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Labour Market Profile
Lancaster

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)

	Lancaster (numbers)	North West (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	143,500	6,864,300	59,216,200
Males	70,000	3,366,300	29,054,100
Females	73,500	3,497,900	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Lancaster (numbers)	Lancaster (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	90,900	63.3	61.8	62.2
Males - working age	47,400	67.7	65.8	66.2
Females - working age	43,500	59.1	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)

	Lancaster (numbers)	Lancaster (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	71,100	75.6	76.8	78.7
In employment^†	68,300	72.5	72.3	74.5
Employees^†	57,600	61.3	63.8	64.7
Self employed^†	10,100	10.4	7.9	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	3,700	5.2	5.7	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	37,800	78.5	80.8	83.3
In employment^†	37,800	78.5	75.6	78.8
Employees^†	29,800	61.9	63.7	65.1
Self employed^†	8,100	16.6	11.4	13.3
Unemployed^§	!	!	6.3	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	33,300	72.5	72.5	73.7
In employment^†	30,400	66.0	68.6	69.9
Employees^†	27,800	60.8	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)
!	Estimate is not available since sample size is disclosive (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)

	Lancaster (numbers)	Lancaster (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	22,100	24.4	23.2	21.3
Wanting a job	4,800	5.3	5.4	5.4
Not wanting a job	17,300	19.1	17.8	15.9
Males
Economically inactive	10,100	21.5	19.2	16.7
Wanting a job	#	#	4.8	4.4
Not wanting a job	7,400	15.8	14.4	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	12,100	27.5	27.5	26.3
Wanting a job	#	#	6.0	6.5
Not wanting a job	9,900	22.6	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)

	Lancaster (numbers)	Lancaster (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	29,500	43.2	40.1	43.0
1 Managers and senior officials	7,900	11.6	14.1	15.3
2 Professional occupations	10,700	15.7	12.1	13.1
3 Associate professional & technical	10,900	15.9	13.9	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	16,500	24.2	22.8	22.5
4 Administrative & secretarial	7,500	11.0	12.4	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	9,000	13.2	10.4	10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	12,200	17.8	16.7	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	6,400	9.4	8.2	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	5,700	8.4	8.5	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	10,100	14.7	20.1	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	4,700	6.9	8.4	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	5,400	7.9	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)

	Lancaster (numbers)	Lancaster (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	29,800	33.0	25.4	28.6
NVQ3 and above	48,900	54.0	44.0	46.4
NVQ2 and above	63,300	70.0	64.0	64.5
NVQ1 and above	77,700	85.9	78.3	78.1
Other qualifications	3,800	4.2	6.7	8.8
No qualifications	9,000	9.9	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)

	Lancaster (pounds)	North West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	475.2	432.7	459.0
Male full-time workers	526.7	479.1	500.7
Female full-time workers	381.2	369.7	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	11.43	10.87	11.50
Male full-time workers	12.86	11.58	12.17
Female full-time workers	9.98	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)

	Lancaster (numbers)	Lancaster (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	1,827	2.0	3.0	2.6
Males	1,368	2.9	4.3	3.6
Females	459	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)

	Lancaster (numbers)	Lancaster (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	620	34.1	33.5	31.1
Aged 25-49	910	50.0	52.7	53.2
Aged 50 and over	245	13.4	13.3	15.1
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	1,480	81.1	74.9	75.0
Over 6 up to 12 months	225	12.2	14.6	14.8
Over 12 months	120	6.7	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)

	Lancaster (numbers)	Lancaster (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	11,330	12.5	17.3	13.9
Job seekers	1,440	1.6	2.6	2.1
Incapacity benefits	6,280	6.9	9.3	7.0
Lone parents	1,370	1.5	2.2	2.0
Carers	810	0.9	1.3	1.1
Others on income related benefits	380	0.4	0.5	0.5
Disabled	810	0.9	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)

	Lancaster (jobs)	Lancaster (density)	North West (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	61,000	0.68	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)

	Lancaster (employee jobs)	Lancaster (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	53,600	-	-	-
Full-time	34,700	64.7	68.9	68.9
Part-time	18,900	35.3	31.1	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	3,600	6.7	12.5	10.9
Construction	2,700	5.0	5.0	4.8
Services	45,500	84.8	81.7	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	13,000	24.2	23.9	23.5
Transport & communications	3,400	6.3	6.0	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	6,200	11.6	19.2	21.2
Public admin, education & health	20,400	38.0	27.8	26.9
Other services	2,500	4.7	4.7	5.3
Tourism-related^†	5,300	9.9	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)

	Lancaster (pounds)	North West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	441.2	434.2	458.6
Male full-time workers	498.3	479.1	500.0
Female full-time workers	361.9	371.5	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.90	10.90	11.49
Male full-time workers	12.25	11.56	12.14
Female full-time workers	9.48	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)

	Lancaster (numbers)	Lancaster (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	275	7.6	9.6	9.4
Deregistrations	210	5.8	7.3	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	3,625	-	-	-

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)

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