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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)