Key facts and figures factsheet

The following labour market information has been taken from Nomis which is run by the University of Durham on behalf of the Office for National Statistics.

Total population

Group	Plymouth	South West	Great Britain
All people	248,100	5,124,100	58,845,700
Males	121,900	2,505,600	28,840,600
Females	126,200	2,618,500	30,005,200

Source: ONS midyear population estimates (2006)

Working age (based on total population)

Group	Plymouth (numbers)	Plymouth (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	158,200	63.8	60.2	62.2
Males - working age	83,000	68.1	64.5	66.1
Females - working age	75,200	59.6	56.0	58.6

Source: ONS midyear population estimates (2006)

Employment by occupation (based on all persons in employment)

Group	Plymouth (numbers)	Plymouth (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
SOC 2000 major group 1 to 3	40,400	34.9	43.0	42.7
Managers and senior officials	10,900	9.4	16.1	15.3
Professional occupations	13,700	11.8	12.6	13.1
Associate professional and technical	15,900	13.8	14.2	14.3
SOC 2000 major group 4 to 5	25,800	22.3	23.6	22.7
Administrative and secretarial	12,900	11.2	11.6	11.8
Skilled trades occupations	12.900	11.2	11.9	10.9
SOC 2000 major group 6 to 7	22,100	19.1	15.5	15.6
Personal service occupations	9,000	7.8	8.1	8.0
Sales and customer service occupations	13,100	11.3	7.4	7.6
SOC 2000 major group 8 to 9	26,700	23.0	17.7	18.6
Process plant and machine operatives	9,200	8.0	6.5	7.2
Elementary occupations	17,400	15.1	11.3	11.5

Source: ONS annual population survey (October 2006 to September 2007)

Earnings by workplace (median earnings in pounds for employees working in the area)

Gross weekly pay

Group	Plymouth	South West	Great Britain
Full-time workers	425	427.80	458.60
Male full-time workers	486.50	476.50	500
Female full-time workers	363.20	363.30	394.80

Hourly pay

Group	Plymouth	South West	Great Britain
Full-time workers	10.65	10.63	11.49
Male full-time workers	11.89	11.47	12.14
Female full-time workers	9.58	9.53	10.48

Source: ONS annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis (2007)

Total jobseekers allowance (JSA) claimants

Group	Plymouth (numbers)	Plymouth (%)	South West (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	3,285	2.1	1.3	2.2
Males	2,463	3.0	1.8	3.1
Females	822	1.1	0.8	1.2

Source: ONS claimant count with rates and proportion (May 2008)

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