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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.

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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)

	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)

	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

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

	Wrexham (numbers)	Wrexham (%)	Wales (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	67,700	80.3	75.7	78.7
In employment^†	64,400	76.2	71.3	74.5
Employees^†	58,600	69.7	62.0	64.7
Self employed^†	5,500	6.1	8.7	9.4
Model-based unemployed^§	3,400	5.0	5.6	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	37,300	85.6	79.0	83.3
In employment^†	34,800	79.8	74.3	78.8
Employees^†	30,200	69.8	61.2	65.1
Self employed^†	4,400	9.5	12.6	13.3
Unemployed^§	2,500	6.7	5.9	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	30,400	74.5	72.1	73.7
In employment^†	29,600	72.3	68.0	69.9
Employees^†	28,300	69.6	62.9	64.3
Self employed^†	1,100	2.4	4.5	5.2
Unemployed^§	800	2.8	5.3	4.9

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

Economically inactive (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

	Wrexham (numbers)	Wrexham (%)	Wales (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	16,000	19.7	24.3	21.3
Wanting a job	3,800	4.6	6.2	5.4
Not wanting a job	12,200	15.1	18.1	15.9
Males
Economically inactive	6,100	14.4	21.0	16.7
Wanting a job	1,400	3.4	5.7	4.4
Not wanting a job	4,700	11.0	15.3	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	9,900	25.5	27.9	26.3
Wanting a job	2,300	6.0	6.8	6.5
Not wanting a job	7,500	19.5	21.1	19.8

Source: ONS annual population survey

Notes:	Numbers and % are for those of working age
	% is a proportion of total working age population

Employment by occupation (Apr 2007-Mar 2008)

	Wrexham (numbers)	Wrexham (%)	Wales (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	21,900	34.0	38.3	43.0
1 Managers and senior officials	8,500	13.3	12.9	15.3
2 Professional occupations	5,700	8.9	11.7	13.1
3 Associate professional & technical	7,600	11.8	13.7	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	16,500	25.7	23.2	22.5
4 Administrative & secretarial	8,000	12.5	11.0	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	8,500	13.2	12.2	10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	10,200	15.9	17.2	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	5,300	8.3	9.2	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	4,900	7.6	8.0	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	15,700	24.4	21.1	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	8,000	12.4	8.8	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	7,700	11.9	12.3	11.4

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)

	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 total working age population

Earnings by residence (2007)

	Wrexham (pounds)	Wales (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	410.0	415.5	459.0
Male full-time workers	469.2	450.0	500.7
Female full-time workers	353.2	362.1	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.06	10.40	11.50
Male full-time workers	11.06	10.91	12.17
Female full-time workers	9.06	9.78	10.48

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 (October 2008)

	Wrexham (numbers)	Wrexham (%)	Wales (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	2,032	2.5	2.7	2.6
Males	1,537	3.6	3.9	3.6
Females	495	1.3	1.4	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)

	Wrexham (numbers)	Wrexham (%)	Wales (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	670	32.9	36.8	31.1
Aged 25-49	1,055	51.8	49.5	53.2
Aged 50 and over	300	14.8	13.3	15.1
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	1,585	78.1	77.5	75.0
Over 6 up to 12 months	290	14.2	13.4	14.8
Over 12 months	155	7.7	9.0	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)

	Wrexham (numbers)	Wrexham (%)	Wales (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	13,250	16.3	18.4	13.9
Job seekers	1,730	2.1	2.2	2.1
Incapacity benefits	7,270	8.9	10.6	7.0
Lone parents	1,460	1.8	2.1	2.0
Carers	1,210	1.5	1.4	1.1
Others on income related benefits	330	0.4	0.5	0.5
Disabled	1,020	1.3	1.3	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)

	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 (2006)

	Wrexham (employee jobs)	Wrexham (%)	Wales (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	52,100	-	-	-
Full-time	36,200	69.4	67.0	68.9
Part-time	15,900	30.6	33.0	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	11,900	22.8	13.4	10.9
Construction	2,300	4.4	5.3	4.8
Services	37,500	72.0	79.6	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	11,100	21.4	23.4	23.5
Transport & communications	1,900	3.6	4.3	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	6,600	12.7	14.2	21.2
Public admin, education & health	14,900	28.6	32.2	26.9
Other services	3,000	5.7	5.5	5.3
Tourism-related^†	3,600	7.0	8.9	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)

	Wrexham (pounds)	Wales (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	392.4	404.7	458.6
Male full-time workers	469.2	441.7	500.0
Female full-time workers	332.3	356.3	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.16	10.23	11.49
Male full-time workers	11.44	10.67	12.14
Female full-time workers	8.76	9.57	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)

	Wrexham (numbers)	Wrexham (%)	Wales (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	290	8.7	7.8	9.4
Deregistrations	190	5.7	6.3	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	3,315	-	-	-

Source: BERR - vat registrations/deregistrations by industry

Note:

% is a proportion of stock (at end of year)

Definitions and Explanations

RESIDENT POPULATION

The estimated population of an area includes all those usually resident in the area, whatever their nationality. HM Forces stationed outside the United Kingdom are excluded but foreign forces stationed here are included. Students are taken to be resident at their term-time address.

Working age includes males aged 16 to 64 and females aged 16 to 59.

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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)

Definitions and Explanations

RESIDENT POPULATION

LABOUR SUPPLY

Labour Market Profile
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