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Labour Market Profile
Bradford

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)

	Bradford (numbers)	Yorkshire and The Humber (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	497,400	5,177,200	59,216,200
Males	245,500	2,549,900	29,054,100
Females	251,900	2,627,300	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Bradford (numbers)	Bradford (%)	Yorkshire and The Humber (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	306,100	61.5	62.3	62.2
Males - working age	160,200	65.3	66.4	66.2
Females - working age	145,900	57.9	58.2	58.3

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Bradford (numbers)	Bradford (%)	Yorkshire and The Humber (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	233,600	74.1	77.7	78.8
In employment^†	218,600	69.4	73.3	74.5
Employees^†	190,900	60.6	64.8	64.7
Self employed^†	25,900	8.3	8.1	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	15,200	6.5	5.6	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	134,500	82.3	82.3	83.2
In employment^†	126,500	77.5	77.2	78.7
Employees^†	105,300	64.6	65.1	65.0
Self employed^†	20,100	12.4	11.6	13.3
Unemployed^§	8,000	6.0	6.1	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	99,100	65.1	72.7	73.9
In employment^†	92,100	60.5	69.0	70.1
Employees^†	85,500	56.2	64.4	64.5
Self employed^†	5,800	3.8	4.2	5.2
Unemployed^§	7,000	7.1	4.9	5.0

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 (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Bradford (numbers)	Bradford (%)	Yorkshire and The Humber (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	79,300	25.9	22.3	21.2
Wanting a job	19,000	6.2	5.2	5.5
Not wanting a job	60,300	19.7	17.1	15.8
Males
Economically inactive	28,400	17.7	17.7	16.8
Wanting a job	8,900	5.5	4.3	4.6
Not wanting a job	19,500	12.2	13.4	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	50,900	34.9	27.3	26.1
Wanting a job	10,100	6.9	6.1	6.5
Not wanting a job	40,800	28.0	21.1	19.7

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 (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Bradford (numbers)	Bradford (%)	Yorkshire and The Humber (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	75,900	34.7	38.1	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	26,400	12.1	14.2	15.4
2 Professional occupations	21,500	9.8	11.1	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	28,000	12.8	12.9	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	51,900	23.7	23.1	22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial	26,100	12.0	11.7	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	25,800	11.8	11.5	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	40,400	18.5	16.7	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	18,700	8.6	8.2	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs	21,700	9.9	8.6	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	48,500	22.2	21.7	18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives	18,100	8.3	8.9	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	30,400	13.9	12.8	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 2007-Dec 2007)

	Bradford (numbers)	Bradford (%)	Yorkshire and The Humber (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	66,900	22.0	23.8	28.6
NVQ3 and above	118,000	38.8	42.3	46.4
NVQ2 and above	172,100	56.5	61.3	64.5
NVQ1 and above	214,800	70.5	77.0	78.1
Other qualifications	31,900	10.5	8.5	8.8
No qualifications	57,800	19.0	14.5	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 (2008)

	Bradford (pounds)	Yorkshire and The Humber (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	390.6	443.8	479.3
Male full-time workers	425.4	485.3	525.0
Female full-time workers	346.7	373.3	412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	9.77	10.95	12.01
Male full-time workers	10.18	11.61	12.72
Female full-time workers	9.23	9.82	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)

	Bradford (numbers)	Bradford (%)	Yorkshire and The Humber (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	10,792	3.5	3.2	2.8
Males	8,103	5.1	4.7	3.9
Females	2,689	1.8	1.6	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)

	Bradford (numbers)	Bradford (%)	Yorkshire and The Humber (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	3,405	31.6	31.9	30.5
Aged 25-49	5,875	54.5	53.2	53.6
Aged 50 and over	1,440	13.4	14.3	15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	8,170	75.8	77.4	76.6
Over 6 up to 12 months	1,725	16.0	14.4	13.9
Over 12 months	880	8.2	8.2	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)

	Bradford (numbers)	Bradford (%)	Yorkshire and The Humber (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	51,080	16.7	14.5	13.9
Job seekers	8,970	2.9	2.4	2.1
Incapacity benefits	24,170	7.9	7.1	7.0
Lone parents	7,450	2.4	1.9	2.0
Carers	4,520	1.5	1.2	1.1
Others on income related benefits	1,760	0.6	0.5	0.5
Disabled	3,390	1.1	1.0	1.0
Bereaved	810	0.3	0.2	0.3

Source: DWP benefit claimants - working age client group

Note:

% is a proportion of resident working age people

LABOUR DEMAND

Jobs density (2006)

	Bradford (jobs)	Bradford (density)	Yorkshire and The Humber (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	237,000	0.78	0.86	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)

	Bradford (employee jobs)	Bradford (%)	Yorkshire and The Humber (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	196,900	-	-	-
Full-time	130,500	66.3	67.1	69.0
Part-time	66,400	33.7	32.9	31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	30,000	15.2	13.6	10.6
Construction	7,200	3.6	5.4	4.9
Services	158,100	80.3	79.7	83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	50,200	25.5	23.4	23.3
Transport & communications	8,200	4.2	5.7	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	32,000	16.3	17.8	21.6
Public admin, education & health	60,900	30.9	28.5	26.9
Other services	6,800	3.4	4.4	5.2
Tourism-related^†	12,000	6.1	7.9	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)

	Bradford (pounds)	Yorkshire and The Humber (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	418.5	441.0	479.1
Male full-time workers	470.1	485.3	523.5
Female full-time workers	365.7	371.4	412.4
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.48	10.96	12.00
Male full-time workers	11.20	11.69	12.69
Female full-time workers	9.62	9.81	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)

	Bradford (numbers)	Bradford (%)	Yorkshire and The Humber (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	1,270	10.7	10.0	10.2
Deregistrations	895	7.5	7.4	7.3
Stock (at end of year)	11,920	-	-	-

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
Bradford