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Labour Market Profile
Wyre

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)

	Wyre (numbers)	North West (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	110,900	6,864,300	59,216,200
Males	53,500	3,366,300	29,054,100
Females	57,400	3,497,900	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Wyre (numbers)	Wyre (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	62,700	56.5	61.8	62.2
Males - working age	33,000	61.7	65.8	66.2
Females - working age	29,700	51.8	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)

	Wyre (numbers)	Wyre (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	50,700	78.7	76.7	78.8
In employment^†	48,900	75.9	72.1	74.5
Employees^†	41,200	64.1	63.8	64.7
Self employed^†	7,300	11.2	7.8	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	2,100	4.2	5.8	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	27,100	80.5	80.6	83.2
In employment^†	26,300	78.0	75.4	78.7
Employees^†	21,600	64.5	63.6	65.0
Self employed^†	4,300	12.3	11.3	13.3
Unemployed^§	!	!	6.4	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	23,500	76.8	72.5	73.9
In employment^†	22,600	73.6	68.5	70.1
Employees^†	19,600	63.5	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)

	Wyre (numbers)	Wyre (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	13,400	21.3	23.3	21.2
Wanting a job	3,600	5.7	5.7	5.5
Not wanting a job	9,800	15.6	17.6	15.8
Males
Economically inactive	6,500	19.5	19.4	16.8
Wanting a job	#	#	5.2	4.6
Not wanting a job	4,500	13.7	14.2	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	6,900	23.2	27.5	26.1
Wanting a job	#	#	6.3	6.5
Not wanting a job	5,300	17.7	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)

	Wyre (numbers)	Wyre (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	21,300	43.7	40.0	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	7,300	15.0	14.2	15.4
2 Professional occupations	4,400	9.1	11.8	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	9,600	19.6	14.0	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	12,900	26.3	22.8	22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial	7,800	15.9	12.4	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	5,100	10.4	10.4	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	5,400	11.1	16.5	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	#	#	8.3	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs	#	#	8.3	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	9,200	18.9	20.3	18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives	4,500	9.1	8.4	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	4,800	9.7	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)

	Wyre (numbers)	Wyre (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	14,500	23.2	25.4	28.6
NVQ3 and above	29,100	46.5	44.0	46.4
NVQ2 and above	44,200	70.5	64.0	64.5
NVQ1 and above	52,700	84.1	78.3	78.1
Other qualifications	3,800	6.1	6.7	8.8
No qualifications	6,200	9.8	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)

	Wyre (pounds)	North West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	422.6	451.3	479.3
Male full-time workers	450.6	494.1	525.0
Female full-time workers	411.3	389.1	412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.96	11.40	12.01
Male full-time workers	10.65	12.00	12.72
Female full-time workers	11.19	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)

	Wyre (numbers)	Wyre (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	1,060	1.7	3.2	2.8
Males	814	2.5	4.7	3.9
Females	246	0.8	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)

	Wyre (numbers)	Wyre (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	345	32.5	32.9	30.5
Aged 25-49	535	50.5	53.2	53.6
Aged 50 and over	175	16.8	13.4	15.3
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	925	87.8	76.3	76.6
Over 6 up to 12 months	90	8.3	13.9	13.9
Over 12 months	40	3.9	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)

	Wyre (numbers)	Wyre (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	8,230	13.1	17.3	13.9
Job seekers	730	1.2	2.6	2.1
Incapacity benefits	4,780	7.6	9.3	7.0
Lone parents	740	1.2	2.2	2.0
Carers	720	1.1	1.3	1.1
Others on income related benefits	250	0.4	0.5	0.5
Disabled	810	1.3	1.1	1.0
Bereaved	190	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)

	Wyre (jobs)	Wyre (density)	North West (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	43,000	0.69	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)

	Wyre (employee jobs)	Wyre (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	34,700	-	-	-
Full-time	22,400	64.7	69.2	69.0
Part-time	12,300	35.3	30.8	31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	3,700	10.7	12.4	10.6
Construction	2,300	6.6	5.1	4.9
Services	28,000	80.6	81.6	83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	10,200	29.4	23.7	23.3
Transport & communications	1,200	3.5	5.6	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	3,800	11.1	19.4	21.6
Public admin, education & health	11,100	32.0	28.2	26.9
Other services	1,600	4.6	4.6	5.2
Tourism-related^†	3,800	11.1	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)

	Wyre (pounds)	North West (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	426.4	450.2	479.1
Male full-time workers	409.3	489.9	523.5
Female full-time workers	426.4	392.1	412.4
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.33	11.36	12.00
Male full-time workers	9.63	11.96	12.69
Female full-time workers	12.42	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)

	Wyre (numbers)	Wyre (%)	North West (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	325	9.2	10.6	10.2
Deregistrations	240	6.8	7.5	7.3
Stock (at end of year)	3,520	-	-	-

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)

Labour Market Profile
Wyre