Monday 22 October 2012

Labour Market Statistics, October 2012 and Regional LMS, October 2012

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Labour Market Statistics, October 2012

This Statistical Bulletin (Full text (PDF 60pp)) contains the latest estimates for employment, unemployment, economic inactivity, claimant count, average earnings, labour productivity, vacancies and labour disputes.

For June to August 2012:
  • The employment rate for those aged from 16 to 64 was 71.3 per cent, up 0.5 on March to May 2012 and up 0.9 on a year earlier. There were 29.59 million people in employment aged 16 and over, up 212,000 on March to May 2012 and up 510,000 on a year earlier.
  • The unemployment rate was 7.9 per cent of the economically active population, down 0.2 on March to May 2012 and down 0.3 on a year earlier. There were 2.53 million unemployed people, down 50,000 on March to May 2012 and on a year earlier.
  • The inactivity rate for those aged from 16 to 64 was 22.5 per cent, down 0.3 on March to May 2012 and down 0.8 on a year earlier. There were 9.04 million economically inactive people aged from 16 to 64, down 138,000 on March to May 2012 and down 314,000 on a year earlier.
  • Total pay (including bonuses) rose by 1.7 per cent on a year earlier, up 0.1 from May to July 2012. Regular pay (excluding bonuses) rose by 2.0 per cent on a year earlier, up 0.1 from May to July.
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Regional Labour Market Statistics, October 2012

This bulletin (Full text (PDF 13pp)) shows the latest key labour market statistics for the regions and countries of Great Britain along with statistics for local authorities, travel-to-work areas and parliamentary constituencies.

Key points
  • Employment rate highest in the East of England and the South West (74.6 per cent) and lowest in the North East (67.9 per cent)
  • Unemployment rate highest in the North East (9.9 per cent) and lowest in the South West (5.8 per cent)
  • Inactivity rate highest in the North East (24.6 per cent) and lowest in the East of England (19.9 per cent)
  • Claimant Count rate highest in the North East (7.7 per cent) and lowest in the South East (3.0 per cent)
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