Labour Market
Labour Market Statistics
There is a wide range of labour market information available covering topics such as employment, unemployment, skills and earnings. This section aims to bring together these sources of information to build a picture of the labour market within Staffordshire communities.
Claimant Count
One of the key labour market statistics available at lower geographies is the claimant count. This indicator records the number of people claiming jobseekers allowance. This is not an official measure of unemployment, but is the only indicative statistic available for areas smaller then local authorities.
Follow the links below to access statistics on the claimant count in interactive tables and maps. All data is available on a monthly basis from October 2004.
Percentage of the working age population claiming jobseeker's allowance
Percentage of young people (aged 18-24) claiming jobseeker's allowance
Percentage of the adult population (aged 25-64) claiming jobseeker's allowance
These statistics are updated monthly following the publication of the latest claimant count unemployment statistics.
Jobcentre vacancies
Follow the links below to access statistics on the number of jobcentre notified vacancies in Staffordshire. All data is available on a monthly basis from April 2004.
Number of job vacancies
Number of job vacancies per jobseeker
Annual Population Survey
The Annual Population Survey (APS) is a combined survey of households in Great Britain. Its purpose is to provide information on key social and socioeconomic variables between the 10-yearly censuses, with particular emphasis on providing information relating to sub-regional (local authority) areas. Due to sample size limitations, APS data is not available below local authority level i.e. data is not available for wards and super output areas.
Follow the links below to access employment, self employment, unemployment, economic activity and occupation structure statistics. These datasets are available annually and are updated each year in June.
Employment Rate
Self Employment Rate
Unemployment Rate
Economic Activity Rate
Occupation Structure
Labour Market Profiles
County and District Profiles
These Labour Market Profiles are taken from the NOMIS website at County and District Level. These profiles contain information from the mid-year population estimates, annual population survey, ONS claimant count, DWP benefit claimants, jobcentre plus vacancies and BERR-VAT registrations/deregistrations.
Please click on the following links to access the appropiate profile:
Cannock Chase
East Staffordshire
Lichfield
Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Stafford
Staffordshire
Staffordshire Moorlands
South Staffordshire
Tamworth
Ward and Parliamentary Constituencies Profiles
Similar profiles for Wards and Parliamentary Constituencies are also available on the Nomis website and can be accessed through the following link:
Ward Labour Market Profiles
Parliamentary Constituencies Labour Market Profiles
Further Information
External Websites
Please note: Staffordshire Observatory is not responsible for the content of external websites linked from this page.
UK National Statistics - Labour Market
NOMIS - Official Labour Market Statistics
Department for Work and Pensions - Resource Centre
Contact Details
For more information on the labour market in Staffordshire please contact:
Matthew Shufflebotham, Policy and Performance Officer
Email:
matthew.shufflebotham@staffordshire.gov.uk
Tel No: 01785 277355
