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Labour Market Profile
Chorley

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)

	Chorley (numbers)	North West (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	104,100	6,864,300	59,216,200
Males	52,000	3,366,300	29,054,100
Females	52,000	3,497,900	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Chorley (numbers)	Chorley (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	65,500	62.9	61.8	62.2
Males - working age	35,300	67.9	65.8	66.2
Females - working age	30,200	58.1	57.9	58.3

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

	Chorley (numbers)	Chorley (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	55,200	81.4	76.8	78.7
In employment^†	52,800	77.7	72.3	74.5
Employees^†	47,400	69.7	63.8	64.7
Self employed^†	5,400	8.0	7.9	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	2,100	3.9	5.7	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	29,200	84.1	80.8	83.3
In employment^†	28,400	81.8	75.6	78.8
Employees^†	24,500	70.5	63.7	65.1
Self employed^†	3,800	11.2	11.4	13.3
Unemployed^§	#	#	6.3	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	26,000	78.3	72.5	73.7
In employment^†	24,400	73.2	68.6	69.9
Employees^†	22,800	68.8	64.0	64.3
Self employed^†	#	#	4.1	5.2
Unemployed^§	#	#	5.1	4.9

Source: ONS annual population survey

#	Sample size too small for reliable estimate (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 (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

	Chorley (numbers)	Chorley (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	12,000	18.6	23.2	21.3
Wanting a job	#	#	5.4	5.4
Not wanting a job	10,000	15.6	17.8	15.9
Males
Economically inactive	5,400	15.9	19.2	16.7
Wanting a job	#	#	4.8	4.4
Not wanting a job	4,200	12.4	14.4	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	6,600	21.7	27.5	26.3
Wanting a job	#	#	6.0	6.5
Not wanting a job	5,800	19.1	21.6	19.8

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 (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

	Chorley (numbers)	Chorley (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	24,300	46.1	40.1	43.0
1 Managers and senior officials	10,700	20.3	14.1	15.3
2 Professional occupations	6,600	12.6	12.1	13.1
3 Associate professional & technical	7,000	13.2	13.9	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	11,100	21.0	22.8	22.5
4 Administrative & secretarial	5,700	10.8	12.4	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	5,400	10.2	10.4	10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	8,300	15.7	16.7	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	5,400	10.2	8.2	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	2,900	5.5	8.5	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	9,100	17.2	20.1	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	3,400	6.4	8.4	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	5,700	10.8	11.6	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)

	Chorley (numbers)	Chorley (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	15,600	24.3	25.4	28.6
NVQ3 and above	29,600	46.1	44.0	46.4
NVQ2 and above	43,000	67.1	64.0	64.5
NVQ1 and above	52,200	81.4	78.3	78.1
Other qualifications	3,700	5.8	6.7	8.8
No qualifications	8,200	12.8	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 (2007)

	Chorley (pounds)	North West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	442.6	432.7	459.0
Male full-time workers	441.8	479.1	500.7
Female full-time workers	434.9	369.7	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	11.21	10.87	11.50
Male full-time workers	10.84	11.58	12.17
Female full-time workers	12.23	9.87	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 (October 2008)

	Chorley (numbers)	Chorley (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	1,305	2.0	3.0	2.6
Males	984	2.8	4.3	3.6
Females	321	1.1	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 (October 2008)

	Chorley (numbers)	Chorley (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	400	30.7	33.5	31.1
Aged 25-49	670	51.6	52.7	53.2
Aged 50 and over	205	15.9	13.3	15.1
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	1,030	79.2	74.9	75.0
Over 6 up to 12 months	175	13.5	14.6	14.8
Over 12 months	95	7.4	10.5	10.3

Source: ONS claimant count - age and duration

Note:

% is a proportion of all JSA claimants

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (May 2008)

	Chorley (numbers)	Chorley (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	7,810	11.9	17.3	13.9
Job seekers	1,060	1.6	2.6	2.1
Incapacity benefits	4,460	6.8	9.3	7.0
Lone parents	700	1.1	2.2	2.0
Carers	560	0.9	1.3	1.1
Others on income related benefits	200	0.3	0.5	0.5
Disabled	630	1.0	1.1	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 (2006)

	Chorley (jobs)	Chorley (density)	North West (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	48,000	0.73	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 (2006)

	Chorley (employee jobs)	Chorley (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	41,000	-	-	-
Full-time	25,800	62.9	68.9	68.9
Part-time	15,200	37.1	31.1	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	3,300	8.0	12.5	10.9
Construction	2,300	5.5	5.0	4.8
Services	35,000	85.3	81.7	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	10,100	24.7	23.9	23.5
Transport & communications	1,500	3.7	6.0	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	10,200	24.8	19.2	21.2
Public admin, education & health	11,000	26.9	27.8	26.9
Other services	2,200	5.2	4.7	5.3
Tourism-related^†	4,200	10.3	8.6	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)

	Chorley (pounds)	North West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	419.4	434.2	458.6
Male full-time workers	428.6	479.1	500.0
Female full-time workers	392.0	371.5	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.42	10.90	11.49
Male full-time workers	10.23	11.56	12.14
Female full-time workers	10.55	9.92	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)

	Chorley (numbers)	Chorley (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	305	9.2	9.6	9.4
Deregistrations	205	6.2	7.3	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	3,300	-	-	-

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 (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

Economically inactive (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

Employment by occupation (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

Qualifications (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Earnings by residence (2007)

WORKING-AGE BENEFITS

Total JSA claimants (October 2008)

JSA claimants by age and duration (October 2008)

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (May 2008)

LABOUR DEMAND

Jobs density (2006)

Employee jobs (2006)

Earnings by workplace (2007)

BUSINESSES

VAT registered businesses (2006)

Definitions and Explanations

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