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Labour Market Profile
Wyre Forest

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)

	Wyre Forest (numbers)	West Midlands (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	98,600	5,381,800	59,216,200
Males	48,700	2,648,100	29,054,100
Females	49,900	2,733,800	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Wyre Forest (numbers)	Wyre Forest (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	59,200	60.1	61.0	62.2
Males - working age	31,500	64.7	65.1	66.2
Females - working age	27,800	55.6	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)

	Wyre Forest (numbers)	Wyre Forest (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	46,400	72.9	77.4	78.8
In employment^†	44,400	69.4	72.4	74.5
Employees^†	39,100	61.3	63.6	64.7
Self employed^†	5,300	8.1	8.4	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	2,100	4.6	6.2	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	25,400	78.0	82.3	83.2
In employment^†	24,100	73.9	76.6	78.7
Employees^†	19,300	58.6	63.7	65.0
Self employed^†	4,800	15.2	12.5	13.3
Unemployed^§	#	#	6.8	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	21,100	67.1	71.9	73.9
In employment^†	20,300	64.3	67.7	70.1
Employees^†	19,800	64.3	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)

	Wyre Forest (numbers)	Wyre Forest (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	16,000	27.1	22.6	21.2
Wanting a job	#	#	4.9	5.5
Not wanting a job	12,300	20.9	17.7	15.8
Males
Economically inactive	6,900	22.0	17.7	16.8
Wanting a job	#	#	4.1	4.6
Not wanting a job	4,900	15.6	13.6	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	9,100	32.9	28.1	26.1
Wanting a job	#	#	5.8	6.5
Not wanting a job	7,400	26.8	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)

	Wyre Forest (numbers)	Wyre Forest (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	17,400	39.1	39.0	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	6,400	14.4	14.5	15.4
2 Professional occupations	4,000	9.1	11.7	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	6,900	15.6	12.8	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	9,600	21.6	23.6	22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial	5,500	12.5	12.0	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	4,000	9.1	11.6	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	6,400	14.4	15.8	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	#	#	8.1	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs	3,800	8.7	7.7	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	11,000	24.8	21.3	18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives	#	#	8.7	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	7,900	17.7	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)

	Wyre Forest (numbers)	Wyre Forest (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	12,000	20.3	24.6	28.6
NVQ3 and above	21,100	35.7	42.0	46.4
NVQ2 and above	32,200	54.4	61.1	64.5
NVQ1 and above	45,700	77.3	75.4	78.1
Other qualifications	5,000	8.5	7.7	8.8
No qualifications	8,400	14.2	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)

	Wyre Forest (pounds)	West Midlands (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	405.0	450.0	479.3
Male full-time workers	434.5	488.3	525.0
Female full-time workers	328.6	380.3	412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.47	11.11	12.01
Male full-time workers	11.02	11.86	12.72
Female full-time workers	8.76	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)

	Wyre Forest (numbers)	Wyre Forest (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	1,581	2.7	3.7	2.8
Males	1,167	3.7	5.3	3.9
Females	414	1.5	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)

	Wyre Forest (numbers)	Wyre Forest (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	505	31.9	31.0	30.5
Aged 25-49	755	47.8	53.4	53.6
Aged 50 and over	315	20.0	15.1	15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	1,330	84.0	72.8	76.6
Over 6 up to 12 months	150	9.5	14.9	13.9
Over 12 months	105	6.5	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)

	Wyre Forest (numbers)	Wyre Forest (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	7,770	13.1	15.5	13.9
Job seekers	990	1.7	2.9	2.1
Incapacity benefits	4,080	6.9	7.2	7.0
Lone parents	950	1.6	2.2	2.0
Carers	650	1.1	1.3	1.1
Others on income related benefits	340	0.6	0.5	0.5
Disabled	580	1.0	1.1	1.0
Bereaved	170	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)

	Wyre Forest (jobs)	Wyre Forest (density)	West Midlands (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	39,000	0.66	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)

	Wyre Forest (employee jobs)	Wyre Forest (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	34,000	-	-	-
Full-time	22,000	64.7	69.0	69.0
Part-time	12,000	35.3	31.0	31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	5,900	17.4	14.0	10.6
Construction	1,700	5.0	5.1	4.9
Services	26,000	76.3	79.4	83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	10,200	30.0	23.3	23.3
Transport & communications	1,200	3.4	5.6	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	4,700	13.7	19.0	21.6
Public admin, education & health	8,100	23.8	26.5	26.9
Other services	1,800	5.4	5.0	5.2
Tourism-related^†	3,600	10.5	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)

	Wyre Forest (pounds)	West Midlands (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	399.4	448.9	479.1
Male full-time workers	430.4	488.7	523.5
Female full-time workers	330.1	379.4	412.4
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	9.75	11.09	12.00
Male full-time workers	10.82	11.83	12.69
Female full-time workers	8.69	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)

	Wyre Forest (numbers)	Wyre Forest (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	290	9.0	9.4	10.2
Deregistrations	215	6.7	7.2	7.3
Stock (at end of year)	3,220	-	-	-

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
Wyre Forest