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Labour Market Profile
Tynedale

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)

	Tynedale (numbers)	North East (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	59,500	2,564,500	59,216,200
Males	29,000	1,253,800	29,054,100
Females	30,500	1,310,700	30,162,100

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)

	Tynedale (numbers)	Tynedale (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	35,500	59.7	62.0	62.2
Males - working age	18,800	64.9	66.1	66.2
Females - working age	16,700	54.7	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)

	Tynedale (numbers)	Tynedale (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	30,700	82.4	76.3	78.7
In employment^†	28,000	75.3	71.3	74.5
Employees^†	22,500	61.9	64.4	64.7
Self employed^†	5,400	13.4	6.4	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	1,200	4.1	6.4	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	16,900	83.5	79.6	83.3
In employment^†	15,400	76.8	73.9	78.8
Employees^†	11,400	59.4	64.0	65.1
Self employed^†	3,900	17.4	9.3	13.3
Unemployed^§	#	#	7.1	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	13,900	81.1	72.8	73.7
In employment^†	12,600	73.5	68.6	69.9
Employees^†	11,100	64.7	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)
†	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)

	Tynedale (numbers)	Tynedale (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	6,200	17.6	23.7	21.3
Wanting a job	1,800	5.2	6.6	5.4
Not wanting a job	4,400	12.5	17.1	15.9
Males
Economically inactive	3,100	16.5	20.4	16.7
Wanting a job	#	#	6.0	4.4
Not wanting a job	2,300	12.4	14.4	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	3,100	18.9	27.2	26.3
Wanting a job	#	#	7.2	6.5
Not wanting a job	2,100	12.5	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)

	Tynedale (numbers)	Tynedale (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	13,600	48.7	38.0	43.0
1 Managers and senior officials	4,600	16.4	12.4	15.3
2 Professional occupations	4,900	17.7	11.7	13.1
3 Associate professional & technical	4,100	14.6	13.9	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	7,000	24.9	22.6	22.5
4 Administrative & secretarial	2,600	9.1	11.6	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	4,400	15.8	11.0	10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	2,800	10.0	17.1	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	#	#	8.1	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	#	#	9.0	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	4,600	16.4	21.8	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	2,200	8.0	9.0	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	2,400	8.4	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)

	Tynedale (numbers)	Tynedale (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	12,100	34.2	24.3	28.6
NVQ3 and above	17,500	49.4	44.3	46.4
NVQ2 and above	25,100	70.8	65.5	64.5
NVQ1 and above	29,700	83.9	79.5	78.1
Other qualifications	2,900	8.1	6.7	8.8
No qualifications	2,900	8.1	13.8	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 (2007)

	Tynedale (pounds)	North East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	510.4	400.5	459.0
Male full-time workers	505.2	439.2	500.7
Female full-time workers	505.8	344.9	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	12.61	10.15	11.50
Male full-time workers	#	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)

	Tynedale (numbers)	Tynedale (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	536	1.5	3.6	2.6
Males	369	2.0	5.2	3.6
Females	167	1.0	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)

	Tynedale (numbers)	Tynedale (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	170	31.5	34.2	31.1
Aged 25-49	255	47.7	50.6	53.2
Aged 50 and over	110	20.8	14.7	15.1
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	415	77.5	75.1	75.0
Over 6 up to 12 months	65	12.4	14.4	14.8
Over 12 months	55	10.1	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)

	Tynedale (numbers)	Tynedale (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	3,300	9.3	18.5	13.9
Job seekers	430	1.2	3.0	2.1
Incapacity benefits	1,800	5.1	9.8	7.0
Lone parents	330	0.9	2.3	2.0
Carers	260	0.7	1.4	1.1
Others on income related benefits	110	0.3	0.6	0.5
Disabled	270	0.7	1.1	1.0
Bereaved	110	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)

	Tynedale (jobs)	Tynedale (density)	North East (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	27,000	0.76	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)

	Tynedale (employee jobs)	Tynedale (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	21,800	-	-	-
Full-time	13,600	62.4	67.7	68.9
Part-time	8,200	37.6	32.3	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	1,900	8.9	12.5	10.9
Construction	1,300	6.1	5.7	4.8
Services	17,600	80.7	80.5	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	5,500	25.2	22.3	23.5
Transport & communications	1,000	4.6	5.2	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	3,400	15.7	16.1	21.2
Public admin, education & health	6,000	27.6	31.8	26.9
Other services	1,700	7.6	5.1	5.3
Tourism-related^†	3,000	13.8	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)

	Tynedale (pounds)	North East (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	384.9	402.9	458.6
Male full-time workers	412.1	440.0	500.0
Female full-time workers	#	350.3	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.14	10.19	11.49
Male full-time workers	9.99	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)

	Tynedale (numbers)	Tynedale (%)	North East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	190	7.0	9.4	9.4
Deregistrations	145	5.3	7.0	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	2,725	-	-	-

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)

Labour Market Profile
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