Derby · Web viewFrom October 2007 –September 2008 to October 2011 – September 2012 the annual male unemployment rate in Derby, increased by 4.8 % and the female rate changed

Census 2011 Briefing Paper

Employment

Date of Publication

3 June 2013

Published by

Policy, Research and Engagement

Key Findings

In Derby for the period October 2011 to September 2012:

· The employment rate for the population of Derby was 70.6%

· The self-employment rate for the resident population was 10.4% this was lower than that for the East Midlands and England.

· 22.7% of employees were employed by public sector organisations; this was higher than both the East Midlands (20.4%) and England (20.5%).

· 77.3% of employees are employed in the private sector; this is lower than both the East Midlands (79.6%) and England ((79.5%).

· The unemployment rate was 10.1% of all people aged 16 years and over, this was greater than the East Midlands rate (8.2%) and England (7.9%).

· The male unemployment rate in Derby increased by 4.8% to 10.9% and the female rate increased by 7.1% to 10.5%.

· The highest unemployment rate for October 2011 to September 2012 was in the 16 to 19 year age group and reached 31.5% of the population over the age of 16.

· In March 2013 the Job Seekers Allowance claimant count rates were 4.8%; this was higher than the East Midlands (3.7%) and England (3.8%).

· Between October 2011 and September 2012, 20.7% of the resident population of Derby aged 16-64 was economically inactive.

· In 2012 both male and female weekly gross pay was higher than in both the East Midlands and England.

· Skilled trades occupations showed the highest male rate of employment with 25.5%.

· Administration and secretarial groups showed the highest female rate of employment with 19.4%.

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1.0 Introduction

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) conducted the latest Census on 27 March, 2011. It is estimated that 92% of people in Derby responded to the Census.

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2.0 Employment rate for population aged 16 to 64

In October 2011 – September 2012, the employment rate for the population of Derby was 70.6%; this was not significantly different from that for the East Midlands (71.3%) and England (70.7%).

2.1 Employment Rate (Population Aged 16-64): Change over Time

In September 2012 the unemployment rate in Derby was 70.6% this was 2.2% lower than the rate in October 2007 (72.4). In the same period the employment rate in the East Midlands decreased by 2.5% and in England by 1.9%.

Table 2.1.1 – Employment rates for population aged 16-64 (mid-2011)

Oct 2007-Sep 2008

Oct 2008-Sep 2009

Oct 2009-Sep 2010

Oct 2010-Sep 2011

Oct 2011-Sep 2012

%

Derby

72.4

70.4

71.0

68.2

70.6

East Midlands

73.8

72.1

71.1

70.9

71.3

England

72.6

71.1

70.5

70.1

70.7

Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2011, April 2013 Update

In Derby the most significant changes in the employment rate were in the period October 2010 – September 2011 when the rate fell from 71.0% in the previous period to 68.2%. This downturn in the employment rate was a result of the economic recession.

Although the downturn in employment rate in this period is reflected at both a regional and national level, it is more significant in Derby (-2.8%) as opposed to -0.2% in the East Midlands and -0.4% for England as a whole.

Between September 2011 and September 2012 the recovery of the employment rate was most significant in Derby (2.4%) as opposed to 0.4% in the East Midlands and 0.6% in England as a whole.


2.2 Employment Rate by Gender (Population Aged 16 to 64)

In the four year period from October 2007 to September 2012, there was no significant change in both the male and female employment rate in Derby.

In the same period, the male rate of employment in Derby (75%) was 10% greater than the female rate. This compares with a difference between England’s male and female annual employment rates of 11.0%. In the East Midlands, the male employment rate was 10.8% greater than the female employment rate.

Table 2.2.1 - Male and female employment rates

Oct 2007-Sep 2008

Oct 2008-Sep 2009

Oct 2009-Sep 2010

Oct 2010-Sep 2011

Oct 2011-Sep 2012

%

Males

Females

Males

Females

Males

Females

Males

Females

Males

Females

Derby

77.2

67.5

76.1

64.5

76.1

65.7

71.5

64.7

75.5

65.5

East Midlands

79.3

68.4

77.5

66.8

75.6

66.5

76.4

65.4

76.7

65.9

England

78.7

66.5

76.5

65.8

75.7

65.3

75.5

64.8

76.2

65.2



2.3 Residence Based Employment Rate by Gender and Occupation (Population Aged 16 to 64)

In Derby, of all occupations, skilled trades occupations showed the highest male rate of employment (25.5%) for October 2011 – September 2012. This rate was significantly higher than any other employment group.

