Skills jobseekers need in the modern labour market

Paul BivandAssociate Director of Analysis &

Statistics Inclusion

What is the shape of the labour market as recession

ebbs?Analysed recruitment patterns in

Scotland using Labour Force SurveySince 2011, 707,000 people starting

new jobs in Scotland314,000 a year – on average

The pattern by occupationManagerial

Professional

Associate professional

Administrative & Secretarial

Skilled trades

Personal services

Sales & customer service jobs

Process & machine operators

Elementary occupations

0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000

Average annual recruitment

The pattern by skill level3.5 up

from 3 to 3.5

From 2 to 3

From 1 to 2

Under 1

0

20,0

00

40,0

00

60,0

00

80,0

00

100,

000

120,

000

140,

000

160,

000

180,

000

Average annual recruitment

Patterns of recruitmentThe largest occupation groups for

recruitment are (high turnover):

– Elementary jobs– Sales and customer service

But, employers are recruiting at above entry level

64,000 recruits for elementary jobs a year

Only 30,000 people below Level 2 starting work (a year)

Employment rates by qualification

None

SVQ1

SVQ2

Other

Qua

lifica

tions

SVQ3

Trad

e App

rent

icesh

ips

SVQ4+

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

41%

64% 66% 69% 71%76%

82%

Qualifications of employed and workless

In employment

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

None SVQ1 SVQ2Other Qualifications SVQ3 Trade ApprenticeshipsSVQ4+

Workless

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Vacancy trendsONS vacancy survey doesn’t give

Scotland figuresJobcentre vacancy figures ended

November 2012Universal Jobmatch figures started

straight after

Jobcentre vacancies to November 2012

Sep

2008

Dec 2

008

Mar

200

9

Jun

2009

Sep

2009

Dec 2

009

Mar

201

0

Jun

2010

Sep

2010

Dec 2

010

Mar

201

1

Jun

2011

Sep

2011

Dec 2

011

Mar

201

2

Jun

2012

Sep

2012

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

Weekly notified vacancies: totalWeekly new vacancies Seasonally adjusted

Universal Jobmatch vacancies

Dec 2

012

Jan

2013

Feb

2013

Mar

201

3

Apr 2

013

May

201

3

Jun

2013

Jul 2

013

Aug 2

013

Sep

2013

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

JCP new vacancies – ratio to new JSA claims (to Nov

2012)

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

Same measure for occupations

Date

911 : Elementary Agricultural Occupations

912 : Elementary Construction Occupations

913 : Elementary Process Plant Occupations

914 : Elementary Goods Storage Occupations

921 : Elementary Administration Occupations

922 : Elementary Personal Services Occupations

923 : Elementary Cleaning Occupations

924 : Elementary Security Occupations

925 : Elementary Sales Occupations

811 : Process Operatives

812 : Plant And Machine Operatives

813 : Assemblers And Routine Operatives

814 : Construction Operatives

821 : Transport Drivers And Operatives

822 : Mobile Machine Drivers And Operatives

711 : Sales Assistants And Retail Cashiers

712 : Sales Related Occupations

721 : Customer Service Occupations

41 : Administrative Occupations

42 : Secretarial and Related Occupations

51 : Skilled Agricultural Trades

52 : Skilled Metal and Electronic Trades

53 : Skilled Construction and Building Trades

54 : Textiles, Printing and Other Skilled Trades

61 : Caring Personal Service Occupations

62 : Leisure and Other Personal Service Occupations

Sep-08 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 7.9 1.9 2.8 3.3 0.1 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.8 8.9 2.2 0.9 1.3 0.4 1.5 0.5 1.7 2.7 1.1

Oct-08 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 9.1 1.6 2.7 3.0 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 7.6 2.1 0.9 1.2 0.3 1.2 0.5 1.6 2.5 1.0

Nov-08 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 6.4 1.6 2.5 3.3 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.8 7.3 1.7 0.8 1.3 0.3 1.1 0.5 1.6 2.4 1.0

Dec-08 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 6.4 1.3 2.3 3.0 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 9.8 1.3 0.8 1.1 0.5 0.8 0.4 1.2 2.0 0.8

