Labour Market Statistics - December 2006

East Midlands November 2006 December 2006
 

No.

%
No.
%
Employment 2 137 000 77.3 2 136 000 77.0
Unemployment 123 000 5.4 127 000 5.6
Economically active 2 260 000 81.9 2 263 000 81.7
Economically inactive 481 000 18.1 485 000 18.3
Claimant count (seasonally adjusted) 62 800 2.9 62 200 2.9
Claimant count (unadjusted)* 60 555 2.3 60 777 2.3
     
United Kingdom November 2006 December 2006
 
No.
%
No.
%
Employment 29 005 000 74.5 29 029 000 74.6
Unemployment 1 711 000 5.6 1 674 000 5.5
Economically active 30 700 000 79.0 30 703 000 79.0
Economically inactive 7 835 000 21.0 7 853 000 21.0
Claimant count (seasonally adjusted) 950 800 3.0 943 100 3.0
Claimant count (unadjusted)* 922 069 2.5 923 460 2.5
     
Selected Travel To Work Areas (TTWAs) November 2006 December 2006
Claimant count (unadjusted)*
No.
%
No.
%
Derby 5 483 2.5 5 389 2.5
Leicester 11 194 2.9 11 180 2.9
Nottingham 13 321 2.9 13 071 2.8
         
High and Low TTWAs  November 2006 December 2006
Claimant count (unadjusted)*
No.
%
No.
%
Gainsborough 787 3.8 819 4.0
Leicester 11 194 2.9 11 180 2.9
Skegness & Mablethorpe 1 243 3.8 1 445 4.4
Melton Mowbray & Oakham 307 1.1 322 1.2
Matlock 458 1.2 449 1.2
Stamford 466 0.9 488 0.9
         
* - as a proportion of the resident working age population  
Data supplied by the Office for National Statistics
     
December's ONS Labour market Stats first release for the East Midlands can be viewed here.
     
Queries to: The Regional Director's Office, Government Office for the East Midlands - 0115 971 2762
     

Next Release Date
16th February 2007