Labour Market figures - October 2002

East Midlands

 September 2002

October 2002
 

Employment

2,072,000 2,089,000
  77.0% 77.5%
   

ILO unemployment

98,000 106,000
  4.5% 4.8%
   

Economically active

2,170,000 2,195,000
  80.7% 81.5%
   

Economically inactive

505,000 483,000
  19.3% 18.5%
   

Claimant count (seasonally adjusted)

58,300 58,000
  2.9% 2.9%
   

Claimant count (unadjusted)

57,309 55,011
  2.9% 2.7%
 

United Kingdom

September 2002

October 2002

     

Employment

28,530,000 27,662,000
74.6% 74.3%
   

ILO Unemployment*

1,568,000 1,541,000
5.2% 5.3%
   

Economically active

30,097,000 29,204,000
78.8% 78.5%
   

Economically inactive

7,848,000 7,744,000
21.2% 21.5%
   

Claimant count (seasonally adjusted)

946,300 940,500
3.1% 3.1%
     

Claimant count (unadjusted)

936,214 907,221
3.1% 3.0%

Selected Travel To Work Areas (TTWAs) - Claimant Count (unadjusted)

Derby 3.3% 3.1%
Leicester 3.6% 3.4%
Nottingham 3.5% 3.4%

High and Low TTWAs (Top & Bottom 3) - Claimant Count (unadjusted)

Gainsborough 5.1% Stamford 1.1%
Chesterfield 4.2% Matlock 1.2%
Worksop 3.4% Melton Mowbray & Oakham 1.2%

Data supplied by the Office for National Statistics

The whole of November'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

* International Labour Organisation (ILO) defines unemployment as those who are out of work, looking for and available for work, whether or not they are claiming benefit.

Next Release Date
18 December 2002