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Labour Market Profile
Stirling

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 (2006)

	Stirling (numbers)	Scotland (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All people	87,800	5,116,900	58,845,700
Males	41,900	2,469,400	28,840,600
Females	45,900	2,647,500	30,005,200

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Working age population (2006)

	Stirling (numbers)	Stirling (%)	Scotland (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	54,300	61.9	62.8	62.2
Males - working age	27,400	65.4	66.8	66.1
Females - working age	26,900	58.7	59.1	58.6

Source: ONS mid-year population estimates

Note:

% is a proportion of total population

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Stirling (numbers)	Stirling (%)	Scotland (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	45,700	80.8	79.9	78.6
In employment^†	43,600	76.8	76.0	74.4
Employees^†	37,300	66.9	68.0	64.6
Self employed^†	5,800	9.4	7.6	9.3
Model-based unemployed^§	1,800	3.9	4.7	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	24,100	86.2	83.4	83.2
In employment^†	22,700	80.9	79.1	78.6
Employees^†	18,800	68.3	67.9	65.0
Self employed^†	3,800	12.6	10.8	13.2
Unemployed^§	1,400	6.0	5.1	5.5
Females
Economically active^†	21,600	75.2	76.1	73.5
In employment^†	20,900	72.6	72.7	69.8
Employees^†	18,500	65.5	68.0	64.2
Self employed^†	2,000	6.2	4.3	5.1
Unemployed^§	#	#	4.3	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 (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Stirling (numbers)	Stirling (%)	Scotland (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	10,400	19.2	20.1	21.4
Wanting a job	2,600	4.8	5.5	5.4
Not wanting a job	7,800	14.4	14.6	16.1
Males
Economically inactive	3,800	13.8	16.6	16.8
Wanting a job	1,000	3.6	4.7	4.4
Not wanting a job	2,800	10.2	11.9	12.4
Females
Economically inactive	6,600	24.8	23.9	26.5
Wanting a job	1,600	6.1	6.5	6.4
Not wanting a job	5,000	18.6	17.4	20.1

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 (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

	Stirling (numbers)	Stirling (%)	Scotland (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	20,300	46.5	40.8	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	6,800	15.6	13.1	15.3
2 Professional occupations	6,900	15.9	13.1	13.0
3 Associate professional & technical	6,600	15.1	14.6	14.6
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	9,100	20.9	22.6	22.6
4 Administrative & secretarial	4,200	9.6	11.3	11.7
5 Skilled trades occupations	4,900	11.2	11.3	10.8
Soc 2000 major group 6-7	6,400	14.7	17.3	15.6
6 Personal service occupations	2,500	5.8	9.1	8.0
7 Sales and customer service occs	3,900	8.9	8.2	7.6
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	7,800	17.9	19.1	18.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	2,100	4.8	7.3	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	5,700	13.1	11.8	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)

	Stirling (numbers)	Stirling (%)	Scotland (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	22,900	42.2	33.2	28.6
NVQ3 and above	33,600	62.0	51.7	46.4
NVQ2 and above	42,200	77.9	68.9	64.5
NVQ1 and above	46,600	86.0	79.2	78.1
Other qualifications	2,200	4.1	7.3	8.8
No qualifications	5,400	9.9	13.5	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)

	Stirling (pounds)	Scotland (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	478.9	441.0	459.0
Male full-time workers	477.0	481.5	500.7
Female full-time workers	469.3	381.0	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	12.27	11.11	11.50
Male full-time workers	#	11.81	12.17
Female full-time workers	13.23	10.22	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 (July 2008)

	Stirling (numbers)	Stirling (%)	Scotland (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	985	1.8	2.4	2.3
Males	713	2.6	3.5	3.2
Females	272	1.0	1.3	1.3

Source: ONS claimant count with rates and proportions

Note:

% is a proportion of resident working age people

JSA claimants by age and duration (July 2008)

	Stirling (numbers)	Stirling (%)	Scotland (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18-24	325	33.2	30.9	30.9
Aged 25-49	480	49.2	53.1	53.3
Aged 50 and over	150	15.3	14.4	15.1
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	775	79.7	75.3	72.8
Over 6 up to 12 months	110	11.4	14.8	15.7
Over 12 months	85	8.9	9.8	11.5

Source: ONS claimant count - age and duration

Note:

% is a proportion of all JSA claimants

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (February 2008)

	Stirling (numbers)	Stirling (%)	Scotland (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	6,790	12.5	16.4	14.1
Job seekers	930	1.7	2.3	2.2
Incapacity benefits	3,920	7.2	9.2	7.1
Lone parents	620	1.1	1.9	2.0
Carers	500	0.9	1.1	1.0
Others on income related benefits	190	0.3	0.5	0.5
Disabled	430	0.8	1.0	1.0
Bereaved	200	0.4	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 (2005)

	Stirling (jobs)	Stirling (density)	Scotland (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	51,000	0.96	0.84	0.84

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)

	Stirling (employee jobs)	Stirling (%)	Scotland (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	46,400	-	-	-
Full-time	31,900	68.8	67.8	68.9
Part-time	14,500	31.2	32.2	31.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	3,100	6.6	9.4	10.9
Construction	3,100	6.7	5.8	4.8
Services	39,400	85.0	81.6	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	12,300	26.4	22.4	23.5
Transport & communications	1,400	2.9	5.1	5.9
Finance, IT, other business activities	8,200	17.7	18.3	21.2
Public admin, education & health	15,600	33.6	30.4	26.9
Other services	2,000	4.3	5.4	5.3
Tourism-related^†	5,100	11.0	9.2	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)

	Stirling (pounds)	Scotland (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	434.2	441.5	458.6
Male full-time workers	465.6	482.2	500.0
Female full-time workers	410.7	382.0	394.8
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	11.43	11.11	11.49
Male full-time workers	11.45	11.80	12.14
Female full-time workers	10.61	10.23	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)

	Stirling (numbers)	Stirling (%)	Scotland (%)	Great Britain (%)
Registrations	280	8.7	8.6	9.4
Deregistrations	215	6.7	6.7	7.4
Stock (at end of year)	3,210	-	-	-

Source: BERR - vat registrations/deregistrations by industry

Note:

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

Definitions and Explanations

RESIDENT POPULATION

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RESIDENT POPULATION

Total population (2006)

Working age population (2006)

LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Economically inactive (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Employment by occupation (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Qualifications (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)

Earnings by residence (2007)

WORKING-AGE BENEFITS

Total JSA claimants (July 2008)

JSA claimants by age and duration (July 2008)

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (February 2008)

LABOUR DEMAND

Jobs density (2005)

Employee jobs (2006)

Earnings by workplace (2007)

BUSINESSES

VAT registered businesses (2006)

Definitions and Explanations

RESIDENT POPULATION

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