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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.

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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)

	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)

	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

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Wychavon (numbers)	Wychavon (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	59,800	81.0	77.4	78.8
In employment^†	57,800	78.2	72.4	74.5
Employees^†	46,900	63.3	63.6	64.7
Self employed^†	10,500	14.2	8.4	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	2,100	3.5	6.2	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	31,500	84.9	82.3	83.2
In employment^†	30,700	82.9	76.6	78.7
Employees^†	23,500	63.8	63.7	65.0
Self employed^†	7,200	19.1	12.5	13.3
Unemployed^§	!	!	6.8	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	28,300	76.6	71.9	73.9
In employment^†	27,100	72.8	67.7	70.1
Employees^†	23,400	62.8	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)

	Wychavon (numbers)	Wychavon (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	13,100	19.0	22.6	21.2
Wanting a job	#	#	4.9	5.5
Not wanting a job	9,300	13.5	17.7	15.8
Males
Economically inactive	5,500	15.1	17.7	16.8
Wanting a job	#	#	4.1	4.6
Not wanting a job	4,100	11.3	13.6	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	7,600	23.4	28.1	26.1
Wanting a job	#	#	5.8	6.5
Not wanting a job	5,200	16.0	22.3	19.7

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 total working age population

Employment by occupation (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Wychavon (numbers)	Wychavon (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	27,500	47.5	39.0	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	11,200	19.5	14.5	15.4
2 Professional occupations	10,100	17.5	11.7	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	6,100	10.6	12.8	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	14,500	25.1	23.6	22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial	7,600	13.2	12.0	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	6,900	11.9	11.6	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	6,900	11.9	15.8	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	4,800	8.2	8.1	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs	#	#	7.7	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	8,900	15.5	21.3	18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives	5,100	8.9	8.7	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	3,800	6.6	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)

	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 total working age population

Earnings by residence (2008)

	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 (November 2008)

	Wychavon (numbers)	Wychavon (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	1,363	2.0	3.7	2.8
Males	970	2.6	5.3	3.9
Females	393	1.2	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)

	Wychavon (numbers)	Wychavon (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	380	27.7	31.0	30.5
Aged 25-49	680	50.0	53.4	53.6
Aged 50 and over	295	21.8	15.1	15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	1,110	81.6	72.8	76.6
Over 6 up to 12 months	175	12.7	14.9	13.9
Over 12 months	80	5.7	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)

	Wychavon (numbers)	Wychavon (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	6,360	9.2	15.5	13.9
Job seekers	880	1.3	2.9	2.1
Incapacity benefits	3,090	4.5	7.2	7.0
Lone parents	720	1.0	2.2	2.0
Carers	630	0.9	1.3	1.1
Others on income related benefits	240	0.3	0.5	0.5
Disabled	610	0.9	1.1	1.0
Bereaved	190	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)

	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)

	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)

	Wychavon (pounds)	West Midlands (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	403.4	448.9	479.1
Male full-time workers	441.7	488.7	523.5
Female full-time workers	353.7	379.4	412.4
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	9.71	11.09	12.00
Male full-time workers	10.25	11.83	12.69
Female full-time workers	9.08	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)

	Wychavon (numbers)	Wychavon (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	570	9.6	9.4	10.2
Deregistrations	365	6.2	7.2	7.3
Stock (at end of year)	5,925	-	-	-

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
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