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Labour Market Profile
Hyndburn

The profile brings together data from several sources. Details about these and related terminology are given in the definitions section.

All figures are the most recent available.

  Resident population
  Employment and unemployment
  Economic inactivity
  Employment by occupation
  Qualifications
  Earnings by residence
  Working-age benefits
  Jobs (total jobs / employee jobs)
  Jobcentre plus vacancies
  VAT registered businesses
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RESIDENT POPULATION

Total population (2007)
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  Hyndburn
(numbers)		 North West
(numbers) 		Great Britain
(numbers)
All people 82,000 6,864,300 59,216,200
Males 40,500 3,366,300 29,054,100
Females 41,500 3,497,900 30,162,100
Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)
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  Hyndburn
(numbers)		 Hyndburn
(%)		 North West
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people - working age 49,400 60.2 61.8 62.2
Males - working age 25,900 63.9 65.8 66.2
Females - working age 23,500 56.6 57.9 58.3
Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Notes: % is a proportion of total population
Working age includes males aged 16-64 and females aged 16-59

LABOUR SUPPLY

Employment and unemployment (Oct 2007-Sep 2008)
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  Hyndburn
(numbers)		 Hyndburn
(%)		 North West
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people
Economically active† 38,800 73.9 76.8 78.8
In employment† 34,200 64.7 72.1 74.5
Employees† 26,100 49.2 63.6 64.8
Self employed† 7,200 14.6 8.0 9.3
Unemployed (model-based)§ 2,200 6.1 5.9 5.3
Males
Economically active† 20,100 75.6 80.7 83.3
In employment† 17,100 64.1 75.2 78.6
Employees† 11,600 44.5 63.4 65.1
Self employed† 4,600 17.9 11.4 13.1
Unemployed§ # # 6.6 5.6
Females
Economically active† 18,700 72.0 72.5 73.9
In employment† 17,100 65.3 68.7 70.1
Employees† 14,600 54.3 63.9 64.4
Self employed† # # 4.3 5.2
Unemployed§ # # 5.0 5.0
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

Economic inactivity (Oct 2007-Sep 2008)
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  Hyndburn
(numbers)		 Hyndburn
(%)		 North West
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people
Economically inactive 12,900 26.1 23.2 21.2
Wanting a job # # 6.0 5.6
Not wanting a job 10,100 20.5 17.2 15.6
Males
Economically inactive 6,400 24.4 19.3 16.7
Wanting a job # # 5.4 4.6
Not wanting a job 5,100 19.5 13.9 12.0
Females
Economically inactive 6,600 28.0 27.5 26.1
Wanting a job # # 6.7 6.6
Not wanting a job 5,100 21.6 20.8 19.4
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 resident working age population of area and gender

Employment by occupation (Oct 2007-Sep 2008)
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  Hyndburn
(numbers)		 Hyndburn
(%)		 North West
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3 12,800 37.8 40.3 43.2
1 Managers and senior officials 6,500 19.0 14.6 15.5
2 Professional occupations ! ! 11.5 13.0
3 Associate professional & technical 5,400 15.6 14.1 14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5 7,600 22.5 23.0 22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial # # 12.3 11.4
5 Skilled trades occupations 5,100 15.0 10.6 10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6-7 7,100 20.9 16.4 15.7
6 Personal service occupations # # 8.2 8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs # # 8.1 7.5
Soc 2000 major group 8-9 6,300 18.8 20.3 18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives # # 8.3 7.1
9 Elementary occupations # # 11.9 11.5
Source: ONS annual population survey

#Sample size too small for reliable estimate (see definitions)
!Estimate is not available since sample size is disclosive (see definitions)
Notes: Numbers and % are for those of 16+
% is a proportion of all persons in employment

Qualifications (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)
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  Hyndburn
(numbers)		 Hyndburn
(%)		 North West
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
NVQ4 and above 6,100 12.4 25.4 28.6
NVQ3 and above 17,400 35.3 44.0 46.4
NVQ2 and above 30,200 61.2 64.0 64.5
NVQ1 and above 37,800 76.4 78.3 78.1
Other qualifications 3,700 7.4 6.7 8.8
No qualifications 8,000 16.2 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 resident working age population of area

Earnings by residence (2008)
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  Hyndburn
(pounds)		 North West
(pounds)		 Great Britain
(pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers 384.8 451.3 479.3
Male full-time workers 392.1 494.1 525.0
Female full-time workers 344.5 389.1 412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers 9.86 11.40 12.01
Male full-time workers 10.03 12.00 12.72
Female full-time workers 9.30 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 (May 2009)
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  Hyndburn
(numbers)		 Hyndburn
(%)		 North West
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people 2,161 4.4 4.6 4.1
Males 1,707 6.6 6.7 5.8
Females 454 1.9 2.3 2.2
Source: ONS claimant count with rates and proportions

Note: % is a proportion of resident working age population of area and gender

JSA claimants by age and duration (May 2009)
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  Hyndburn
(numbers)		 Hyndburn
(%)		 North West
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24 720 33.3 31.5 28.9
Aged 25-49 1,150 53.1 54.0 54.8
Aged 50 and over 275 12.6 14.0 15.7
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months 1,690 78.2 71.7 73.1
Over 6 up to 12 months 380 17.6 19.8 18.7
Over 12 months 90 4.2 8.6 8.2
Source: ONS claimant count - age and duration

Note: % is a proportion of all JSA claimants

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (August 2008)
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  Hyndburn
(numbers)		 Hyndburn
(%)		 North West
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
Total claimants 9,240 18.7 17.5 14.2
Job seekers 1,100 2.2 2.8 2.4
Incapacity benefits 5,340 10.8 9.2 7.0
Lone parents 1,100 2.2 2.2 2.0
Carers 680 1.4 1.3 1.1
Others on income related benefits 290 0.6 0.5 0.5
Disabled 560 1.1 1.2 1.0
Bereaved 170 0.3 0.3 0.3
Key out-of-work benefits† 7,830 15.9 14.8 11.9
Source: DWP benefit claimants - working age client group

†Key out-of-work benefits consists of the groups: job seekers, incapacity benefits, lone parents and others on income related benefits
Note: % is a proportion of resident working age population of area

LABOUR DEMAND


Jobs density (2006)
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  Hyndburn
(jobs)		 Hyndburn
(density)		 North West
(density)		 Great Britain
(density)
Jobs density 32,000 0.64 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)
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  Hyndburn
(employee jobs)		 Hyndburn
(%)		 North West
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
Total employee jobs 29,000 - - -
Full-time 20,800 71.7 69.2 69.0
Part-time 8,200 28.3 30.8 31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing 5,700 19.5 12.4 10.6
Construction 1,400 4.8 5.1 4.9
Services 21,600 74.6 81.6 83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants 8,700 29.9 23.7 23.3
Transport & communications 1,100 3.7 5.6 5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities 2,800 9.5 19.4 21.6
Public admin, education & health 8,000 27.5 28.2 26.9
Other services 1,200 4.0 4.6 5.2
Tourism-related† 2,200 7.5 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)
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  Hyndburn
(pounds)		 North West
(pounds)		 Great Britain
(pounds)