Labour Market Figures - March 2003
East Midlands |
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| February 2003 | March 2003 | |
Employment |
2,067,000 | 2,009,000 |
| 76.6% | 76.0% | |
Unemployment |
91,000 | 93,000 |
| 4.2% | 4.4% | |
Economically active |
2,158,000 | 2,102,000 |
| 80.0% | 79.6% | |
Economically inactive |
522,000 | 522,000 |
| 20.0% | 20.4% | |
Claimant count (seasonally adjusted) |
57,600 | 58,200 |
| 2.9% | 2.9% | |
Claimant count (unadjusted) |
63,705 | 62,576 |
| 2.5% | 2.4% | |
United Kingdom |
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February 2003 |
March 2003 |
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Employment |
27,815,000 | 27,811,000 |
| 74.6% | 74.5% | |
Unemployment |
1,459,000 | 1,494,000 |
| 5.0% | 5.1% | |
Economically active |
29,274,000 | 29,305,000 |
| 78.6% | 78.6% | |
Economically inactive |
7,733,000 | 7,722,000 |
| 21.4% | 21.4% | |
Claimant count (seasonally adjusted) |
935,300 | 939,900 |
| 3.1% | 3.1% | |
Claimant count (unadjusted) |
1,012,828 | 992,288 |
| 2.8% | 2.7% | |
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 March's ONS Labour Market Press Release for the East Midlands can be viewed by clicking here. Queries to: Business Improvement Team, Government Office for the East Midlands, 0115 971 2495, intelligence.goem@go-regions.gsi.gov.uk |
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