Jan-09 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 6.5 1.3 2.1 3.7 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 9.1 1.2 0.7 1.2 0.5 0.7 0.4 1.1 1.8 0.8

Feb-09 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 6.2 1.1 1.9 3.4 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.6 8.9 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.4 1.1 1.8 0.7

Mar-09 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 6.7 1.3 1.9 3.3 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.7 7.6 1.1 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.6 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.9

Apr-09 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 5.6 1.2 1.9 2.3 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.7 8.2 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.7 0.9

May-09 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 6.1 1.3 2.0 1.8 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6 8.6 1.0 0.6 1.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.7 0.9

Jun-09 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 6.2 1.2 2.1 1.8 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.6 10.3 1.1 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.9

Jul-09 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 5.0 1.3 2.1 2.1 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.5 12.3 1.1 0.6 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.9

Aug-09 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 7.8 1.1 2.0 2.6 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.5 12.4 1.1 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.0

Sep-09 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 9.8 1.0 1.8 2.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 12.0 1.1 0.5 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.2 1.6 1.0

Oct-09 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 12.0 0.9 1.7 2.2 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 10.3 1.1 0.5 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.6 1.0

Nov-09 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 9.0 1.1 1.8 2.2 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 12.4 1.2 0.6 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.2 1.7 0.9

Dec-09 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 5.0 1.2 1.8 2.2 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 11.9 1.1 0.6 1.3 0.2 0.5 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.8

Jan-10 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 6.0 1.3 1.7 2.3 0.6 1.4 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.5 15.7 1.3 0.6 1.3 0.1 0.6 0.4 1.3 1.6 0.8

Feb-10 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 7.2 1.2 1.6 2.3 0.5 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.5 18.7 1.3 0.5 1.2 0.0 0.5 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.8

Mar-10 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 11.3 1.1 1.6 2.2 0.6 1.4 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.9 1.0 0.5 20.0 1.6 0.5 1.2 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.1 1.5 0.9

Apr-10 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.3 10.1 1.1 1.5 2.3 0.6 1.2 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.9 1.2 0.5 15.1 1.7 0.6 1.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.5 0.9

May-10 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 9.0 1.2 1.5 1.8 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.9 1.1 0.5 9.9 1.9 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.4 0.9

Jun-10 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 6.4 1.1 1.4 1.9 0.4 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.2 0.4 9.4 1.8 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.3 0.8

Jul-10 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 5.9 0.9 1.3 1.5 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.4 10.3 1.8 0.4 1.1 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.1 0.8

Aug-10 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 6.2 0.8 1.2 1.8 0.4 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.4 13.0 1.3 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.2 0.8

Sep-10 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 6.4 0.7 1.1 2.0 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.4 12.6 1.2 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.0 1.2 0.7

Oct-10 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 6.4 0.8 1.2 2.3 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.4 12.6 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.1 1.2 0.7

Nov-10 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 5.9 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.8 0.4 10.2 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.4 1.2 1.2 0.7

Dec-10 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 6.9 0.8 1.2 2.1 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.4 9.3 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.7 0.4 1.2 1.2 0.7

Jan-11 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 6.4 0.8 1.2 2.5 0.4 1.0 0.5 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.4 10.5 1.6 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.5 1.1 1.4 0.7

Feb-11 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.3 6.8 0.8 1.0 2.9 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.4 0.4 11.7 1.6 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.6 1.1 1.4 0.8

Mar-11 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.4 6.3 0.8 1.1 3.1 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.6 0.4 15.5 1.5 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.6 1.2 1.6 0.8

Apr-11 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 8.4 0.7 1.1 2.9 0.2 0.7 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.0 1.6 0.4 17.1 1.2 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.8 0.6 1.2 1.5 0.8

May-11 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.3 9.0 0.7 1.1 3.0 0.3 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.1 1.6 0.3 15.5 1.2 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.9 0.6 1.1 1.6 0.7

Jun-11 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 9.2 0.7 1.1 2.7 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.4 1.1 1.2 1.7 0.3 15.2 1.3 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.6 0.7

