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Labour Market Profile
Pendle

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)

	Pendle (numbers)	North West (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	90,000	6,864,300	59,216,200
Males	44,200	3,366,300	29,054,100
Females	45,800	3,497,900	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Pendle (numbers)	Pendle (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	54,900	61.0	61.8	62.2
Males - working age	28,900	65.4	65.8	66.2
Females - working age	26,000	56.8	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)

	Pendle (numbers)	Pendle (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	45,700	80.3	76.7	78.8
In employment^†	41,500	72.7	72.1	74.5
Employees^†	35,400	63.1	63.8	64.7
Self employed^†	6,200	9.6	7.8	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	2,700	6.1	5.8	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	25,400	85.7	80.6	83.2
In employment^†	21,900	73.6	75.4	78.7
Employees^†	16,300	56.4	63.6	65.0
Self employed^†	5,600	17.3	11.3	13.3
Unemployed^§	#	#	6.4	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	20,400	74.4	72.5	73.9
In employment^†	19,600	71.6	68.5	70.1
Employees^†	19,000	70.5	64.0	64.5
Self employed^†	!	!	4.1	5.2
Unemployed^§	!	!	5.2	5.0

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 (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Pendle (numbers)	Pendle (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	10,800	19.7	23.3	21.2
Wanting a job	#	#	5.7	5.5
Not wanting a job	9,300	16.8	17.6	15.8
Males
Economically inactive	4,200	14.3	19.4	16.8
Wanting a job	!	!	5.2	4.6
Not wanting a job	3,400	11.9	14.2	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	6,700	25.6	27.5	26.1
Wanting a job	#	#	6.3	6.5
Not wanting a job	5,800	22.3	21.3	19.7

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 working age
	% is a proportion of total working age population

Employment by occupation (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Pendle (numbers)	Pendle (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	11,800	28.4	40.0	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	3,900	9.4	14.2	15.4
2 Professional occupations	4,600	11.0	11.8	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	3,300	7.9	14.0	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	12,800	30.9	22.8	22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial	5,400	12.9	12.4	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	7,500	18.0	10.4	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	6,400	15.3	16.5	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	3,300	7.9	8.3	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs	#	#	8.3	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	10,600	25.4	20.3	18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives	5,300	12.8	8.4	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	5,200	12.6	11.9	11.5

Source: ONS annual population survey

#	Sample size too small for reliable estimate (see definitions)
Notes:	Numbers and % are for those of 16+
	% is a proportion of all persons in employment

Qualifications (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Pendle (numbers)	Pendle (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	8,700	15.8	25.4	28.6
NVQ3 and above	23,700	43.1	44.0	46.4
NVQ2 and above	33,600	61.1	64.0	64.5
NVQ1 and above	40,800	74.1	78.3	78.1
Other qualifications	4,800	8.6	6.7	8.8
No qualifications	9,500	17.2	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)

	Pendle (pounds)	North West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	421.8	451.3	479.3
Male full-time workers	459.5	494.1	525.0
Female full-time workers	353.0	389.1	412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.51	11.40	12.01
Male full-time workers	11.26	12.00	12.72
Female full-time workers	9.35	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)

	Pendle (numbers)	Pendle (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	1,510	2.7	3.2	2.8
Males	1,123	3.9	4.7	3.9
Females	387	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)

	Pendle (numbers)	Pendle (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	550	36.5	32.9	30.5
Aged 25-49	750	49.9	53.2	53.6
Aged 50 and over	195	12.8	13.4	15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	1,295	86.1	76.3	76.6
Over 6 up to 12 months	155	10.4	13.9	13.9
Over 12 months	55	3.5	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)

	Pendle (numbers)	Pendle (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	9,120	16.6	17.3	13.9
Job seekers	1,040	1.9	2.6	2.1
Incapacity benefits	5,340	9.7	9.3	7.0
Lone parents	1,000	1.8	2.2	2.0
Carers	810	1.5	1.3	1.1
Others on income related benefits	240	0.4	0.5	0.5
Disabled	520	0.9	1.1	1.0
Bereaved	160	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)

	Pendle (jobs)	Pendle (density)	North West (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	37,000	0.67	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)

	Pendle (employee jobs)	Pendle (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	32,700	-	-	-
Full-time	24,200	73.9	69.2	69.0
Part-time	8,600	26.1	30.8	31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	11,300	34.5	12.4	10.6
Construction	1,400	4.4	5.1	4.9
Services	19,900	60.8	81.6	83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	6,600	20.2	23.7	23.3
Transport & communications	600	1.9	5.6	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	3,600	11.0	19.4	21.6
Public admin, education & health	7,500	23.0	28.2	26.9
Other services	1,500	4.6	4.6	5.2
Tourism-related^†	2,300	7.1	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)

	Pendle (pounds)	North West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	418.9	450.2	479.1
Male full-time workers	442.1	489.9	523.5
Female full-time workers	356.9	392.1	412.4
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.48	11.36	12.00
Male full-time workers	10.76	11.96	12.69
Female full-time workers	9.21	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)

	Pendle (numbers)	Pendle (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	200	8.3	10.6	10.2
Deregistrations	165	6.9	7.5	7.3
Stock (at end of year)	2,405	-	-	-

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)

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