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Unemployment Statistics - January 2007

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• The unadjusted unemployment total for Worcestershire was 6560 in January 2007.  This represents an increase of 537 claimants from the previous month.
• The Worcestershire unemployment rate is 2.4%. This is 0.2% higher than the previous month.
• The county rate (2.4%) still compares favourably with the unemployment rates for the West Midlands region (4.5%) and England and Wales (3.4%). Please note these rates are not comparable with ONS-produced figures.·Across the county, the Districts with the highest and lowest unemployment rates are Worcester City (3.1%) and Malvern Hills/Bromsgrove (1.7%) respectively.
• There was an increase in the number of claimants’ in all of the districts. The largest increase was in Worcester City (+159).
• The male unemployment rate in Worcestershire stood at 3.0% in January 2007, compared to a female rate of 1.5%
• In terms of urban centres, Kidderminster and Worcester had the highest unemployment rate at 3.1%. The lowest unemployment rate was in Wythall (1.7%).

Table 1: Unadjusted Claimant Count Unemployment by Local Authority District

	Male	Female	Total	Rate*	Change on last month	Change on 12 months ago
Bromsgrove	561	221	782	1.7%	28	-138
Malvern Hills	399	174	573	1.7%	63	81
Redditch	882	352	1234	2.9%	104	-253
Worcester	1113	422	1535	3.1%	159	300
Wychavon	757	364	1121	1.9%	74	35
Wyre Forest	918	397	1315	2.7%	109	-10
WORCESTERSHIRE	4630	1930	6560	2.4%	537	15

* The unemployment rates for Districts listed in the above table are calculated using 2001 Census projections of the economically active population.

Table 2: Unadjusted Claimant Count Unemployment by County, Region and Nation

	Male	Female	Total	Change on last month	Change on 12 months ago
Worcestershire	4,630	1,930	6,560	537	15
rate*	3.0%	1.5%	2.4%	0.2%	0.1%
West Midlands region	83,907	28,910	112,817	5,309	6,790
rate*	6.1%	2.6%	4.5%	0.2%	0.2%
England & Wales	624,182	225,820	850,002	35,062	15,994
rate*	4.6%	2.0%	3.4%	0.1%	0.1%

* The unemployment rates for Districts listed in the above table are calculated using 2001 Census projections of the economically active population.

Table 3: Claimant Count Unemployment by Urban Centre

	Male	Female	Total	Rate*	Change on last month	Change on 12 months ago
Bewdley	34	22	57	2.1%	-1	-1
Bromsgrove	378	127	505	2.0%	11	-91
Droitwich	191	90	281	2.4%	19	24
Evesham	205	101	306	2.6%	38	21
Kidderminster	629	251	880	3.1%	70	8
Malvern	253	95	348	2.0%	36	53
Pershore	63	25	88	2.4%	5	-1
Redditch	838	333	1171	3.0%	92	-251
Stourport-on-Severn	178	76	254	2.5%	39	-5
Worcester	1113	422	1535	3.1%	159	300
Wythall	77	26	103	1.7%	7	-12
Urban total	3959	1568	5528	2.7%	475	45
As % of County total	85.5%	81.3%	84.3%

NB As the 2001 census ward boundaries used to build up to urban areas are not coterminus with the 1991 ward boundaries used in previous months to build up to urban areas the column change on 12 months ago has been removed. Change on last month will begin next month
* Unemployment rates are expressed as a percentage of 2001 Census economically active populations,

Table 4: Claimant Count Unemployment by Travel to Work Areas

TTWA	Male	Female	Total	Rate*	Change on last month	Change on 12 months ago
Birmingham	37,448	12,424	49,872	4.6	1814	2150
Dudley & Sandwell	9,194	3,029	12,223	4.2	403	445
Kidderminster	967	433	1,400	2.1	123	-20
Worcester	1,541	623	2,164	2.2	200	337
Evesham	417	214	631	1.6	45	57
Malvern	385	149	534	1.4	58	48

*Proportions for travel to work areas are calculated using the mid-2001 resident working age population

ONS-Produced Figures

Table 5: Unadjusted Claimant Count Unemployment by Local Authority District

	Male	Female	Total	Rate*	Change on last month	Change on 12 months ago
Bromsgrove	837	283	1,120	2.0	32	-162
Malvern Hills	399	174	573	1.3	63	82
Redditch	882	352	1,234	2.4	104	-253
Worcester	1,113	422	1,535	2.6	159	300
Wychavon	757	364	1,121	1.6	74	37
Wyre Forest	918	397	1,315	2.2	109	-12
WORCESTERSHIRE	4,906	1,992	6,898	2.0	541	-8

* The unemployment rates for Districts listed in the above table express the number of claimants resident in an area as a percentage of the working age population resident in that area. Figures are derived from the mid-2004 population estimates

Table 6: Unadjusted Claimant Count Unemployment by County, Region and Nation (ONS)

	Male	Female	Total	Change on last month	Change on 12 months ago
Worcestershire	4,906	1,992	6,898	541	-8
rate*	2.8	1.2	2.0	0.1	0.0
West Midlands region	83,907	28,910	112,817	5,309	6,790
rate*	4.9	1.8	3.4	0.1	0.1
United Kingdom	711,337	253,760	965,097	41,637	9,762
rate*	3.7	1.4	2.6	0.1	0.0

* The unemployment rates for Districts listed in the above table express the number of claimants resident in an area as a percentage of the working age population resident in that area. Figures are derived from the mid-2004 population estimates.