Unemployment in Warwickshire falls for a second month

The Job Seekers’ Allowance (JSA) claimant count in April 2012 was 8,584 in Warwickshire; a rate of 2.5% of the resident working age population and 3.2% of the economically active population. This represents a fall of 369 claimants or 4.1% from the previous month. The fall over the past month has continued the downward trend [...]

Unemployment in Warwickshire falls in March 2012

The Job Seekers’ Allowance (JSA) claimant count in March 2012 was 8,953 in Warwickshire; a rate of 2.6% of the resident working age population and 3.3% of the economically active population. This represents a fall of 324 claimants or 3.5% from the previous month. Warwickshire’s claimant count has fallen over the past month after significant [...]

Pupil premium: who’s getting the benefit? Guardian analysis of pupil premium figures

New analysis from the Office of David Lammy MP on the recipients of pupil premium was released last week and looked at by The Guardian’s Data Blog, ‘Pupil premium: who’s getting the benefit?’ According to the Department for Education, “the Pupil Premium for 2012-13 is allocated to local authorities and schools with pupils on roll [...]

Warwickshire population set to increase by 120,000 people to 658,900 by 2035

The 2010-based subnational population projections were released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on 21st March 2012.  These cover a 25 year period up to 2035 and provide a breakdown of the official national population projections for England to regional, county, and local authority district level. The population of Warwickshire is projected to reach [...]

Unemployment continues to rise in Warwickshire, according to February 2012 figures

The Job Seekers’ Allowance (JSA) claimant count in February 2012 was 9,277 in Warwickshire; a rate of 2.7% of the resident working age population. This represents a rise of 223 claimants or 2.5% from the previous month.  Warwickshire’s claimant count continues to rise this month after a significant increase in January, February sees another increase [...]

Unemployment rises in Warwickshire in January

The Job Seekers’ Allowance (JSA) claimant count in January 2012 was 9,054 in Warwickshire; a rate of 2.7% of the resident working age population. This represents a significant rise of 780 claimants or 9.4% from the previous month. It is important to point out that the claimant count figures presented in this summary are not [...]

Unemployment figures for Warwickshire released today

Jobless figures have been released today by the Office for National Statistics for December 2011. The Job Seekers’ Allowance (JSA) claimant count in December 2011 was 8,274 in Warwickshire; a rate of 2.4% of the resident working age population. This represents a fall of 9 claimants or -0.1% from the previous month. Unemployment Update – December [...]

Mosaic Profiles – Drug and Alcohol Treatment Needs Assessments

As part of the Drug Treatment and Alcohol Treatment Needs Assessments, (click here for full assessments) the Observatory were commissioned to gain a greater understanding of clients in drug treatment and those admitted to hospital for alcohol-related conditions in the County. The aim of these reports are to profile alcohol-related hospital admissions and clients in treatment for drug [...]

ONS Beyond 2011 Consultation

The dynamic nature of population change, advances in information technology, cost constraints and demand for more frequent and more detailed statistics are driving changes in methods for the provision of population and socio-demographic data in the UK. This trend can be seen across many developed countries. The Beyond 2011 Programme was formally established in April [...]

New 2011 figures published on earnings

The Office for National Statistics has recently released figures on earnings in 2011 at local authority level.  The survey is conducted in April each year to obtain information about the levels, distribution and make-up of earnings and hours worked for employees. The link below provides a Briefing Note on the figures for Warwickshire. We plan to produce [...]