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Labour Market Profile
Wolverhampton

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 (2006)

	Wolverhampton (numbers)	West Midlands (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	236,600	5,366,700	58,845,700
Males	117,200	2,639,500	28,840,600
Females	119,400	2,727,200	30,005,200

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2006)

	Wolverhampton (numbers)	Wolverhampton (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	144,000	60.9	61.2	62.2
Males - working age	75,600	64.5	65.1	66.1
Females - working age	68,400	57.3	57.3	58.6

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Wolverhampton (numbers)	Wolverhampton (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	106,000	71.9	77.1	78.6
In employment^†	96,600	65.4	72.4	74.4
Employees^†	86,200	58.3	63.8	64.6
Self employed^†	9,700	6.7	8.3	9.3
Model-based unemployed^§	9,000	8.5	5.9	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	59,500	78.3	82.5	83.2
In employment^†	53,300	70.1	77.1	78.6
Employees^†	45,700	60.1	64.6	65.0
Self employed^†	7,300	9.6	12.1	13.2
Unemployed^§	6,200	10.4	6.3	5.5
Females
Economically active^†	46,500	64.9	71.3	73.5
In employment^†	43,300	60.3	67.3	69.8
Employees^†	40,500	56.3	62.8	64.2
Self employed^†	2,400	3.6	4.0	5.1
Unemployed^§	3,200	7.0	5.4	4.9

Source: ONS annual population survey

†	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 (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Wolverhampton (numbers)	Wolverhampton (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	40,000	28.1	22.9	21.4
Wanting a job	8,000	5.6	5.0	5.4
Not wanting a job	32,000	22.4	17.9	16.1
Males
Economically inactive	16,300	21.7	17.5	16.8
Wanting a job	3,400	4.6	4.0	4.4
Not wanting a job	12,900	17.1	13.5	12.4
Females
Economically inactive	23,700	35.1	28.7	26.5
Wanting a job	4,600	6.8	6.0	6.4
Not wanting a job	19,200	28.3	22.7	20.1

Source: ONS annual population survey

Notes:	Numbers and % are for those of working age
	% is a proportion of total working age population

Employment by occupation (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Wolverhampton (numbers)	Wolverhampton (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	31,300	32.4	39.5	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	10,200	10.6	14.7	15.3
2 Professional occupations	9,400	9.8	12.1	13.0
3 Associate professional & technical	11,600	12.0	12.7	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	24,000	24.8	23.5	22.6
4 Administrative & secretarial	10,800	11.2	11.7	11.7
5 Skilled trades occupations	13,200	13.7	11.8	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	14,300	14.9	15.5	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	8,400	8.7	8.0	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	5,900	6.1	7.5	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	26,800	27.8	21.1	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	11,800	12.3	8.9	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	15,000	15.5	12.2	11.4

Source: ONS annual population survey

Notes:	Numbers and % are for those of 16+
	% is a proportion of all persons in employment

Qualifications (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Wolverhampton (numbers)	Wolverhampton (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	26,100	18.3	24.6	28.6
NVQ3 and above	45,600	32.0	42.0	46.4
NVQ2 and above	71,000	49.9	61.1	64.5
NVQ1 and above	89,300	62.7	75.4	78.1
Other qualifications	10,500	7.4	7.7	8.8
No qualifications	42,600	29.9	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 (2007)

	Wolverhampton (pounds)	West Midlands (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	406.3	430.4	459.0
Male full-time workers	445.4	469.2	500.7
Female full-time workers	353.0	368.1	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.03	10.63	11.50
Male full-time workers	10.77	11.29	12.17
Female full-time workers	9.58	9.72	10.48

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 (July 2008)

	Wolverhampton (numbers)	Wolverhampton (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	7,380	5.1	3.1	2.3
Males	5,388	7.1	4.4	3.2
Females	1,992	2.9	1.7	1.3

Source: ONS claimant count with rates and proportions

Note:

% is a proportion of resident working age people

JSA claimants by age and duration (July 2008)

	Wolverhampton (numbers)	Wolverhampton (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	2,265	30.9	31.7	30.9
Aged 25-49	3,970	54.2	53.1	53.3
Aged 50 and over	1,040	14.2	14.6	15.1
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	5,015	68.4	68.6	72.8
Over 6 up to 12 months	1,340	18.3	16.4	15.7
Over 12 months	975	13.3	15.0	11.5

Source: ONS claimant count - age and duration

Note:

% is a proportion of all JSA claimants

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (February 2008)

	Wolverhampton (numbers)	Wolverhampton (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	30,750	21.3	15.5	14.1
Job seekers	7,350	5.1	3.0	2.2
Incapacity benefits	13,200	9.2	7.2	7.1
Lone parents	4,860	3.4	2.2	2.0
Carers	2,280	1.6	1.3	1.0
Others on income related benefits	1,010	0.7	0.5	0.5
Disabled	1,580	1.1	1.1	1.0
Bereaved	480	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 (2005)

	Wolverhampton (jobs)	Wolverhampton (density)	West Midlands (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	114,000	0.80	0.82	0.84

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 (2006)

	Wolverhampton (employee jobs)	Wolverhampton (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	111,100	-	-	-
Full-time	77,400	69.7	68.8	68.9
Part-time	33,700	30.3	31.2	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	14,400	12.9	14.7	10.9
Construction	13,100	11.8	5.0	4.8
Services	83,300	74.9	78.9	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	23,400	21.1	23.7	23.5
Transport & communications	5,600	5.0	5.6	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	14,100	12.7	17.8	21.2
Public admin, education & health	36,500	32.8	26.6	26.9
Other services	3,800	3.4	5.1	5.3
Tourism-related^†	5,800	5.2	7.7	8.3

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 (2007)

	Wolverhampton (pounds)	West Midlands (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	424.7	430.0	458.6
Male full-time workers	474.1	467.4	500.0
Female full-time workers	373.2	369.7	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.66	10.64	11.49
Male full-time workers	11.21	11.25	12.14
Female full-time workers	9.75	9.74	10.48

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 (2006)

	Wolverhampton (numbers)	Wolverhampton (%)	West Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	550	10.1	9.0	9.4
Deregistrations	425	7.8	7.2	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	5,450	-	-	-

Source: BERR - vat registrations/deregistrations by industry

Note:

% is a proportion of stock (at end of year)

Definitions and Explanations

RESIDENT POPULATION

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RESIDENT POPULATION

Total population (2006)

Working age population (2006)

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Economically inactive (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Employment by occupation (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Qualifications (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Earnings by residence (2007)

WORKING-AGE BENEFITS

Total JSA claimants (July 2008)

JSA claimants by age and duration (July 2008)

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (February 2008)

LABOUR DEMAND

Jobs density (2005)

Employee jobs (2006)

Earnings by workplace (2007)

BUSINESSES

VAT registered businesses (2006)

Definitions and Explanations

RESIDENT POPULATION

Labour Market Profile
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