Labour Market Statistics - March 2005
| East Midlands | February 2005 | March 2005 | ||
| No. | % | No. | % | |
| Employment | 2 075 000 | 76.5 | 2 082 000 | 76.5 |
| Unemployment | 90 000 | 4.2 | 98 000 | 4.5 |
| Economically active | 2 166 000 | 79.9 | 2 180 000 | 80.2 |
| Economically inactive | 528 000 | 20.1 | 521 000 | 19.8 |
| Claimant count (seasonally adjusted) | 49 700 | 2.4 | 51 400 | 2.5 |
| Claimant count (unadjusted)* | 54 920 | 2.1 | 55 715 | 2.1 |
| United Kingdom | February 2005 | March 2005 | ||
| No. | % | No. | % | |
| Employment | 28 567 000 | 74.9 | 28 639 000 | 75.0 |
| Unemployment | 1 410 000 | 4.7 | 1 430 000 | 4.8 |
| Economically active | 29 977 000 | 78.7 | 30 068 000 | 78.8 |
| Economically inactive | 7 835 000 | 21.3 | 7 781 000 | 21.2 |
| Claimant count (seasonally adjusted) | 813 300 | 2.6 | 828 700 | 2.7 |
| Claimant count (unadjusted)* | 884 997 | 2.4 | 882 298 | 2.4 |
| Selected Travel To Work Areas (TTWAs) | February 2005 | March 2005 | ||
| Claimant count (unadjusted)* | No. | % | No. | % |
| Derby | 5 018 | 2.3 | 5 170 | 2.4 |
| Leicester | 10 715 | 2.8 | 11 051 | 2.8 |
| Nottingham | 11 293 | 2.5 | 11 322 | 2.5 |
| High and Low TTWAs | February 2005 | March 2005 | ||
| Claimant count (unadjusted)* | No. | % | ||
| Skegness & Mablethorpe | 1 215 | 3.7 | 1 116 | 3.4 |
| Gainsborough | 703 | 3.4 | 695 | 3.4 |
| Chesterfield | 3 055 | 2.8 | 3 083 | 2.8 |
| Leicester | 10 715 | 2.8 | 11 051 | 2.8 |
| Stamford | 418 | 0.8 | 416 | 0.8 |
| Melton Mowbray and Oakham | 284 | 1.0 | 298 | 1.1 |
| Matlock | 388 | 1.0 | 410 | 1.1 |
| * - as a proportion of the resident working age population | ||||
| Data supplied by the Office for National Statistics | ||||
| April's ONS Labour Market First Release for the East Midlands can be viewed by clicking here. | ||||
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Queries to: The Regional Director's Office, Government Office for the East
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