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Unemployment Statistics - August 2006

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• The unadjusted unemployment total for Worcestershire was 6,122 in August 2006.  This represents an increase of 99 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 (4.5%) and England and Wales (3.3%). 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 (3.1%) and Malvern Hills (1.4%) respectively.
• There was an increase in the number of claimants’ in all districts. The largest increase was in Wychavon (+24).
• The male unemployment rate in Worcestershire stood at 2.9% in July 2006, compared to a female rate of 1.4%.
• In terms of urban centres, Redditch had the highest unemployment rate at 3.1%. The lowest unemployment rate was in Bewdley (1.7%).

Table 1: Unadjusted Claimant Count Unemployment by Local Authority District

	Male	Female	Total	Rate*	Change on last month	Change on 12 months ago
Bromsgrove	555	260	815	1.8%	14	-109
Malvern Hills	361	133	494	1.4%	5	5
Redditch	895	401	1296	3.1%	23	-168
Worcester	1009	308	1317	2.7%	10	70
Wychavon	683	336	1019	1.8%	24	93
Wyre Forest	850	331	1181	2.4%	23	59
WORCESTERSHIRE	4353	1769	6122	2.2%	99	-50

*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	4,353	1,769	6,122	99	-50
rate*	2.9%	1.4%	2.2%	0.0%	0.0%
West Midlands region	82,098	29,361	111,459	749	13,078
rate*	6.0%	2.6%	4.5%	0.1%	0.6%
England & Wales	605,281	232,021	837,302	-2,784	76,230
rate*	4.4%	2.0%	3.3%	-0.1%	0.3%

*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	34	11	46	1.7%	11	-2
Bromsgrove	357	170	527	2.1%	3	-105
Droitwich	198	84	282	2.4%	0	-15
Evesham	157	87	244	2.1%	-3	30
Kidderminster	583	223	806	2.8%	-1	84
Malvern	213	79	292	1.7%	14	-5
Pershore	55	23	78	2.2%	3	16
Redditch	854	388	1242	3.1%	19	-166
Stourport-on-Severn	155	66	221	2.2%	13	-7
Worcester	1009	308	1317	2.7%	10	70
Wythall	81	25	106	1.8%	8	3
Urban total	3696	1464	5161	2.5%	77	-97
As % of County total	84.9%	82.8%	84.3%

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	36,816	12,734	49,550	4.5	365	4275
Dudley & Sandwell	9,225	3,214	12,439	4.3	68	1507
Kidderminster	906	364	1,270	1.9	33	79
Worcester	1,416	494	1,910	1.9	17	88
Evesham	354	190	544	1.4	11	94
Malvern	334	122	456	1.2	14	0

*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	832	324	1,156	2.1	7	-101
Malvern Hills	361	133	494	1.2	5	9
Redditch	895	401	1,296	2.5	23	-168
Worcester	1,009	308	1,317	2.2	10	70
Wychavon	683	335	1,018	1.5	23	95
Wyre Forest	850	332	1,182	2.0	24	57
WORCESTERSHIRE	4,630	1,833	6,463	1.9	92	-38

*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	4,630	1,833	6,463	92	-38
rate*	2.6	1.1	1.9	0.0	0.0
West Midlands region	82,098	29,361	111,459	749	13,078
rate*	4.8	1.9	3.4	0.0	0.4
United Kingdom	694,041	264,840	958,881	-1,959	78,154
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.