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Labour Market Profile
Hemel Hempstead

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	Hemel Hempstead (numbers)	Hemel Hempstead (%)	East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically active^†	60,000	86.1	81.2	78.8
In employment^†	58,200	83.5	77.7	74.5
Employees^†	49,200	71.1	66.5	64.7
Self employed^†	7,800	11.8	10.9	9.4
Unemployed^§	#	#	4.2	5.2
Males
Economically active^†	31,700	88.7	86.3	83.2
In employment^†	30,800	86.1	82.6	78.7
Employees^†	25,600	71.2	66.7	65.0
Self employed^†	4,800	13.7	15.5	13.3
Unemployed^§	!	!	4.1	5.4
Females
Economically active^†	28,300	83.3	75.7	73.9
In employment^†	27,400	80.6	72.3	70.1
Employees^†	23,500	71.1	66.2	64.5
Self employed^†	#	#	5.7	5.2
Unemployed^§	!	!	4.3	5.0

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

	Hemel Hempstead (numbers)	Hemel Hempstead (%)	East (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people
Economically inactive	9,200	13.9	18.8	21.2
Wanting a job	#	#	4.7	5.5
Not wanting a job	7,800	11.8	14.1	15.8
Males
Economically inactive	4,000	11.3	13.7	16.8
Wanting a job	!	!	3.5	4.6
Not wanting a job	4,000	11.3	10.2	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	5,200	16.7	24.3	26.1
Wanting a job	#	#	5.9	6.5
Not wanting a job	#	#	18.4	19.7

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

	Hemel Hempstead (numbers)	Hemel Hempstead (%)	East (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1-3	30,400	52.2	44.2	42.9
1 Managers and senior officials	13,700	23.5	16.4	15.4
2 Professional occupations	7,300	12.6	13.4	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	9,400	16.1	14.5	14.6