Document prepared by Voluntary Action LeicesterShire

1. VAL / JS June 2015
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This
briefing
provides
the
current
employment
figures,
Job
Seekers
Allowance
(JSA)
and
Employment
Support
Allowance
(ESA)
claimants
for
the
Leicester
and
Leicestershire
Enterprise
Partnership
(LLEP)
area
for
April
2015.
The
figures
are
divided
into
the
individual
districts
as
well
as
Leicestershire
and
the
LLEP
area
as
a
whole
for
comparison
with
the
national
average
statistics.
The
sources
for
these
statistics
are
the
Office
for
National
Statistics
(ONS),
Annual
Population
Survey
(APS),
JSA
Claimants
–
ONS
-­‐
Monthly
Statistics,
NEET
–
Connexions.
Overview
of
LLEP
Employment
Figures
Blaby
Statistic
Percentage
Unemployment
Rate
3.6%
Employment
Rate
80.8%
Male
Employment
83.5%
Female
Employment
78.2%
Gender
Employment
Divide
5.3%
JSA
Claimants
0.8%
ESA
and
Incapacity
Claimants
3.5%
*Statistics
highlighted
green
are
better
than
the
Leicestershire
average,
those
in
red
worse
Blaby’s
unemployment
rate
of
3.6%
is
below
the
LLEP
average
of
5.2%
but
is
exactly
the
same
as
the
Leicestershire
average.
Additionally,
Blaby’s
employment
rate
of
80.8%
is
significantly
above
both
the
national
average
of
73.4%
and
the
LLEP
average
of
72.5%.
The
most
interesting
statistic
in
Blaby
is
its
gender
employment
rates.
The
district
has
the
second
highest
percentage
of
women
employed
in
Leicester
and
Leicestershire
at
78.2%
male
employment
is
just
below
the
Leicestershire
average
of
84.1%
leaving
a
percentage
difference
LLEP Employment Figures

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between
men
and
women
in
employment
at
5.3%,
the
lowest
across
Leicestershire
and
significantly
below
the
national
average
of
10.3%.
Charnwood
Statistic
Percentage
Unemployment
Rate
3.9%
Employment
Rate
75.3%
Male
Employment
82.7%
Female
Employment
68%
Gender
Employment
Divide
14.7%
JSA
Claimants
0.9%
ESA
and
Incapacity
Claimants
4.2%
*Statistics
highlighted
green
are
better
than
the
Leicestershire
average,
those
in
red
worse
Charnwood
has
an
unemployment
rate
of
3.9%,
slightly
above
that
of
Leicestershire
as
a
whole
at
3.6%.
Charnwood’s
employment
rate
too,
at
75.3%,
is
below
the
Leicestershire
average
of
77.3%.
Whilst
the
district’s
male
employment
rate
is
above
the
national
average
at
82.7%,
its
female
employment
rate
sails
closer
to
the
national
average
at
68%,
leaving
a
gender
employment
difference
of
14.7%.
The
number
of
18-­‐24
year
olds
on
JSA
for
any
length
of
time
is
the
lowest
in
Leicestershire
with
0.8%
being
on
JSA
for
less
than
6
months,
0.1%
between
6
and
12
months
and
0%
on
JSA
for
more
than
12
months.
Harborough
Statistic
Percentage
Unemployment
Rate
2.8%
Employment
Rate
80.7%

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Male
Employment
84.6%
Female
Employment
76.9%
Gender
Employment
Divide
7.7%
JSA
Claimants
0.5%
ESA
and
Incapacity
Claimants
3%
*Statistics
highlighted
green
are
better
than
the
Leicestershire
average,
those
in
red
worse
Harborough
has
the
lowest
unemployment
rate
across
Leicestershire
at
2.8%
and
has
an
unemployment
rate
above
the
Leicestershire
average
at
80.7%.
Additionally,
the
district
has
the
second
highest
male
employment
rate
in
Leicester
and
Leicestershire
at
84.6%,
and
a
female
employment
rate
of
76.9%
means
it
has
a
lower
than
average
gender
employment
difference
of
7.7%.
Harborough
district
has
the
lowest
percentage
of
JSA
claimants
in
Leicestershire
across
all
age
groups
with
0.8%
of
18-­‐24
year
olds,
0.5%
of
25-­‐49
year
olds
and
0.4%
of
50-­‐64
year
olds
claiming
Job
Seekers
Allowance.
Alongside
this,
the
district
also
has
the
lowest
percentage
of
ESA
claimants
at
3%.
Harborough
also
has
the
lowest
percentage
of
NEETs
in
Leicestershire
with
1.9%
compared
to
a
3.9%
LLEP
average.
Hinckley
and
Bosworth
Statistic
Percentage
Unemployment
Rate
4%
Employment
Rate
73.3%
Male
Employment
84%
Female
Employment
62.8%
Gender
Employment
Divide
21.2%
JSA
Claimants
1%

