For October to December 2012:
- The employment rate for those aged from 16 to 64 was 71.5%, up 0.3 percentage points on July to September 2012 and up 1.1 on a year earlier. There were 29.73 million people in employment aged 16 and over, up 154,000 on July to September 2012 and up 584,000 on a year earlier.
- The unemployment rate was 7.8% of the economically active population, down 0.1 percentage points on July to September 2012 and down 0.6 on a year earlier. There were 2.50 million unemployed people, down 14,000 on July to September 2012 and down 156,000 on a year earlier.
- The inactivity rate for those aged from 16 to 64 was 22.3% (the lowest since 1991), down 0.2 percentage points on July to September 2012 and down 0.8 on a year earlier. There were 8.98 million economically inactive people aged from 16 to 64, down 94,000 on July to September 2012 and down 294,000 on a year earlier.
- Total pay (including bonuses) rose by 1.4% compared with October to December 2011. Regular pay (excluding bonuses) rose by 1.3% compared with October to December 2011.
Regional Labour Market Statistics
Key points
- Employment rate highest in the South East (75.0%) and lowest in the North East (67.7%).
- Unemployment rate highest in the North East (9.7%) and lowest in the South West (5.5%).
- Inactivity rate highest in the North East (24.9%) and lowest in the East of England (19.6%).
- Claimant Count rate highest in the North East (7.7%) and lowest in the South East (3.0%).
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