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Labour Market Profile
High Peak

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)

	High Peak (numbers)	East Midlands (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	92,000	4,364,200	58,845,700
Males	45,600	2,157,300	28,840,600
Females	46,400	2,206,900	30,005,200

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2006)

	High Peak (numbers)	High Peak (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	57,100	62.1	62.1	62.2
Males - working age	30,100	66.0	66.0	66.1
Females - working age	27,000	58.2	58.4	58.6

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	High Peak (numbers)	High Peak (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	50,100	82.7	80.0	78.6
In employment^†	48,500	79.9	75.9	74.4
Employees^†	42,500	70.9	66.4	64.6
Self employed^†	5,800	8.9	9.1	9.3
Model-based unemployed^§	2,100	4.1	5.0	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	26,600	84.0	83.9	83.2
In employment^†	26,200	82.4	79.8	78.6
Employees^†	21,300	68.5	66.9	65.0
Self employed^†	4,700	13.9	12.5	13.2
Unemployed^§	!	!	4.9	5.5
Females
Economically active^†	23,500	81.2	75.7	73.5
In employment^†	22,400	77.0	71.6	69.8
Employees^†	21,200	73.7	65.8	64.2
Self employed^†	#	#	5.3	5.1
Unemployed^§	#	#	5.2	4.9

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 (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	High Peak (numbers)	High Peak (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	9,900	17.3	20.0	21.4
Wanting a job	#	#	4.8	5.4
Not wanting a job	7,900	13.8	15.2	16.1
Males
Economically inactive	4,900	16.0	16.1	16.8
Wanting a job	#	#	3.9	4.4
Not wanting a job	3,600	11.8	12.1	12.4
Females
Economically inactive	5,100	18.8	24.3	26.5
Wanting a job	#	#	5.7	6.4
Not wanting a job	4,300	15.9	18.6	20.1

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 (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	High Peak (numbers)	High Peak (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	18,300	37.8	39.5	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	5,300	10.8	15.7	15.3
2 Professional occupations	6,700	13.9	11.3	13.0
3 Associate professional & technical	6,300	13.0	12.5	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	14,200	29.3	22.8	22.6
4 Administrative & secretarial	7,200	14.9	11.0	11.7
5 Skilled trades occupations	7,000	14.4	11.8	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	9,300	19.2	15.4	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	4,300	8.9	8.0	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	5,000	10.4	7.4	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	6,600	13.6	22.1	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	2,700	5.5	8.9	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	3,900	8.1	13.2	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)

	High Peak (numbers)	High Peak (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	20,100	35.1	25.5	28.6
NVQ3 and above	30,100	52.4	44.1	46.4
NVQ2 and above	40,000	69.8	62.6	64.5
NVQ1 and above	49,100	85.6	78.2	78.1
Other qualifications	3,300	5.7	8.4	8.8
No qualifications	5,000	8.7	13.5	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)

	High Peak (pounds)	East Midlands (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	448.4	429.7	459.0
Male full-time workers	543.1	475.3	500.7
Female full-time workers	376.1	366.6	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	11.67	10.58	11.50
Male full-time workers	13.47	11.24	12.17
Female full-time workers	9.88	9.56	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)

	High Peak (numbers)	High Peak (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	921	1.6	2.2	2.3
Males	691	2.3	3.0	3.2
Females	230	0.9	1.3	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)

	High Peak (numbers)	High Peak (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	275	29.8	31.9	30.9
Aged 25-49	475	51.4	51.3	53.3
Aged 50 and over	170	18.6	16.0	15.1
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	695	75.5	74.4	72.8
Over 6 up to 12 months	125	13.8	15.3	15.7
Over 12 months	100	10.7	10.4	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)

	High Peak (numbers)	High Peak (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	6,310	11.0	13.1	14.1
Job seekers	940	1.6	2.0	2.2
Incapacity benefits	3,340	5.8	6.6	7.1
Lone parents	720	1.3	1.7	2.0
Carers	480	0.8	1.1	1.0
Others on income related benefits	180	0.3	0.4	0.5
Disabled	480	0.8	1.0	1.0
Bereaved	180	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)

	High Peak (jobs)	High Peak (density)	East Midlands (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	37,000	0.65	0.80	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)

	High Peak (employee jobs)	High Peak (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	29,900	-	-	-
Full-time	19,000	63.4	68.2	68.9
Part-time	10,900	36.6	31.8	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	6,600	22.0	15.7	10.9
Construction	1,300	4.2	5.4	4.8
Services	21,500	71.8	76.9	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	7,200	24.1	23.4	23.5
Transport & communications	1,500	5.1	5.9	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	3,700	12.4	17.0	21.2
Public admin, education & health	7,600	25.4	26.1	26.9
Other services	1,500	4.9	4.6	5.3
Tourism-related^†	2,600	8.7	7.4	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)

	High Peak (pounds)	East Midlands (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	400.2	420.2	458.6
Male full-time workers	457.1	463.8	500.0
Female full-time workers	351.5	354.7	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.25	10.32	11.49
Male full-time workers	10.52	10.91	12.14
Female full-time workers	9.30	9.32	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)

	High Peak (numbers)	High Peak (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	290	9.2	9.2	9.4
Deregistrations	195	6.2	6.8	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	3,160	-	-	-

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 (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)

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