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Labour Market Profile
Wrexham

The profile brings together data from several sources. Details about these and related terminology are given in the definitions section.

All figures are the most recent available.

  Resident population
  Employment and unemployment
  Economic inactivity
  Employment by occupation
  Qualifications
  Earnings by residence
  Working-age benefits
  Jobs (total jobs / employee jobs)
  Jobcentre plus vacancies
  VAT registered businesses
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RESIDENT POPULATION

Total population (2007)
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  Wrexham
(numbers)		 Wales
(numbers) 		Great Britain
(numbers)
All people 131,900 2,980,000 59,216,200
Males 64,900 1,454,000 29,054,100
Females 67,000 1,526,000 30,162,100
Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2007)
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  Wrexham
(numbers)		 Wrexham
(%)		 Wales
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people - working age 81,400 61.7 60.3 62.2
Males - working age 42,900 66.0 64.4 66.2
Females - working age 38,600 57.6 56.3 58.3
Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Notes: % is a proportion of total population
Working age includes males aged 16-64 and females aged 16-59

LABOUR SUPPLY

Employment and unemployment (Oct 2007-Sep 2008)
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  Wrexham
(numbers)		 Wrexham
(%)		 Wales
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people
Economically active† 68,700 81.5 75.8 78.8
In employment† 65,300 77.4 71.3 74.5
Employees† 59,100 70.4 61.9 64.8
Self employed† 5,900 6.6 8.9 9.3
Unemployed (model-based)§ 3,500 5.1 5.8 5.3
Males
Economically active† 37,200 85.1 78.9 83.3
In employment† 35,200 80.4 73.9 78.6
Employees† 30,300 69.9 60.8 65.1
Self employed† 4,700 10.1 12.6 13.1
Unemployed§ 2,000 5.3 6.2 5.6
Females
Economically active† 31,500 77.5 72.5 73.9
In employment† 30,100 73.9 68.4 70.1
Employees† 28,800 71.0 63.2 64.4
Self employed† 1,200 2.7 4.8 5.2
Unemployed§ 1,400 4.4 5.3 5.0
Source: ONS annual population survey

†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

Economic inactivity (Oct 2007-Sep 2008)
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  Wrexham
(numbers)		 Wrexham
(%)		 Wales
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people
Economically inactive 15,000 18.5 24.2 21.2
Wanting a job 3,800 4.6 6.5 5.6
Not wanting a job 11,300 13.9 17.7 15.6
Males
Economically inactive 6,400 14.9 21.1 16.7
Wanting a job 1,700 4.0 5.9 4.6
Not wanting a job 4,700 10.9 15.2 12.0
Females
Economically inactive 8,700 22.5 27.5 26.1
Wanting a job 2,100 5.3 7.1 6.6
Not wanting a job 6,600 17.2 20.4 19.4
Source: ONS annual population survey

Notes: Numbers and % are for those of working age
% is a proportion of resident working age population of area and gender

Employment by occupation (Oct 2007-Sep 2008)
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  Wrexham
(numbers)		 Wrexham
(%)		 Wales
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3 22,900 35.1 38.7 43.2
1 Managers and senior officials 8,900 13.7 13.2 15.5
2 Professional occupations 5,800 8.9 11.8 13.0
3 Associate professional & technical 8,200 12.5 13.6 14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5 15,600 23.8 23.7 22.4
4 Administrative & secretarial 7,000 10.7 11.2 11.4
5 Skilled trades occupations 8,500 13.1 12.4 10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6-7 10,800 16.5 17.0 15.7
6 Personal service occupations 6,100 9.4 9.0 8.1
7 Sales and customer service occs 4,700 7.1 7.9 7.5
Soc 2000 major group 8-9 16,000 24.5 20.7 18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives 8,300 12.7 8.7 7.1
9 Elementary occupations 7,700 11.8 11.9 11.5
Source: ONS annual population survey

