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Labour Market Profile
Blackpool

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)

	Blackpool (numbers)	North West (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	142,500	6,864,300	59,216,200
Males	70,000	3,366,300	29,054,100
Females	72,500	3,497,900	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Blackpool (numbers)	Blackpool (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	85,000	59.7	61.8	62.2
Males - working age	45,100	64.5	65.8	66.2
Females - working age	39,900	55.0	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)

	Blackpool (numbers)	Blackpool (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	62,400	72.1	76.7	78.8
In employment^†	58,900	68.0	72.1	74.5
Employees^†	51,600	60.1	63.8	64.7
Self employed^†	6,900	7.4	7.8	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	4,100	6.5	5.8	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	34,200	76.5	80.6	83.2
In employment^†	32,000	71.6	75.4	78.7
Employees^†	26,500	59.8	63.6	65.0
Self employed^†	5,300	11.2	11.3	13.3
Unemployed^§	2,200	6.3	6.4	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	28,200	67.2	72.5	73.9
In employment^†	26,900	64.0	68.5	70.1
Employees^†	25,100	60.4	64.0	64.5
Self employed^†	1,600	3.1	4.1	5.2
Unemployed^§	1,300	4.7	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)

	Blackpool (numbers)	Blackpool (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	22,900	27.9	23.3	21.2
Wanting a job	6,400	7.8	5.7	5.5
Not wanting a job	16,500	20.1	17.6	15.8
Males
Economically inactive	10,300	23.5	19.4	16.8
Wanting a job	3,400	7.7	5.2	4.6
Not wanting a job	6,900	15.7	14.2	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	12,700	32.8	27.5	26.1
Wanting a job	3,000	7.9	6.3	6.5
Not wanting a job	9,600	24.9	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)

	Blackpool (numbers)	Blackpool (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	17,500	29.6	40.0	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	7,000	11.8	14.2	15.4
2 Professional occupations	3,900	6.6	11.8	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	6,600	11.2	14.0	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	16,100	27.3	22.8	22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial	8,700	14.7	12.4	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	7,500	12.7	10.4	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	11,800	20.0	16.5	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	5,700	9.6	8.3	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs	6,200	10.4	8.3	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	13,500	22.8	20.3	18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives	4,600	7.9	8.4	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	8,800	15.0	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)

	Blackpool (numbers)	Blackpool (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	14,800	18.0	25.4	28.6
NVQ3 and above	28,000	34.0	44.0	46.4
NVQ2 and above	47,400	57.5	64.0	64.5
NVQ1 and above	59,100	71.7	78.3	78.1
Other qualifications	5,400	6.5	6.7	8.8
No qualifications	18,000	21.8	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)

	Blackpool (pounds)	North West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	363.7	451.3	479.3
Male full-time workers	406.7	494.1	525.0
Female full-time workers	331.5	389.1	412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	9.62	11.40	12.01
Male full-time workers	10.40	12.00	12.72
Female full-time workers	8.59	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)

	Blackpool (numbers)	Blackpool (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	3,371	4.0	3.2	2.8
Males	2,584	5.7	4.7	3.9
Females	787	2.0	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)

	Blackpool (numbers)	Blackpool (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	1,010	30.1	32.9	30.5
Aged 25-49	1,855	55.1	53.2	53.6
Aged 50 and over	485	14.4	13.4	15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	2,695	80.2	76.3	76.6
Over 6 up to 12 months	425	12.6	13.9	13.9
Over 12 months	240	7.2	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)

	Blackpool (numbers)	Blackpool (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	19,880	23.4	17.3	13.9
Job seekers	2,710	3.2	2.6	2.1
Incapacity benefits	11,190	13.2	9.3	7.0
Lone parents	2,370	2.8	2.2	2.0
Carers	1,350	1.6	1.3	1.1
Others on income related benefits	750	0.9	0.5	0.5
Disabled	1,240	1.5	1.1	1.0
Bereaved	270	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)

	Blackpool (jobs)	Blackpool (density)	North West (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	77,000	0.90	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)

	Blackpool (employee jobs)	Blackpool (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	57,700	-	-	-
Full-time	36,100	62.6	69.2	69.0
Part-time	21,600	37.4	30.8	31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	3,800	6.6	12.4	10.6
Construction	1,800	3.2	5.1	4.9
Services	51,900	90.1	81.6	83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	18,900	32.8	23.7	23.3
Transport & communications	1,700	2.9	5.6	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	6,200	10.8	19.4	21.6
Public admin, education & health	21,000	36.3	28.2	26.9
Other services	4,100	7.2	4.6	5.2
Tourism-related^†	10,400	18.0	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)

	Blackpool (pounds)	North West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	357.9	450.2	479.1
Male full-time workers	370.4	489.9	523.5
Female full-time workers	331.5	392.1	412.4
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	9.01	11.36	12.00
Male full-time workers	9.60	11.96	12.69
Female full-time workers	8.53	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)

	Blackpool (numbers)	Blackpool (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	300	9.2	10.6	10.2
Deregistrations	285	8.8	7.5	7.3
Stock (at end of year)	3,250	-	-	-

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
Blackpool