How many jobs are there in Warwickshire per person?

One measure of the local labour market is jobs density. Jobs density is defined as the number of jobs in an area divided by the resident population aged 16-64 in that area. For example, a job density of 1.0 would mean that there is one job for every resident aged 16-64.    According to the latest estimates [...]

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 [...]

Coventry and Warwickshire Labour Market Summary

Warwickshire Observatory have just completed the final Labour Market Sumary for 2011/2012.  This is compiled on a quarterly basis and gives headline details on a range of economic data including Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants, vacancies and worklessness.  The number of JSA claimants was at its highest in August 2011 when 20,141 people were claiming.  [...]

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 [...]

Public and Private Sector Employment in Warwickshire

The level of public sector employment has been a focus of attention during the economic downturn and the sector is considered to be particularly vulnerable as the impact of austerity budgeting is felt.  Our graphic presents various measures of how reliant, or not, each of our districts is on the public sector for local employment.  The [...]

Update to LEP Profiles released today

The Local Enterprise Partnership Profiles aim to help Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) use official statistics to better understand the economic, social and environmental picture for the local authority areas covered by LEPs. Since the first LEPs were announced in October 2010, a number of new LEPs have subsequently been formed. The current LEP Profiles reflect [...]

Updated LEP League Table

WCC has produced a league table showing the relative performance of the 38 Local Enterprise Partnership areas.  Socio-economic data  was utilised, covering qualifications, labour force, knowledge industry economy and the recent ‘dynamics’ of the economies. For each individual data set, the LEP was ranked in terms of performance – with lowest scores being best and highest being [...]

District/Borough LEA Summaries published

During the development of the Coventry & Warwickshire Local Economic Assessment, it was recognised that local District/Borough LEA summaries would be beneficial to inform work and planning at a local level. The Observatory have been commissioned to undertake these summaries for the five Districts and Boroughs.  See each District/Borough profile below: North Warwickshire LEA Summary Profile Nuneaton & [...]

Warwickshire unemployment – latest figures released today

The latest unemployment figures were released today showing those claiming Job Seekers Allowance in June 2011. The Job Seekers’ Allowance (JSA) claimant count level in June 2011 was 8,736 in Warwickshire; a rate of 2.6% of the resident working age population. This represents a fall of 242 claimants or -2.7% from the previous month. This fall [...]