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Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy – A look at the local labour market Adam Peacock Principal Development Officer Research & Information Team
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy The Local Labour Market Work in Lincolnshire Live in Lincolnshire People who Invest in Lincolnshire Visit Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy Local Labour Market Indicators • • Unemployment Economic Inactivity Vacancies Qualifications Earnings Job creation
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy Local Labour Market Overview Indicator No. % England (%) Working age people 429, 000 Working age people in employment 318, 000 74 70 No. of employees 272, 000 86 87 No. self employed 46, 000 14 13 111, 000 26 30 No. of people unemployed 22, 000 6. 4 7. 8 No. of people economically inactive 89, 000 21 24 No. of people on out-of-work benefits 60, 000 14 14 No. of people not in employment Source: Annual Population Survey
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy Measuring Unemployment • Claimant Count (Job Seekers Allowance) • ILO unemployment rate • Worklessness
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy Claimant Count Source: Office for National Statistics
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy Unemployment Over Time 31, 064 26, 291 Source: Office for National Statistics 24, 332 16, 401 15, 682 13, 356 12, 995 16, 390 14, 617 7, 565 6, 528 5, 484
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy ILO Unemployment Rate Source: Annual Population Survey
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy ILO Unemployment Rate Average Rate 2009 Source: Taylor Associates
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk Worklessness People and the Lincolnshire Economy Average Rate 2009 Source: Department for Work and Pensions
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy Types of unemployment Source: Office for National Statistics
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy Usual Occupation of Job Seekers Source: Office for National Statistics
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy Job Vacancies Source: Office for National Statistics
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy Vacancy Types to Jobseeker Types Source: Office for National Statistics
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy No. of Job Seekers per Vacancy Source: Office for National Statistics 2008 2009 2010 2011
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy Employment Source: Annual Population Survey
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy Employment by Gender Source: Annual Population Survey
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy Employment by Gender Source: Annual Population Survey
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy Population aged 16 -74 with no qualifications
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy Qualifications Source: Annual Population Survey
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy Education • 82% of school pupils achieve 5 GCSEs A*C compared to 79% nationally • Approx 20, 000 students in the county • University of Lincoln graduate retention rate of 27%
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy Travel to Work Areas 1991 Source: Census 2001, Office for National Statistics 2001
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk Skills Gap People and the Lincolnshire Economy Proportion of organisations that feel there is a significant gap between the type of skills their current employees have now and those that they need to meet their current business objectives
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy Earnings 4. 1% 6. 7% 7. 2% Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy Job Creation Source: Office for National Statistics, Experian
Lincolnshire Research Observatory www. research-lincs. org. uk People and the Lincolnshire Economy In Summary • Unemployment levels should(!) start to fall • Compared nationally, unemployment rate is generally lower, and employment rate is higher • Employment tends to be lower skilled and lower wage (though situation is improving) • With current high levels of unemployment, the short term challenge is one of job creation and safeguarding • Longer term, the challenge is to create higher skilled jobs
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