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Labour Market Profile
Preston

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)

	Preston (numbers)	North West (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	131,900	6,864,300	59,216,200
Males	65,800	3,366,300	29,054,100
Females	66,100	3,497,900	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Preston (numbers)	Preston (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	84,400	64.0	61.8	62.2
Males - working age	44,200	67.2	65.8	66.2
Females - working age	40,100	60.7	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)

	Preston (numbers)	Preston (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	65,000	76.6	76.7	78.8
In employment^†	60,700	71.4	72.1	74.5
Employees^†	57,400	68.0	63.8	64.7
Self employed^†	3,300	#	7.8	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	4,100	6.3	5.8	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	37,400	84.5	80.6	83.2
In employment^†	36,000	81.2	75.4	78.7
Employees^†	33,600	76.9	63.6	65.0
Self employed^†	#	#	11.3	13.3
Unemployed^§	#	#	6.4	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	27,600	67.9	72.5	73.9
In employment^†	24,700	60.6	68.5	70.1
Employees^†	23,700	58.1	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)
†	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)

	Preston (numbers)	Preston (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	19,600	23.4	23.3	21.2
Wanting a job	7,300	8.8	5.7	5.5
Not wanting a job	12,200	14.7	17.6	15.8
Males
Economically inactive	6,800	15.5	19.4	16.8
Wanting a job	#	#	5.2	4.6
Not wanting a job	3,400	7.8	14.2	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	12,800	32.1	27.5	26.1
Wanting a job	4,000	9.9	6.3	6.5
Not wanting a job	8,800	22.2	21.3	19.7

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 (Jul 2007-Jun 2008)

	Preston (numbers)	Preston (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	23,200	38.3	40.0	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	8,200	13.5	14.2	15.4
2 Professional occupations	6,900	11.3	11.8	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	8,200	13.5	14.0	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	14,900	24.5	22.8	22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial	7,800	12.8	12.4	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	7,100	11.7	10.4	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	10,200	16.8	16.5	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	4,000	6.6	8.3	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs	6,200	10.2	8.3	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	12,400	20.4	20.3	18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives	#	#	8.4	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	9,700	16.0	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)

	Preston (numbers)	Preston (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	24,100	28.9	25.4	28.6
NVQ3 and above	40,400	48.5	44.0	46.4
NVQ2 and above	52,900	63.5	64.0	64.5
NVQ1 and above	62,300	74.7	78.3	78.1
Other qualifications	5,700	6.9	6.7	8.8
No qualifications	15,300	18.4	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)

	Preston (pounds)	North West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	422.5	451.3	479.3
Male full-time workers	439.8	494.1	525.0
Female full-time workers	376.8	389.1	412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.24	11.40	12.01
Male full-time workers	10.62	12.00	12.72
Female full-time workers	9.72	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)

	Preston (numbers)	Preston (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	2,445	2.9	3.2	2.8
Males	1,892	4.3	4.7	3.9
Females	553	1.4	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)

	Preston (numbers)	Preston (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	815	33.3	32.9	30.5
Aged 25-49	1,310	53.7	53.2	53.6
Aged 50 and over	300	12.2	13.4	15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	1,855	76.0	76.3	76.6
Over 6 up to 12 months	375	15.4	13.9	13.9
Over 12 months	210	8.7	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)

	Preston (numbers)	Preston (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	13,960	16.5	17.3	13.9
Job seekers	2,180	2.6	2.6	2.1
Incapacity benefits	7,500	8.9	9.3	7.0
Lone parents	1,680	2.0	2.2	2.0
Carers	1,090	1.3	1.3	1.1
Others on income related benefits	390	0.5	0.5	0.5
Disabled	900	1.1	1.1	1.0
Bereaved	220	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)

	Preston (jobs)	Preston (density)	North West (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	96,000	1.14	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)

	Preston (employee jobs)	Preston (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	93,900	-	-	-
Full-time	64,500	68.7	69.2	69.0
Part-time	29,400	31.3	30.8	31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	9,600	10.2	12.4	10.6
Construction	3,700	3.9	5.1	4.9
Services	80,000	85.2	81.6	83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	19,700	21.0	23.7	23.3
Transport & communications	5,400	5.7	5.6	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	18,500	19.7	19.4	21.6
Public admin, education & health	33,000	35.1	28.2	26.9
Other services	3,400	3.6	4.6	5.2
Tourism-related^†	6,300	6.7	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)

	Preston (pounds)	North West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	426.6	450.2	479.1
Male full-time workers	483.1	489.9	523.5
Female full-time workers	373.0	392.1	412.4
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.99	11.36	12.00
Male full-time workers	11.67	11.96	12.69
Female full-time workers	9.73	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)

	Preston (numbers)	Preston (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	410	10.0	10.6	10.2
Deregistrations	355	8.6	7.5	7.3
Stock (at end of year)	4,110	-	-	-

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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