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Labour Market Profile
Alnwick

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)

	Alnwick (numbers)	North East (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	32,300	2,564,500	59,216,200
Males	15,800	1,253,800	29,054,100
Females	16,500	1,310,700	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Alnwick (numbers)	Alnwick (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	18,900	58.6	62.0	62.2
Males - working age	10,000	63.1	66.1	66.2
Females - working age	9,000	54.3	58.1	58.3

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

	Alnwick (numbers)	Alnwick (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	16,400	83.1	76.3	78.7
In employment^†	16,100	81.7	71.3	74.5
Employees^†	13,600	68.3	64.4	64.7
Self employed^†	2,500	13.4	6.4	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	700	4.1	6.4	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	8,900	89.2	79.6	83.3
In employment^†	8,700	86.5	73.9	78.8
Employees^†	7,100	70.6	64.0	65.1
Self employed^†	1,600	15.9	9.3	13.3
Unemployed^§	!	!	7.1	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	7,400	76.3	72.8	73.7
In employment^†	7,400	76.3	68.6	69.9
Employees^†	6,500	65.7	64.9	64.3
Self employed^†	#	#	3.3	5.2
Unemployed^§	!	!	5.6	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)

	Alnwick (numbers)	Alnwick (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	3,200	16.9	23.7	21.3
Wanting a job	#	#	6.6	5.4
Not wanting a job	2,300	12.2	17.1	15.9
Males
Economically inactive	#	#	20.4	16.7
Wanting a job	#	#	6.0	4.4
Not wanting a job	#	#	14.4	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	2,100	23.7	27.2	26.3
Wanting a job	#	#	7.2	6.5
Not wanting a job	1,700	18.8	20.0	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)

	Alnwick (numbers)	Alnwick (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	7,900	49.1	38.0	43.0
1 Managers and senior officials	2,400	14.8	12.4	15.3
2 Professional occupations	2,900	18.3	11.7	13.1
3 Associate professional & technical	2,600	15.9	13.9	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	3,500	21.9	22.6	22.5
4 Administrative & secretarial	1,600	10.2	11.6	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	1,900	11.7	11.0	10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	2,300	14.5	17.1	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	1,600	10.2	8.1	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	#	#	9.0	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	2,400	14.6	21.8	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	#	#	9.0	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	1,500	9.6	12.8	11.4

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)

	Alnwick (numbers)	Alnwick (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	4,500	24.0	24.3	28.6
NVQ3 and above	8,800	46.8	44.3	46.4
NVQ2 and above	12,900	68.6	65.5	64.5
NVQ1 and above	16,300	86.8	79.5	78.1
Other qualifications	#	#	6.7	8.8
No qualifications	1,900	10.4	13.8	13.1

Source: ONS annual population survey

#	Sample size too small for reliable estimate (see definitions)
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)

	Alnwick (pounds)	North East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	443.9	400.5	459.0
Male full-time workers	465.5	439.2	500.7
Female full-time workers	323.3	344.9	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	11.54	10.15	11.50
Male full-time workers	12.05	10.77	12.17
Female full-time workers	#	9.25	10.48

Source: ONS annual survey of hours and earnings - resident analysis

#	Sample size too small for reliable estimate (see definitions)
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)

	Alnwick (numbers)	Alnwick (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	397	2.1	3.6	2.6
Males	277	2.8	5.2	3.6
Females	120	1.3	1.9	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)

	Alnwick (numbers)	Alnwick (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	125	31.8	34.2	31.1
Aged 25-49	190	48.6	50.6	53.2
Aged 50 and over	75	19.3	14.7	15.1
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	330	84.5	75.1	75.0
Over 6 up to 12 months	40	10.7	14.4	14.8
Over 12 months	20	4.8	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)

	Alnwick (numbers)	Alnwick (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	2,100	11.1	18.5	13.9
Job seekers	290	1.6	3.0	2.1
Incapacity benefits	1,030	5.5	9.8	7.0
Lone parents	200	1.1	2.3	2.0
Carers	240	1.3	1.4	1.1
Others on income related benefits	100	0.5	0.6	0.5
Disabled	160	0.9	1.1	1.0
Bereaved	70	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)

	Alnwick (jobs)	Alnwick (density)	North East (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	14,000	0.73	0.78	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)

	Alnwick (employee jobs)	Alnwick (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	10,400	-	-	-
Full-time	5,900	57.3	67.7	68.9
Part-time	4,400	42.7	32.3	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	700	6.8	12.5	10.9
Construction	600	5.8	5.7	4.8
Services	8,600	82.9	80.5	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	2,700	25.6	22.3	23.5
Transport & communications	300	2.6	5.2	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	1,000	10.1	16.1	21.2
Public admin, education & health	3,400	33.3	31.8	26.9
Other services	1,200	11.2	5.1	5.3
Tourism-related^†	1,700	16.7	8.5	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)

	Alnwick (pounds)	North East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	389.7	402.9	458.6
Male full-time workers	430.4	440.0	500.0
Female full-time workers	#	350.3	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	9.45	10.19	11.49
Male full-time workers	11.62	10.85	12.14
Female full-time workers	#	9.41	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)

	Alnwick (numbers)	Alnwick (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	80	6.3	9.4	9.4
Deregistrations	55	4.4	7.0	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	1,260	-	-	-

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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Alnwick