The administration and secretarial occupations group showed the highest female rate of employment in Derby (19.4%).

This rate was significantly higher than the majority of other employment groups, with the exception of employment in professional occupations 18.9% and 15.7% in associate professional and technical occupations.

In Derby there is a significant difference between male and female employment rates in particular occupation groups such as: Skilled trades occupations, personal service occupations, sales and customer service occupations and elementary occupations.

In the East Region there is a significant difference between male and female employment rates in all occupation groups.

Table 2.3.1 - Male and Female employment rate by occupation group, October 2011 – September 2012, Part 1.

Managers and senior officials

Professional occupations

Associate professional and technical occupations

Administrative and secretarial occupations

%

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Derby

8.8

5.7

17.2

18.9

15.4

15.7

4.7

19.4

East Midlands

12.3

6.9

15.4

17.7

14.2

11.4

4.3

17.8

England

13.0

7.2

18.8

19.8

15.6

13.0

4.7

18.2


Table 2.3.2 - Male and Female employment rate by occupation group, October 2011 – September 2012, Part 2.

Skilled trades occupations

Personal service occupations

Sales and customer service occupations

Process, plant and machine operatives

Elementary occupations

%

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Derby

25.5

2.5

3.0

14.0

5.1

10.2

14.8

2.1

13.4

11.1

East Midlands

25.1

2.8

2.6

17.1

5.5

10.8

13.2

2.8

12.6

12.4

England

20.4

2.1

2.9

16.0

5.5

11.0

10.3

1.5

10.9

10.6




2.4 Adult Population in Employment Who Are Self-Employed

In Derby the self-employment rate for the resident population in employment for October 2011 – September 2012 was 10.4%. This was less than the average employment rate for the East Midlands (12.7%) and 3.4% less than the England rate.

Table 2.4.1 – Proportion in employment who are self employed (16-64)

October 2007 – September 2008





%

Derby

8.1

7.5

8.2

9.1

10.4

East Midlands

11.1

10.7

11.6

12.3

12.7

England

12.7

12.8

13.1

13.2

13.8


2.5 Public and Private Sector Employees

In 2011, 22.7% of employees in Derby were employed by public sector organisations. This was higher than in the East Midlands (20.4%) and England (20.5%).

Derby has 77.3% of employees employed in the private sector; this is significantly lower than in both the East Midlands (79.6%) and England (79.5%).

Derby has a higher percentage of full time employees (69.3%) than both the East Midlands (67.6%) and England (67.6%).

Table 2.5.1 – Public and Private Sector employees, 2011

Full time employees

Part time employees

Total employees

Public

Private

All

Public

Private

All

Public

Private

All

Thousands

Derby

16.7

65.1

81.7

10.1

26.1

36.2

26.8

91.2

117.9

East Midlands

213.3

1,075.3

1,288.5

175.3

443.5

618.7

388.5

1,518.7

1,907.3

England

2,883.4

12,712.3

15,595.7

1,853.8

5,609.6

7,463.3

4,737.1

18,321.8

23,058.9


Table 2.5.2 – Public and Private Sector employees, 2011

Full time employees

Part time employees

Total employees

Public

Private

All

Public

Private

All

Public

Private

All

Percentage

Derby

14.1

55.2

69.3

8.6

22.1

30.7

22.7

77.3

100.0

East Midlands

11.2

56.4

67.6

9.2

23.3

32.4

20.4

79.6

100.0

England

12.5

55.1

67.6

8.0

24.3

32.4

20.5

79.5

100.0



3.0 Unemployment Rate (All People Aged 16 Years and Over)

Between October 2007 and September 2012 the unemployment rate in Derby was consistently higher than in the East Midlands and England

The unemployment rate in Derby for October 2011 – September 2012 was 10.1% of all people aged 16 years and over, this was greater than the rate for the East Midlands (8.2%) and England (7.9%).


