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
74.6    
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.
     
Queries to: Business Planning Team, Government Office for the East Midlands - 0115 971 2495
or e-mail -  bpt.goem@go-regions.gsi.gov.uk
     

Next Release Date
13 October 2004