Jul-11 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 8.1 0.6 1.1 3.3 0.4 1.0 0.6 0.4 1.3 1.2 1.8 0.3 17.2 1.3 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.9 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.7

Aug-11 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.6 16.2 0.7 1.2 3.1 0.4 1.1 0.9 0.4 1.3 1.1 1.9 0.2 17.5 1.4 0.4 0.8 0.3 1.2 0.6 1.1 2.0 0.7

Sep-11 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.7 24.0 0.6 1.3 3.2 0.1 1.0 0.9 0.4 1.6 1.2 1.9 0.2 15.0 1.4 0.5 0.8 0.3 1.3 0.7 1.3 2.2 0.9

Oct-11 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.8 25.4 0.7 1.4 3.0 0.1 1.0 0.9 0.5 1.5 1.2 2.0 0.3 20.1 1.5 0.6 1.0 0.4 1.6 0.8 1.4 2.3 1.0

Nov-11 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.5 17.2 0.8 1.5 3.2 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.7 0.3 27.6 1.5 0.7 1.2 0.4 1.4 0.9 1.3 2.3 1.0

Dec-11 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.4 9.4 0.8 1.4 3.4 0.4 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.7 0.4 30.2 1.4 0.6 1.2 0.2 1.4 0.8 1.3 2.5 1.0

Jan-12 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 8.7 0.8 1.4 2.8 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.5 0.4 26.6 1.3 0.6 1.1 0.1 1.3 0.8 1.3 2.8 1.0

Feb-12 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.3 14.0 0.7 1.3 2.7 0.6 1.2 1.2 0.6 1.5 1.1 1.8 0.3 19.1 1.3 0.5 0.9 0.1 1.5 0.8 1.2 3.0 1.2

Mar-12 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 12.2 0.7 1.3 2.7 0.6 1.3 1.3 0.7 1.5 1.2 1.5 0.3 16.3 1.3 0.6 0.9 0.1 1.5 0.8 1.2 3.2 1.2

Apr-12 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.4 13.7 0.7 1.3 3.5 0.5 1.2 1.3 0.6 1.6 1.3 1.4 0.3 20.5 1.5 0.6 0.9 0.2 1.4 0.8 1.0 3.3 1.1

May-12 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.4 12.0 0.7 1.2 4.6 0.5 1.3 1.2 0.7 1.5 1.3 1.4 0.3 24.5 1.5 0.7 0.9 0.2 1.5 0.9 0.9 3.3 0.9

Jun-12 0.1 0.7 0.5 0.4 16.1 0.8 1.3 5.3 0.5 1.3 1.2 0.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 0.3 25.4 1.8 0.8 1.0 0.2 1.6 1.0 0.9 3.3 0.8

Jul-12 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.4 27.6 0.8 1.2 4.3 0.4 1.2 1.1 0.6 1.9 1.7 2.1 0.2 15.0 1.8 0.9 1.0 0.3 1.8 1.2 1.0 3.4 0.8

Aug-12 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.5 25.9 0.6 1.1 3.0 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.4 1.8 2.2 2.5 0.2 17.8 1.8 0.9 1.2 0.3 1.6 1.1 1.0 3.4 0.8

Sep-12 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.6 26.4 0.5 1.1 2.5 0.0 0.8 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.6 2.5 0.2 22.6 2.1 0.9 1.2 0.4 1.6 1.2 1.0 3.5 0.8

And for local authorities

Date

Aberdeen City

Aberdeenshire

Angus

Argyll and Bute

Clackmannanshire

Dumfries and Galloway

Dundee City

East Ayrshire

East Dunbartonshire

East Lothian

East Renfrewshire

Edinburgh City of

Eilean Siar

Falkirk Fife

Glasgow City

Highland

Inverclyde

Midlothian

Moray

North Ayrshire

North Lanarkshire

Orkney Islands

Perth and Kinross

Renfrewshire

Scottish Borders

Shetland Islands

South Ayrshire

South Lanarkshire

Stirling

West Dunbartonshire

West Lothian

Sep-09 2.1 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.3 0.5 0.5 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.6

Oct-09 1.9 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.4 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.7 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.8