3.1 Unemployment Rate (All People Aged 16 Years and Over): Change over Time

In Derby the estimated unemployment rate increased by 1.4% between October 2007 and September 2012. In the same period the unemployment rate in the East Midlands increased by 2.8% and in England by 2.5%. Also during this period the most significant increase in the unemployment rate was in Derby (2.5%), the largest increases in the East Midlands were 1.8% and 2.0% in England.

3.2 Unemployment Rate by Gender (All People Aged 16 Years and Over)

Table 3.2.1 - Male and Female unemployment rates (16+)






% Male

% Female

% Male

% Female

% Male

% Female

% Male

% Female

% Male

% Female

Derby

6.1

3.4

8.9

8.2

9.8

5.8

9.8

8.5

10.9

10.5

East Midlands

5.5

5.2

7.8

6.6

8.5

6.4

7.9

7.3

8.3

8.1

England

5.7

5.1

8.2

6.5

8.5

6.6

8.4

7.1

8.4

7.4


From October 2007 –September 2008 to October 2011 – September 2012 the annual male unemployment rate in Derby, increased by 4.8 % and the female rate changed by 7.1%.

The male unemployment rate for this period was not significantly different to the female, a pattern shared at regional and national level.

During this period of analysis the female rates of unemployment in the city fluctuate between 3.4% at their lowest and 10.5% at their highest. This is not a pattern shared by the East Midlands or England where changes in female unemployment rates tend not to be so significant.

In all comparator areas the male unemployment rate does not fluctuate as significantly as that for females



3.3 Unemployment Rate by Age Group (All People Aged 16 Years and Over)

The highest unemployment rate in Derby for October 2011 – September 2012 was in the 16 to 19 year age group and reached 31.5% of the population over the age of 16.

The unemployment rate in the 16-19 age range in Derby was not significantly different from that in the East Midlands (32.4%) and was 2.3% higher than the rate for England.

The unemployment rate in the 20-24 and 35-49 age groups is very similar in all three comparators areas.

There are two age groups where Derby has the highest rates of unemployment, these are the 20-24 years (11.1%) and 50+ years (5.9%). The most significant of these is the 25-34 age band where Derby is 2.7% higher than the East Midlands and 3.3% higher than England.

Table 3.3.1 - Unemployment rate by age group October 2011 – September 2012

16-19 years

20-24 years

25-34 years

35-49 years

50+ years

%

Derby

31.5

16.3

11.1

5.0

5.9

East Midlands

32.4

16.1

8.4

5.1

4.7

England

29.2

17.1

7.8

5.2

4.7


4.0 Job Seekers Allowance Claimant Count Rates (Population Aged 16 to 64)

In March 2013, 4.8% of the population was claiming Job Seekers Allowance. Derby’s claimant rate was higher than that of both the East Midlands (3.7%) and England (3.8%).

In Derby the highest annual increase in the claimant count rate occurred between March 2008 and March 2009 which saw an increase of 2.0%. The latter does not mean an increase in the absolute number of claimants, as the rate can change due to fluctuations in the resident population aged 16 to 64.

The claimant rate for England also rose more from March 2008 to March 2009 than in any other year.

Derby’s claimant rate was higher than in the East Midlands and England for the whole period of analysis.


4.1 Economic Inactivity Rate (Population Aged 16 to 64)

Between October 2011 and September 2012, 20.7% of the resident population of Derby aged 16-64 was economically inactive. In the same period, the inactivity rate for Derby was not significantly different from the East Midlands (22.2%) and England (23.1%).

Table 4.1.1 – Economic inactivity rate (16-64)

Oct 2007 - Sept 2008

Oct 2008 - Sept 2009

Oct 2009 - Sept 2010

Oct 2010 - Sept 2011

Oct 2011 - Sept 2012

%

Derby

23.8

23.1

22.8

25.0

20.7

East Midlands

21.9

22.2

23.1

23.1

22.2

England

23.2

23.1

23.6

23.8

23.1



4.2 Economic Inactivity Rate, Change over Time (Population Aged 16 to 64)

The annual economic inactivity rate for Derby for October 2011 to September 2012 of 20.7% was not significantly different from the rate for October 2007 to September 2008. This pattern extends to the other comparator areas.

