Release: Regional labour market statistics, January 2012
Contact
Bob Watson
Household and Labour Market
Telephone: +44 (0)1633 455070
Categories: Labour Market, People in Work, Employment, Jobs, People not in Work, Economic Inactivity, Unemployment, Economic Inactivity by Age, Employment Type, Hours of Work, Average Hours, Usual Hours, Weekly Hours, Claimant Count, Claimant Count Flows, Claimant Count Rates, Claimant Count by Sex, Jobseeker's Allowance, Claimant Count by Age, Claimant Count by Duration of Claim, Economic Inactivity by Reason, Economic Inactivity by Sex
Frequency of release: Monthly
Language: English
Geographical coverage: UK
Geographical breakdown: Local Authority and County
Survey name(s): Annual Population Survey (APS), Labour Force Survey
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Employment rate highest in the South East (74.5 per cent) and lowest in the North East (65.1 per cent)
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Unemployment rate highest in the North East (12.0 per cent) and lowest in the South East (6.4 per cent)
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Inactivity rate highest in the North East (25.8 per cent) and lowest in the East of England (19.8 per cent)
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Claimant Count rate highest in the North East (7.3 per cent) and lowest in the South East (3.3 per cent)
In this release
The tables contain Labour Market headline indicators for each UK country and region. These cover Economic Activity, Employment, Unemployment, Economic Inactivity, Workforce jobs and Claimant Count.
The National Labour Market Statistical Bulletin and data for Northern Ireland are available separately
Further Labour Market Statistics are available on the NOMIS website.
These National Statistics are produced to high professional standards and released according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
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