Labour Market figures - January 2003
East Midlands |
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| December 2002 | January 2003 | |
Employment |
2,066,000 | 2,069,000 |
| 76.6% | 76.7% | |
Unemployment |
106,000 | 99,000 |
| 4.9% | 4.6% | |
Economically active |
2,173,000 | 2,169,000 |
| 80.6% | 80.5% | |
Economically inactive |
507,000 | 511,000 |
| 19.4% | 19.5% | |
Claimant count (seasonally adjusted) |
57,400 | 56,800 |
| 2.9% | 2.8% | |
Claimant count (unadjusted) |
56,065 | 61,870 |
| 2.2% | 2.4% | |
United Kingdom |
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December 2002 |
January 2003 |
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Employment |
27,778,000 | 27,812,000 |
| 74.6% | 74.6% | |
Unemployment |
1,515,000 | 1,506,000 |
| 5.2% | 5.1% | |
Economically active |
29,294,000 | 29,318,000 |
| 78.7% | 78.7% | |
Economically inactive |
7,682,000 | 7,667,000 |
| 21.3% | 21.3% | |
Claimant count (seasonally adjusted) |
928,300 | 928,500 |
| 3.1% | 3.1% | |
Claimant count (unadjusted) |
919,089 | 998,035 |
| 2.5% | 2.8% | |
Travel To Work Areas (TTWAs) |
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Percentages of resident working age population claiming Jobseeker's Allowance for Travel to Work Areas will be published once the 2001 Census ward level data are available |
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Data supplied by the Office for National Statistics The whole of February's ONS Labour Market Press Release for the East Midlands can be viewed by clicking here. Queries to: Regional Intelligence Team, Government Office for the East Midlands, 0115 971 2495, intelligence.goem@go-regions.gsi.gov.uk |
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