For the period October 2011 to September 2012 the annual economic inactivity rate in Derby was 20.7%. This was the lowest rate of economic inactivity in the East Midlands and England during the whole period of analysis.

As well as producing the lowest rate of economic inactivity Derby also had the highest rate (25.0%) during the previous period of October 2010 to September 2011.

The most significant change in the rate of economic activity during the four year period of analysis occurs in Derby between 2010/11 and 2011/12 when the rate fell from 25.0% to 20.7%.


4.3 Working Age Economic Inactivity Rate (Population Aged 16 to 64): Looking for Job Status

In Derby, during the period October 2011 – September 2012, 16.5% of 16-64 year olds who were economically inactive did not want a job. During the same period 4.1% of those economically inactive did want a job. These proportions were not significantly different from those in the East Midlands.

In England during the same period the proportions were slightly different in that 17.5% of those economically inactive did not want a job and 5.6% did.

Table 4.3.1 – Population aged 16-64 economically inactive in the period October 2011 – September 2012

Who want a job

Who do not want a job

%

Derby

23.8

23.1

East Midlands

21.9

22.2

England

23.2

23.1


4.4 Reasons for Not Looking for a Job

In Derby between October 2011 and September 2012, 7.1% of the population aged 16-64 who were economically inactive and looking for a job, did not do so because of long term sickness, while 4.3% were looking after family / home and 3.3% had student status.

There is little evidence of significant differences between Derby and the other comparator areas in terms of the proportions of population economically inactive and not looking for a job.




5.0 Residence and Workplace Based Earnings

In 2012, the median gross pay for full time workers living in Derby was £493.0 per week, this was £16.0 more than the East Midlands average and £20.0 less than the England average.

During the same year, median gross pay in Derby was £626.0 per week, compared with £464.0 in the East Midlands and £512.0 in England

Between 2009 and 2012 there was no significant difference in median gross pay for those living and working in Derby


5.1 Earnings by Gender - Workplace Based

In Derby in 2012 both male and female weekly gross pay was significantly higher than in both the East Midlands and England.

Table 5.1.1 –Full time workers median weekly gross pay

Males

Females

£ per week

Derby

618

642

East Midlands

449

495

England

-169

-147


Table 5.1.2 - Full time workers median weekly gross pay - Derby

2009

2010

2011

2012

£ per week

Males

618

642

671

668

Females

449

495

465

479

Difference

-169

-147

-206

-189


In the same period, the median weekly gross pay for male full time workers in Derby was £189.0 greater than that for female full time workers. This compares with a difference between the median gross pay of male and female full time workers of £105.0 per week and £101.0 in England.

From 2009 to 2012, the average earnings of male full-time workers in Derby increased by £50.0 per week. During this same period there was no significant difference in the median weekly gross pay of female full-time workers in Derby.


6.0 Job Density

In 2010, there were 0.79 jobs per resident aged 16-64 in Derby, compared with 0.74 jobs for the East Midlands and 0.78 for England.

Derby had the highest job density in 2010 with 0.79 compared to 0.74 in the East Midlands and 0.78 in England.

Between 2006 and 2010, there was a decrease of 0.04 in the number of jobs per resident population aged 16-64 in Derby.

Between 2006 and 2010 the job density in Derby declined from 0.83 to 0.79. In the same period the job density in the East Midlands and England has changed little.

Table 6.0.1 – Job Density

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Ratio

Derby

0.83

0.88

0.82

0.81

0.79

East Midlands

0.75

0.77

0.75

0.74

0.74

England

0.80

0.80

0.79

0.78

0.78


e


Figure 2.0.1 - Employment rate for population aged 16 - 64, Oct 2011 - Sep 2012

Oct 2011-Sep 2012

Derby 70.6%

East Midlands 71.3%

England 70.7%

DerbyEast MidlandsEngland70.59999999999999471.370.70

Figure 2.1.1 - Change over time of employment rate, 16-64

Derby

71.0

Oct 2007-Sep 2008Oct 2008-Sep 2009Oct 2009-Sep 2010Oct 2010-Sep 2011Oct 2011-Sep 201272.40000000000000670.4000000000000067168.270.599999999999994East Midlands

