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Labour Market Profile
Leicester City

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)

	Leicester City (numbers)	East Midlands (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	289,700	4,364,200	58,845,700
Males	142,700	2,157,300	28,840,600
Females	147,000	2,206,900	30,005,200

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2006)

	Leicester City (numbers)	Leicester City (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	188,100	64.9	62.1	62.2
Males - working age	96,400	67.6	66.0	66.1
Females - working age	91,700	62.4	58.4	58.6

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Oct 2006-Sep 2007)

	Leicester City (numbers)	Leicester City (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	143,300	74.2	80.4	78.6
In employment^†	130,700	67.5	76.2	74.3
Employees^†	117,800	61.0	66.8	64.6
Self employed^†	12,000	6.0	8.9	9.3
Model-based unemployed^§	12,200	8.5	5.1	5.3
Males
Economically active^†	80,800	83.2	84.3	83.2
In employment^†	74,000	76.1	80.1	78.5
Employees^†	64,100	66.1	67.3	64.9
Self employed^†	9,600	9.6	12.3	13.2
Unemployed^§	6,800	8.4	5.0	5.6
Females
Economically active^†	62,500	64.8	76.0	73.5
In employment^†	56,700	58.5	71.9	69.8
Employees^†	53,700	55.7	66.2	64.2
Self employed^†	2,400	2.3	5.2	5.1
Unemployed^§	5,900	9.4	5.1	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 (Oct 2006-Sep 2007)

	Leicester City (numbers)	Leicester City (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	48,400	25.8	19.6	21.4
Wanting a job	13,100	7.0	4.7	5.3
Not wanting a job	35,300	18.8	14.9	16.1
Males
Economically inactive	16,100	16.8	15.7	16.8
Wanting a job	4,400	4.6	3.8	4.3
Not wanting a job	11,700	12.2	11.9	12.4
Females
Economically inactive	32,300	35.2	24.0	26.5
Wanting a job	8,700	9.5	5.8	6.4
Not wanting a job	23,500	25.6	18.2	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 (Oct 2006-Sep 2007)

	Leicester City (numbers)	Leicester City (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	40,200	30.8	39.3	42.7
1 Managers and senior officials	11,300	8.6	15.8	15.3
2 Professional occupations	14,600	11.2	11.3	13.1
3 Associate professional & technical	14,300	11.0	12.3	14.3
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	26,900	20.5	22.5	22.7
4 Administrative & secretarial	15,100	11.6	10.9	11.8
5 Skilled trades occupations	11,700	9.0	11.6	10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	23,400	17.9	15.1	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	12,100	9.3	7.7	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	11,300	8.7	7.4	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	40,200	30.7	22.7	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	16,300	12.5	8.8	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	23,900	18.3	13.9	11.5

Source: ONS annual population survey

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

Qualifications (Jan 2006-Dec 2006)

	Leicester City (numbers)	Leicester City (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	35,700	19.9	24.8	27.4
NVQ3 and above	60,500	33.8	43.6	45.3
NVQ2 and above	89,700	50.0	62.3	63.8
NVQ1 and above	115,200	64.3	78.5	77.8
Other qualifications	21,100	11.8	7.6	8.5
No qualifications	42,900	23.9	13.9	13.8

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)

	Leicester City (pounds)	East Midlands (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	383.7	429.7	459.0
Male full-time workers	406.0	475.3	500.7
Female full-time workers	354.6	366.6	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	9.55	10.58	11.50
Male full-time workers	9.61	11.24	12.17
Female full-time workers	9.43	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 (June 2008)

	Leicester City (numbers)	Leicester City (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	7,817	4.2	2.1	2.2
Males	5,562	5.8	2.9	3.1
Females	2,255	2.5	1.2	1.2

Source: ONS claimant count with rates and proportions

Note:

% is a proportion of resident working age people

JSA claimants by age and duration (June 2008)

	Leicester City (numbers)	Leicester City (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	2,090	26.7	30.9	29.9
Aged 25-49	4,250	54.4	51.9	53.9
Aged 50 and over	1,400	17.9	16.3	15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	5,455	69.8	72.6	71.1
Over 6 up to 12 months	1,495	19.1	16.4	16.8
Over 12 months	865	11.1	11.0	12.1

Source: ONS claimant count - age and duration

Note:

% is a proportion of all JSA claimants

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (November 2007)

	Leicester City (numbers)	Leicester City (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	35,360	18.8	12.9	13.9
Job seekers	7,050	3.7	1.8	2.0
Incapacity benefits	15,840	8.4	6.6	7.2
Lone parents	6,080	3.2	1.7	2.0
Carers	2,710	1.4	1.1	1.0
Others on income related benefits	1,270	0.7	0.4	0.5
Disabled	1,940	1.0	1.0	0.9
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)

	Leicester City (jobs)	Leicester City (density)	East Midlands (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	176,000	0.95	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)

	Leicester City (employee jobs)	Leicester City (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	159,800	-	-	-
Full-time	112,300	70.3	68.2	68.9
Part-time	47,500	29.7	31.8	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	22,900	14.3	15.7	10.9
Construction	8,700	5.5	5.4	4.8
Services	126,900	79.4	76.9	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	30,700	19.2	23.4	23.5
Transport & communications	5,800	3.6	5.9	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	30,600	19.2	17.0	21.2
Public admin, education & health	52,300	32.7	26.1	26.9
Other services	7,500	4.7	4.6	5.3
Tourism-related^†	10,000	6.3	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)

	Leicester City (pounds)	East Midlands (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	406.1	420.2	458.6
Male full-time workers	448.5	463.8	500.0
Female full-time workers	364.8	354.7	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.66	10.32	11.49
Male full-time workers	11.19	10.91	12.14
Female full-time workers	9.76	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)

	Leicester City (numbers)	Leicester City (%)	East Midlands (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	855	10.6	9.2	9.4
Deregistrations	670	8.3	6.8	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	8,085	-	-	-

Source: BERR - vat registrations/deregistrations by industry

Note:

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

Definitions and Explanations

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RESIDENT POPULATION

Total population (2006)

Working age population (2006)

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Oct 2006-Sep 2007)

Economically inactive (Oct 2006-Sep 2007)

Employment by occupation (Oct 2006-Sep 2007)

Qualifications (Jan 2006-Dec 2006)

Earnings by residence (2007)

WORKING-AGE BENEFITS

Total JSA claimants (June 2008)

JSA claimants by age and duration (June 2008)

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (November 2007)

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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