.3 64.8
Self employed† 9,300 12.4 8.4 9.3
Unemployed (model-based)§ 2,200 3.6 6.2 5.3
Males
Economically active† 31,200 85.0 82.1 83.3
In employment† 30,500 83.0 76.5 78.6
Employees† 23,600 64.8 63.7 65.1
Self employed† 6,900 18.3 12.5 13.1
Unemployed§ ! ! 6.6 5.6
Females
Economically active† 29,400 79.4 71.2 73.9
In employment† 28,100 75.5 67.0 70.1
Employees† 25,300 68.2 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

Economic inactivity (Oct 2007-Sep 2008)
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  Wychavon
(numbers)		 Wychavon
(%)		 West Midlands
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people
Economically inactive 12,200 17.7 23.1 21.2
Wanting a job # # 5.3 5.6
Not wanting a job 8,500 12.4 17.8 15.6
Males
Economically inactive 5,500 15.0 17.9 16.7
Wanting a job # # 4.3 4.6
Not wanting a job 3,900 10.6 13.6 12.0
Females
Economically inactive 6,700 20.6 28.8 26.1
Wanting a job # # 6.4 6.6
Not wanting a job 4,700 14.4 22.4 19.4
Source: ONS annual population survey

#Sample size too small for reliable estimate (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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  Wychavon
(numbers)		 Wychavon
(%)		 West Midlands
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3 25,700 43.9 39.3 43.2
1 Managers and senior officials 10,300 17.6 14.5 15.5
2 Professional occupations 9,800 16.7 11.8 13.0
3 Associate professional & technical 5,600 9.5 12.9 14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5 15,500 26.5 23.5 22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial 7,900 13.4 11.6 11.4
5 Skilled trades occupations 7,700 13.1 11.8 10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6-7 7,200 12.2 15.7 15.7
6 Personal service occupations 4,600 7.9 8.0 8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs # # 7.6 7.5
Soc 2000 major group 8-9 10,200 17.4 21.5 18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives 4,900 8.3 8.6 7.1
9 Elementary occupations 5,400 9.1 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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  Wychavon
(numbers)		 Wychavon
(%)		 West Midlands
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
NVQ4 and above 18,100 26.3 24.6 28.6
NVQ3 and above 30,700 44.8 42.0 46.4
NVQ2 and above 44,000 64.1 61.1 64.5
NVQ1 and above 53,700 78.2 75.4 78.1
Other qualifications 5,200 7.5 7.7 8.8
No qualifications 9,800 14.3 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 resident working age population of area

Earnings by residence (2008)
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  Wychavon
(pounds)		 West Midlands
(pounds)		 Great Britain
(pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers 422.7 450.0 479.3
Male full-time workers 478.5 488.3 525.0
Female full-time workers 377.2 380.3 412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers 10.73 11.11 12.01
Male full-time workers 11.21 11.86 12.72
Female full-time workers 9.76 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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  Wychavon
(numbers)		 Wychavon
(%)		 West Midlands
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people 2,316 3.3 5.4 4.1
Males 1,676 4.5 7.7 5.8
Females 640 2.0 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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  Wychavon
(numbers)		 Wychavon
(%)		 West Midlands
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24 575 24.8 28.7 28.9
Aged 25-49 1,200 51.8 54.6 54.8
Aged 50 and over 530 23.0 16.3 15.7
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months 1,780 76.8 70.4 73.1
Over 6 up to 12 months 385 16.7 19.5 18.7
Over 12 months 150 6.4 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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  Wychavon
(numbers)		 Wychavon
(%)		 West Midlands
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
Total claimants 6,580 9.5 15.8 14.2
Job seekers 1,060 1.5 3.2 2.4
Incapacity benefits 3,090 4.5 7.2 7.0
Lone parents 740 1.1 2.2 2.0
Carers 630 0.9 1.3 1.1
Others on income related benefits 250 0.4 0.5 0.5
Disabled 610 0.9 1.1 1.0
Bereaved 200 0.3 0.3 0.3
Key out-of-work benefits† 5,150 7.4 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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  Wychavon
(jobs)		 Wychavon
(density)		 West Midlands
(density)		 Great Britain
(density)
Jobs density 56,000 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)
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  Wychavon
(employee jobs)		 Wychavon
(%)		 West Midlands
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
Total employee jobs 49,400 - - -
Full-time 34,000 68.9 69.0 69.0
Part-time 15,400 31.1 31.0 31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing 9,000 18.2 14.0 10.6
Construction 2,000 4.0 5.1 4.9
Services 36,300 73.5 79.4 83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants 13,100 26.5 23.3 23.3
Transport & communications 2,500 5.1 5.6 5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities 6,900 14.1 19.0 21.6
Public admin, education & health 10,700 21.6 26.5 26.9
Other services 3,100 6.2 5.0 5.2
Tourism-related† 4,700 9.5 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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  Wychavon
(pounds)		 West Midlands
(pounds)