Labour Market Statistics - August 2004
| East Midlands | July 2004 | August 2004 | ||
| No. | % | No. | % | |
| Employment | 2 040 000 | 76.1 | 20 450 000 | 76.3 |
| Unemployment | 93 000 | 4.4 | 83 000 | 3.9 |
| Economically active | 2 133 000 | 79.6 | 2 129 000 | 79.4 |
| Economically inactive | 530 000 | 20.4 | 535 000 | 20.6 |
| Claimant count (seasonally adjusted) | 50 900 | 2.5 | 50 400 | 2.4 |
| Claimant count (unadjusted)* | 51 038 | 2.0 | 51 424 | 2.0 |
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| United Kingdom | July 2004 | August 2004 | ||
| No. | % | No. | % | |
| Employment | 28 393 000 | 74.6 | 28 301 000 | 74.6 |
| Unemployment | 1 444 000 | 4.8 | 1 411 000 | 4.7 |
| Economically active | 29 734 000 | 78.5 | 29 712 000 | 78.5 |
| Economically inactive | 7 853 000 | 21.5 | 7 979 000 | 21.5 |
| Claimant count (seasonally adjusted) | 835 200 | 2.7 | 830 200 | 2.7 |
| Claimant count (unadjusted)* | 841 488 | 2.3 | 847 601 | 2.3 |
| Selected Travel To Work Areas (TTWAs) | July 2004 | August 2004 | ||
| Claimant count (unadjusted)* | No. | % | No. | % |
| Derby | 4 917 | 2.4 | 4 905 | 2.3 |
| Leicester | 10 766 | 2.8 | 10 877 | 2.8 |
| Nottingham | 10 738 | 2.3 | 10 830 | 2.4 |
| High and Low TTWAs (top & bottom 3) | July 2004 | August 2004 | ||
| Claimant count (unadjusted)* | No. | % | ||
| Gainsborough | 597 | 2.9 | 606 | 2.9 |
| Leicester | 10 766 | 2.8 | 10 877 | 2.8 |
| Chesterfield | 2 861 | 2.6 | 2 931 | 2.7 |
| Stamford | 322 | 0.6 | 333 | 0.6 |
| Horncastle | 133 | 0.9 | 142 | 1.0 |
| Melton Mowbray and Oakham | 265 | 1.0 | 266 | 1.0 |
| * - as a proportion of the resident working age population | ||||
| Data supplied by the Office for National Statistics | ||||
| September's ONS Labour Market Press Release for the East Midlands can be viewed by clicking here. | ||||
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Queries to: Business Planning Team, Government Office for the East
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