Labour Market figures - January 2003

 

East Midlands

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

December 2002

January 2003

     

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)

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

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

Next Release Date
19 March 2003