71.0

Oct 2007-Sep 2008Oct 2008-Sep 2009Oct 2009-Sep 2010Oct 2010-Sep 2011Oct 2011-Sep 201273.872.0999999999999947170.90000000000000671.3England

Oct 2007-Sep 2008Oct 2008-Sep 2009Oct 2009-Sep 2010Oct 2010-Sep 2011Oct 2011-Sep 201272.59999999999999471.09999999999999470.570.09999999999999470.7

Percentage

Figure 2.2.1 - Percentage male and female employment rate, Oct 2011 - Sept 2012

% males

DerbyEast MidlandsEngland75.576.776.2% females


Figure 2.2.2 - Change in employment rate in Derby, 16 - 64

males

Oct 2007-Sep 2008Oct 2008-Sep 2009Oct 2009-Sep 2010Oct 2010-Sep 2011Oct 2011-Sep 201277.276.09999999999999476.09999999999999471.575.5females


Percentage

Figure 2.3.1 - Male and female employment rate by occupation group, Derby, Oct 2011 - Sept 2012

Male

Managers and senior officialsProfessional occupationsAssociate professional and technical occupationsAdministrative and secretarial occupationsSkilled trades occupationsPersonal service occupationsSales and customer service occupationsProcess, plant and machine operativesElementary occupations8.800000000000000717.215.44.725.535.099999999999999614.813.4Female

14.0

Managers and senior officialsProfessional occupationsAssociate professional and technical occupationsAdministrative and secretarial occupationsSkilled trades occupationsPersonal service occupationsSales and customer service occupationsProcess, plant and machine operativesElementary occupations5.718.89999999999999915.719.3999999999999992.51410.1999999999999992.111.1

Figure 2.3.2 - Male and female employment rate by occupation group, East Midlands, Oct 2011 - Sept 2012

Male

Managers and senior officialsProfessional occupationsAssociate professional and technical occupationsAdministrative and secretarial occupationsSkilled trades occupationsPersonal service occupationsSales and customer service occupationsProcess, plant and machine operativesElementary occupations12.315.414.24.325.12.65.513.212.6Female

Managers and senior officialsProfessional occupationsAssociate professional and technical occupationsAdministrative and secretarial occupationsSkilled trades occupationsPersonal service occupationsSales and customer service occupationsProcess, plant and machine operativesElementary occupations6.917.711.417.82.817.10000000000000110.82.812.4

Figure 2.5.1 - Proportion of public and private sector employment, 2011

Total Public Sector employees %

22.7%

20.4%

20.5%

DerbyEast MidlandsEngland22.720.39999999999999920.5Total Private Sector employees %

77.3%

79.6%

79.5%


Figure 3.0.1 - Unemployment rate in 16 plus population

England

Oct 2007-Sep 2008Oct 2008-Sep 2009Oct 2009-Sep 2010Oct 2010-Sep 2011Oct 2011-Sep 20125.47.47.77.87.9East Midlands

6.0

Oct 2007-Sep 2008Oct 2008-Sep 2009Oct 2009-Sep 2010Oct 2010-Sep 2011Oct 2011-Sep 201267.27.57.68.1999999999999993Derby

6.0

Oct 2007-Sep 2008Oct 2008-Sep 2009Oct 2009-Sep 2010Oct 2010-Sep 2011Oct 2011-Sep 201268.58.49.300000000000000710.1

Percentage

Figure 3.2.1 - Male and female unemployment rates (16+), October 2011 - September 2012

Female

DerbyEast MidlandsEngland10.58.17.4Male


Percentage

Figure 3.2.2 - Derby Male and female unemployment rates (16+) change over time

Female

Oct 2007-Sep 2008Oct 2008-Sep 2009Oct 2009-Sep 2010Oct 2010-Sep 2011Oct 2011-Sep 20123.48.19999999999999935.88.510.5Male


Percentage

Figure 3.3.1 - Unemployment rate by age group,

Oct 2011 - Sep 2012

Derby

16-19 years20-24 years25-34 years35-49 years50+ years31.516.311.155.9East Midlands

