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Unemployment Statistics - November 2006

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• The unadjusted unemployment total for Worcestershire was 5924 in November 2006.  This represents a increase of 145 claimants from the previous month.
• The Worcestershire unemployment rate is 2.1%. This is the same as the previous month.
• The county rate (2.1%) still compares favourably with the unemployment rates for the West Midlands region (4.3%) and England and Wales (3.2%). Please note these rates are not comparable with ONS-produced figures.·Across the county, the Districts with the highest and lowest unemployment rates are Redditch (2.7%) and Malvern Hills (1.4%) respectively.
• There was a reduction in the number of claimants’ in Malvern Hills (-10) and an increase in the other districts. The largest increase was in Worcester City (+70).
• The male unemployment rate in Worcestershire stood at 2.8% in November 2006, compared to a female rate of 1.4%.
• In terms of urban centres, Redditch and Kidderminster had the highest unemployment rate at 2.8%. The lowest unemployment rate was in Malvern (1.7%).

Table 1: Unadjusted Claimant Count Unemployment by Local Authority District

* 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

* 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	33	15	48	1.8%	2	-2
Bromsgrove	350	124	474	1.9%	6	-106
Droitwich	180	80	260	2.2%	1	21
Evesham	169	84	253	2.1%	17	14
Kidderminster	546	242	788	2.8%	26	56
Malvern	210	83	293	1.7%	-10	27
Pershore	57	31	88	2.4%	7	14
Redditch	776	326	1102	2.8%	7	-204
Stourport-on-Severn	149	67	216	2.1%	-4	-20
Worcester	997	343	1340	2.7%	70	164
Wythall	79	25	104	1.8%	0	-2
Urban total	3546	1420	4966	2.4%	122	-49
As % of County total	84.6%	82.0%	83.8%

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	35,718	12,205	47,923	4.4	-321	3095
Dudley & Sandwell	8,762	3,001	11,763	4.1	-129	883
Kidderminster	862	391	1,253	1.9	38	41
Worcester	1,394	527	1,921	1.9	100	225
Evesham	361	210	571	1.5	26	67
Malvern	330	133	463	1.2	-1	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	801	266	1,067	1.9	-12	-111
Malvern Hills	351	141	492	1.2	-2	59
Redditch	811	339	1,150	2.2	1	-201
Worcester	997	343	1,340	2.2	70	164
Wychavon	693	351	1,044	1.5	58	101
Wyre Forest	806	360	1,166	1.9	29	26
WORCESTERSHIRE	4,459	1,800	6,259	1.8	144	38

* 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	1,394	527	1,921	-4,194	-4,300
rate*	2.7	1.1	1.9	0.1	0.1
West Midlands region	78,563	27,812	106,375	-887	8,861
rate*	4.6	1.8	3.2	-0.1	0.2
United Kingdom	673,724	248,345	922,069	-11,592	46,734
rate*	3.5	1.4	2.5	0.0	0.1

*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.