Notes: Numbers and % are for those of 16+
% is a proportion of all persons in employment

Qualifications (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)
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  Wrexham
(numbers)		 Wrexham
(%)		 Wales
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
NVQ4 and above 19,200 23.7 25.4 28.6
NVQ3 and above 32,200 39.7 43.8 46.4
NVQ2 and above 49,100 60.6 63.8 64.5
NVQ1 and above 60,400 74.5 77.5 78.1
Other qualifications 7,600 9.4 7.1 8.8
No qualifications 13,000 16.1 15.4 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 resident working age population of area

Earnings by residence (2008)
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  Wrexham
(pounds)		 Wales
(pounds)		 Great Britain
(pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers 452.8 425.3 479.3
Male full-time workers 498.3 473.6 525.0
Female full-time workers 361.1 373.0 412.7
Hourly pay
Full-time workers 11.16 10.79 12.01
Male full-time workers 11.94 11.62 12.72
Female full-time workers 9.55 9.84 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 (May 2009)
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  Wrexham
(numbers)		 Wrexham
(%)		 Wales
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
All people 3,356 4.1 4.3 4.1
Males 2,542 5.9 6.4 5.8
Females 814 2.1 2.2 2.2
Source: ONS claimant count with rates and proportions

Note: % is a proportion of resident working age population of area and gender

JSA claimants by age and duration (May 2009)
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  Wrexham
(numbers)		 Wrexham
(%)		 Wales
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24 1,055 31.5 33.6 28.9
Aged 25-49 1,755 52.4 51.7 54.8
Aged 50 and over 525 15.7 14.3 15.7
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months 2,485 74.3 73.0 73.1
Over 6 up to 12 months 655 19.6 19.2 18.7
Over 12 months 205 6.1 7.8 8.2
Source: ONS claimant count - age and duration

Note: % is a proportion of all JSA claimants

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (August 2008)
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  Wrexham
(numbers)		 Wrexham
(%)		 Wales
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
Total claimants 13,390 16.4 18.6 14.2
Job seekers 1,880 2.3 2.5 2.4
Incapacity benefits 7,190 8.8 10.5 7.0
Lone parents 1,500 1.8 2.1 2.0
Carers 1,220 1.5 1.4 1.1
Others on income related benefits 350 0.4 0.5 0.5
Disabled 1,040 1.3 1.3 1.0
Bereaved 210 0.3 0.3 0.3
Key out-of-work benefits† 10,920 13.4 15.6 11.9
Source: DWP benefit claimants - working age client group

†Key out-of-work benefits consists of the groups: job seekers, incapacity benefits, lone parents and others on income related benefits
Note: % is a proportion of resident working age population of area

LABOUR DEMAND


Jobs density (2006)
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  Wrexham
(jobs)		 Wrexham
(density)		 Wales
(density)		 Great Britain
(density)
Jobs density 64,000 0.79 0.86 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)
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  Wrexham
(employee jobs)		 Wrexham
(%)		 Wales
(%)		 Great Britain
(%)
Total employee jobs 53,800 - - -
Full-time 37,600 69.8 67.0 69.0
Part-time 16,200 30.2 33.0 31.0
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing 12,200 22.7 13.6 10.6
Construction 2,200 4.1 5.0 4.9
Services 38,400 71.4 79.4 83.0
Distribution, hotels & restaurants 10,900 20.3 23.3 23.3
Transport & communications 2,000 3.7 4.3 5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities 6,500 12.1 14.1 21.6
Public admin, education & health 16,700 31.1 32.6 26.9
Other services 2,300 4.3 5.2 5.2
Tourism-related† 3,500 6.5 8.8 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)
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  Wrexham
(pounds)		 Wales
(pounds)		 Great Britain
(pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers 400.5 421.0 479.1
Male full-time workers 470.8 464.9 523.5
Female full-time workers 338.2 369.0 412.4