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Labour Market Profile
Blackburn with Darwen

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)

	Blackburn with Darwen (numbers)	North West (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	140,900	6,864,300	59,216,200
Males	70,100	3,366,300	29,054,100
Females	70,800	3,497,900	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Blackburn with Darwen (numbers)	Blackburn with Darwen (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	85,400	60.6	61.8	62.2
Males - working age	44,700	63.7	65.8	66.2
Females - working age	40,800	57.6	57.9	58.3

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Blackburn with Darwen (numbers)	Blackburn with Darwen (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	64,000	72.4	76.7	78.8
In employment^†	59,900	67.7	72.1	74.5
Employees^†	53,900	61.2	63.8	64.7
Self employed^†	5,600	6.1	7.8	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	4,100	6.4	5.8	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	36,700	80.8	80.6	83.2
In employment^†	34,400	75.7	75.4	78.7
Employees^†	30,000	66.5	63.6	65.0
Self employed^†	4,400	9.0	11.3	13.3
Unemployed^§	2,300	6.3	6.4	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	27,300	63.3	72.5	73.9
In employment^†	25,500	58.9	68.5	70.1
Employees^†	23,900	55.4	64.0	64.5
Self employed^†	1,300	3.0	4.1	5.2
Unemployed^§	1,800	6.6	5.2	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)

	Blackburn with Darwen (numbers)	Blackburn with Darwen (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	23,600	27.6	23.3	21.2
Wanting a job	5,400	6.3	5.7	5.5
Not wanting a job	18,200	21.3	17.6	15.8
Males
Economically inactive	8,600	19.2	19.4	16.8
Wanting a job	1,900	4.3	5.2	4.6
Not wanting a job	6,700	14.9	14.2	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	15,000	36.7	27.5	26.1
Wanting a job	3,400	8.4	6.3	6.5
Not wanting a job	11,600	28.3	21.3	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)

	Blackburn with Darwen (numbers)	Blackburn with Darwen (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	21,500	36.0	40.0	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	8,100	13.5	14.2	15.4
2 Professional occupations	6,300	10.6	11.8	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	7,100	11.9	14.0	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	14,700	24.5	22.8	22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial	6,800	11.4	12.4	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	7,800	13.1	10.4	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	9,600	16.0	16.5	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	5,700	9.6	8.3	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs	3,900	6.4	8.3	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	13,700	22.8	20.3	18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives	6,700	11.2	8.4	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	6,900	11.6	11.9	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 2007-Dec 2007)

	Blackburn with Darwen (numbers)	Blackburn with Darwen (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	17,300	20.3	25.4	28.6
NVQ3 and above	32,300	37.7	44.0	46.4
NVQ2 and above	46,400	54.3	64.0	64.5
NVQ1 and above	60,900	71.1	78.3	78.1
Other qualifications	8,200	9.6	6.7	8.8
No qualifications	16,500	19.2	15.0	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)

	Blackburn with Darwen (pounds)	North West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	415.2	451.3	479.3
Male full-time workers	477.4	494.1	525.0
Female full-time workers	372.3	389.1	412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.97	11.40	12.01
Male full-time workers	10.95	12.00	12.72
Female full-time workers	10.83	10.41	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)

	Blackburn with Darwen (numbers)	Blackburn with Darwen (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	3,021	3.5	3.2	2.8
Males	2,390	5.4	4.7	3.9
Females	631	1.5	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)

	Blackburn with Darwen (numbers)	Blackburn with Darwen (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	1,065	35.2	32.9	30.5
Aged 25-49	1,565	51.9	53.2	53.6
Aged 50 and over	380	12.6	13.4	15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	2,480	82.2	76.3	76.6
Over 6 up to 12 months	385	12.8	13.9	13.9
Over 12 months	150	5.0	9.8	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)

	Blackburn with Darwen (numbers)	Blackburn with Darwen (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	17,800	20.8	17.3	13.9
Job seekers	2,350	2.7	2.6	2.1
Incapacity benefits	9,800	11.5	9.3	7.0
Lone parents	2,180	2.6	2.2	2.0
Carers	1,490	1.7	1.3	1.1
Others on income related benefits	500	0.6	0.5	0.5
Disabled	1,240	1.5	1.1	1.0
Bereaved	240	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)

	Blackburn with Darwen (jobs)	Blackburn with Darwen (density)	North West (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	74,000	0.86	0.85	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)

	Blackburn with Darwen (employee jobs)	Blackburn with Darwen (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	64,600	-	-	-
Full-time	46,500	72.0	69.2	69.0
Part-time	18,100	28.0	30.8	31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	14,000	21.7	12.4	10.6
Construction	2,100	3.3	5.1	4.9
Services	48,300	74.8	81.6	83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	12,500	19.3	23.7	23.3
Transport & communications	3,200	5.0	5.6	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	8,900	13.8	19.4	21.6
Public admin, education & health	19,700	30.5	28.2	26.9
Other services	4,000	6.3	4.6	5.2
Tourism-related^†	4,500	6.9	8.4	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)

	Blackburn with Darwen (pounds)	North West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	447.4	450.2	479.1
Male full-time workers	455.0	489.9	523.5
Female full-time workers	423.3	392.1	412.4
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	11.66	11.36	12.00
Male full-time workers	10.83	11.96	12.69
Female full-time workers	12.70	10.46	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)

	Blackburn with Darwen (numbers)	Blackburn with Darwen (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	430	12.0	10.6	10.2
Deregistrations	285	8.0	7.5	7.3
Stock (at end of year)	3,580	-	-	-

Source: BERR - vat registrations/deregistrations by industry

Note:

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

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Labour Market Profile Blackburn with Darwen

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
Blackburn with Darwen