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Unemployment Statistics - September 2006

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• The unadjusted unemployment total for Worcestershire was 6,045 in September 2006.  This represents a decrease of 77 claimants from the previous month.
• The Worcestershire unemployment rate is 2.2%. This is the same as the previous month.
• The county rate (2.2%) still compares favourably with the unemployment rates for the West Midlands region (4.4%) 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 Redditch (3.0%) and Malvern Hills (1.4%) respectively.
• There was a reduction in the number of claimants’ in four districts, with the largest fall being in Redditch (-38). There was an increase in the number of claimants in Malvern Hills (+2) and Wyre Forest (+40).
• The male unemployment rate in Worcestershire stood at 2.8% in September 2006, compared to a female rate of 1.4%.
• In terms of urban centres, Redditch had the highest unemployment rate at 3.0%. The lowest unemployment rate was in Bewdley, Malvern and Wythall (all 1.8%).
• National Statistics have published the vacancy dataset with data being made available from June 2002. Figures from May 2005 to September 2006 are included.

Table 1: Unadjusted Claimant Count Unemployment by Local Authority District

	Male	Female	Total	Rate*	Change on last month	Change on 12 months ago
Bromsgrove	548	234	782	1.7%	-33	-110
Malvern Hills	348	148	496	1.4%	2	14
Redditch	866	392	1258	3.0%	-38	-150
Worcester	947	343	1290	2.6%	-27	76
Wychavon	665	333	998	1.7%	-21	38
Wyre Forest	855	366	1221	2.5%	40	105
WORCESTERSHIRE	4229	1816	6045	2.2%	-77	-27

* 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	4,229	1,816	6,045	-77	-27
rate*	2.8%	1.4%	2.2%	0.0%	0.0%
West Midlands region	81,204	29,459	110,663	-796	12,445
rate*	5.9%	2.6%	4.4%	-0.1%	0.5%
England & Wales	605,174	233,454	838,628	1,326	79,977
rate*	4.4%	2.1%	3.4%	0.1%	0.4%

* 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	35	13	48	1.8%	2	2
Bromsgrove	348	154	502	2.0%	-25	-95
Droitwich	187	85	272	2.3%	-10	-28
Evesham	151	80	231	1.9%	-13	5
Kidderminster	581	234	815	2.9%	9	93
Malvern	212	93	305	1.8%	13	17
Pershore	59	21	80	2.2%	2	19
Redditch	828	376	1204	3.0%	-38	-157
Stourport-on-Severn	162	73	235	2.3%	14	8
Worcester	947	343	1290	2.6%	-27	76
Wythall	81	26	107	1.8%	1	-1
Urban total	3591	1498	5089	2.5%	-72	-61
As % of County total	84.9%	82.5%	84.2%

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	36,754	12,774	49,528	4.5	-22	4304
Dudley & Sandwell	9,098	3,187	12,285	4.2	-154	1364
Kidderminster	901	398	1,299	1.9	29	107
Worcester	1,340	526	1,866	1.9	-44	69
Evesham	345	189	534	1.4	-10	57
Malvern	329	139	468	1.2	12	23

*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	815	295	1,110	2.0	-46	-113
Malvern Hills	348	148	496	1.2	2	16
Redditch	866	392	1,258	2.5	-38	-150
Worcester	947	343	1,290	2.2	-27	76
Wychavon	665	333	998	1.4	-20	41
Wyre Forest	855	366	1,221	2.0	39	102
WORCESTERSHIRE	4,496	1,877	6,373	1.9	2	-28

*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	4,496	1,877	6,373	-90	-28
rate*	2.5	1.2	1.9	0.0	0.0
West Midlands region	81,204	29,459	110,663	-796	12,445
rate*	4.8	1.9	3.4	0.0	0.4
United Kingdom	689,656	263,253	952,909	-5,972	81,377
rate*	3.6	1.5	2.6	0.0	0.2

*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.