16-19 years20-24 years25-34 years35-49 years50+ years32.416.1000000000000018.45.09999999999999964.7England

16-19 years20-24 years25-34 years35-49 years50+ years29.217.1000000000000017.85.24.716-19 years20-24 years25-34 years35-49 years50+ years00000

Percentage

Figure 4.0.1 - Claimant count rates (16-64)

East Midlands

4.0

March 2008March 2009March 2010March 2011March 2012March 20131.93.83.93.543.7England

4.0

March 2008March 2009March 2010March 2011March 2012March 20132.13.83.93.643.8Derby

March 2008March 2009March 2010March 2011March 2012March 20132.54.54.90000000000000044.55.64.8

Percentage

Figure 4.1.1 - Economic inactivity rate (16-64), October 2011 - September 2012


Percentage

Figure 4.2.1 - Economic inactivity rate (16-64) change over time

East Midlands

Oct 2007-Sep 2008Oct 2008-Sep 2009Oct 2009-Sep 2010Oct 2010-Sep 2011Oct 2011-Sep 201221.922.223.123.122.2England

Oct 2007-Sep 2008Oct 2008-Sep 2009Oct 2009-Sep 2010Oct 2010-Sep 2011Oct 2011-Sep 201223.223.123.623.823.1Derby

25.0

Oct 2007-Sep 2008Oct 2008-Sep 2009Oct 2009-Sep 2010Oct 2010-Sep 2011Oct 2011-Sep 201223.823.122.82520.7

Percentage

Figure 4.4.1 - Population Aged 16-64 who are economically inactive due to long term sickness

Derby

October 2007 – September 2008October 2008 – September 2009October 2009 – September 2010October 2010 – September 2011October 2011 – September 20124.54.74.40000000000000041.77.1England

7.0

October 2007 – September 2008October 2008 – September 2009October 2009 – September 2010October 2010 – September 2011October 2011 – September 201276.56.46.76.6East Midlands

October 2007 – September 2008October 2008 – September 2009October 2009 – September 2010October 2010 – September 2011October 2011 – September 20127.97.56.95.86.5

Percentage

Figure 4.4.2 - Population Aged 16-64 who are economically inactive because they are looking after family/home

East Midlands

5.0

October 2007 – September 2008October 2008 – September 2009October 2009 – September 2010October 2010 – September 2011October 2011 – September 201254.90000000000000044.75.09999999999999964.5999999999999996England

7.0

October 2007 – September 2008October 2008 – September 2009October 2009 – September 2010October 2010 – September 2011October 2011 – September 20125.85.95.55.76Derby

4.0

October 2007 – September 2008October 2008 – September 2009October 2009 – September 2010October 2010 – September 2011October 2011 – September 20127.444.22.14.3

Percentage

Figure 4.4.3 - Population Aged 16-64 who are economically inactive due having student status

East Midlands

5.0

October 2007 – September 2008October 2008 – September 2009October 2009 – September 2010October 2010 – September 2011October 2011 – September 20122.62.933.63.4Derby

October 2007 – September 2008October 2008 – September 2009October 2009 – September 2010October 2010 – September 2011October 2011 – September 20125.22.62.71.53.3England

7.0

October 2007 – September 2008October 2008 – September 2009October 2009 – September 2010October 2010 – September 2011October 2011 – September 20123.43.73.93.93.9

Percentage

Figure 5.0.1 - Full time workers median weekly gross pay, 2012

Residence based

DerbyEast MidlandsEngland493477513Workplace based

DerbyEast MidlandsEngland626464512

£ per week

Figure 5.0.2 - Full time workers median weekly gross pay - Derby

Residence based

2009201020112012496.1506.3503.4493.4Workplace based

2009201020112012575.1624.79999999999995612.20000000000005626

£ per week

Figure 5.1.2 - Full time workers median weekly gross pay (£)

Males

DerbyEast MidlandsEngland668508553Females

DerbyEast MidlandsEngland479403452

Figure 6.0.1 - Job Density (%)

Derby

200620072008200920100.830.880.820.810.79East Midlands

200620072008200920100.750.770.750.740.74England

0.80

0.80

200620072008200920100.80.80.790.780.78

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