Nov-09 1.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.4 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.3 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.4 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.7 1.8 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.9

Dec-09 1.5 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.4 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.4 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.2 0.6 0.8 2.0 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.1

Jan-10 1.6 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.3 0.6 0.7 1.7 1.0 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.9

Feb-10 1.6 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 1.3 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.3 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.4 0.9

Mar-10 1.6 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.3 1.4 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.7 1.4 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.4 0.8

Apr-10 1.8 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.3 1.5 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.3 0.6 0.8 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.8

May-10 1.8 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.4 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.6 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.8

Jun-10 1.8 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.4 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.3 0.7

Jul-10 1.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.3 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.7 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.3 0.8

Aug-10 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.3 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.5 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.3 0.7 1.2 1.6 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.7

Sep-10 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.9 0.2 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.4 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.2 0.7 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.8

Oct-10 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.6 1.3 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.2 0.6 1.1 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.7

Nov-10 1.4 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.2 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.3 0.3 0.6 1.2 1.2 0.6 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.9

Dec-10 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.4 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.7 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.9

Jan-11 1.5 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.4 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.3 1.0

Feb-11 1.8 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.3 1.0

Mar-11 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.4 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.2 1.0

Apr-11 2.1 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.7 0.8 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.3 1.1

May-11 2.1 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 1.4 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.4 1.1

Jun-11 2.0 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.6 1.3 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.7 0.4 1.4 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.3 1.0

Jul-11 1.9 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.6 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.7 0.4 1.4 0.7 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.3 1.0

Aug-11 1.8 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.6 1.3 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.4 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.7 0.5 1.3 0.7 0.5 1.3 0.8 0.7 1.1 0.4 1.1

Sep-11 1.8 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.7 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.7 0.6 1.5 0.9 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.6 1.1 0.5 1.2

Oct-11 2.2 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.6 1.4 0.6 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.6 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.6 1.6 0.8 0.8 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.5 1.2

Nov-11 2.6 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.6 1.4 0.9 1.1 0.8 1.0 1.3 2.2 0.8 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.5 0.8 0.7 1.3 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.6 1.2

Dec-11 2.7 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.5 1.5 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.4 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.6 1.2

Jan-12 2.7 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.5 1.5 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.1 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.7 1.1 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.6 1.2

Feb-12 2.8 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.9 1.0 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.5 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.3 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.4 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.7 1.1 0.6 1.2

Mar-12 3.0 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.8 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.4 0.8 0.9 1.4 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.6 1.3

Apr-12 2.9 1.4 0.9 1.0 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.5 1.6 0.6 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.6 1.3

May-12 3.1 1.7 0.7 1.1 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.7 1.3 0.6 1.8 0.5 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.4 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.3 0.6 1.4

Jun-12 3.3 1.6 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.5 1.9 0.5 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.4 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.5 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.4 0.6 1.3

Jul-12 3.6 1.7 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.5 2.0 0.6 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.0 1.1 1.6 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.5 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.4 0.5 1.4

Aug-12 3.5 1.8 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.5 1.9 0.8 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.6 0.7 1.1 1.4 0.4 0.7 1.3 1.6 0.9 0.8 1.3 0.7 0.7 1.2 0.4 1.5

Sep-12 3.3 1.9 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.6 1.7 0.7 1.5 1.4 0.9 1.4 0.5 1.2 1.3 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.6 1.0 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.4 1.5

Oct-12 3.6 2.3 0.9 1.2 1.8 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.9 1.1 0.6 1.8 0.9 1.7 1.6 0.8 1.5 0.5 1.2 1.4 0.5 1.0 1.4 1.8 0.9 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.9 1.6 0.5 1.5

Longer term changesWe’ve looked at changes in both the

numbers employed and in the pay levels

Reflecting employer responses to their labour market

5 years up to classification change in 2011

Occupations coloured by skill level of recruits

Next stepsNot simply a story of employment

growth only for highly skilledBut occupation match to skill level

confused by:– Students working in elementary and

sales– Part-time jobs at similar levels– Part-timers often working below their

own skill levelEast and North doing better than

West