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ESA
and
Incapacity
Claimants
4.3%
*Statistics
highlighted
green
are
better
than
the
Leicestershire
average,
those
in
red
worse
Hinckley
and
Bosworth
has
an
unemployment
rate
of
4%,
slightly
above
that
of
the
county
average
rate
of
3.6%.
The
district
has
the
lowest
employment
rate
of
any
county
districts
at
73.3%
and
the
lowest
female
employment
in
Leicestershire
(excluding
the
city)
at
62.8%.
Its
male
employment
is
at
84%
meaning
that
Hinckley
and
Bosworth
has
the
largest
gender
employment
gap
of
anywhere
in
the
LLEP
area;
at
21.2%
it
is
more
than
double
the
national
average.
Melton
Statistic
Percentage
Unemployment
Rate
3.8%
Employment
Rate
77.6%
Male
Employment
81.9%
Female
Employment
73.3%
Gender
Employment
Divide
8.6%
JSA
Claimants
0.9%
ESA
and
Incapacity
Claimants
3.2%
*Statistics
highlighted
green
are
better
than
the
Leicestershire
average,
those
in
red
worse
Melton
has
an
unemployment
rate
of
3.8%
and
an
employment
rate
of
77.6%
both
close
to
the
Leicestershire
average.
Melton’s
male
employment
rate
of
81.9%
is
the
lowest
of
the
county
but
a
female
employment
rate
of
73.3%
leaves
the
district
with
a
8.6%
gender
divide,
below
the
national
average
of
10.3%.
Melton
also
has
the
largest
percentage
of
people
who
are
self-­‐
employed
anywhere
in
the
LLEP
area
at
12.5%,
which
rides
above
the
national
average
of
10.3%.
Melton’s
0.9%
JSA
claimants
is
consistent
with
the
Leicestershire
average
whilst
its
3.2%
NEETs
is
slightly
above
average.

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North
West
Leicestershire
Statistic
Percentage
Unemployment
Rate
4.3%
Employment
Rate
74.2%
Male
Employment
83.2%
Female
Employment
65.4%
Gender
Employment
Divide
17.8%
JSA
Claimants
1.3%
ESA
and
Incapacity
Claimants
4.7%
*Statistics
highlighted
green
are
better
than
the
Leicestershire
average,
those
in
red
worse
North
West
Leicestershire
has
the
joint
highest
unemployment
rate
of
the
Leicestershire
districts
at
4.3%
whilst
its
employment
rate
of
74.2%
is
slightly
below
the
Leicestershire
average
of
77.3%.
83.2%
of
men
are
employed
whilst
65.4%
of
women
are,
leaving
a
gender
divide
of
17.8%.
NWL
has
the
highest
percentage
of
JSA
claimants
outside
of
Leicester
City
at
1.3%
and
the
highest
percentage
of
ESA
claimants
in
the
county
at
4.7%.
NWL’s
18-­‐24
year
old
JSA
claimants
are
the
highest
anywhere
in
the
LLEP
area
at
2.7%,
however
this
is
equal
to
the
national
average.
Oadby
&
Wigston
Statistic
Percentage
Unemployment
Rate
4.3%
Employment
Rate
85.9%
Male
Employment
93%
Female
Employment
78.5%

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Gender
Employment
Divide
14.5%
JSA
Claimants
1.2%
ESA
and
Incapacity
Claimants
4.2%
*Statistics
highlighted
green
are
better
than
the
Leicestershire
average,
those
in
red
worse
Oadby
and
Wigston
has
the
highest
employment
rate
in
the
LLEP
area
at
85.9%
but
it
also
has
the
joint
highest
unemployment
rate
outside
of
Leicester
City
at
4.3%.
The
district
also
has
the
highest
percentage
of
men
employed
at
93%
and
the
highest
percentage
of
women
employed
at
78.5%
compared
to
anywhere
else
in
the
LLEP
area.
Oadby
and
Wigston
also
has
the
highest
percentage
of
people
who
count
themselves
as
employees
at
79.8%
whilst
having
the
lowest
number
of
self
employed
at
0%.
Leicester
City
Statistic
Percentage
Unemployment
Rate
8.7%
Employment
Rate
63.7%
Male
Employment
71.4%
Female
Employment
56%
Gender
Employment
Divide
15.4%
JSA
Claimants
2.6%
ESA
and
Incapacity
Claimants
7.2%
*Statistics
highlighted
green
are
better
than
the
National
average,
those
in
red
worse
Leicester
has
an
unemployment
rate
of
8.7%
significantly
above
the
national
average
of
5.4%.
Additionally,
Leicester’s
employment
rate
of
63.7%
is
almost
10%
lower
than
the
national
average.
Male
and
female
employment
are
both
below
average
at
71.4%
and
56%
respectively
leaving
a
gender
employment
gap
of
15.4%
compared
to
the
national
average
of
10.3%.

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Interestingly,
Leicester’s
18-­‐24
year
old
JSA
claimants
are
below
average
at
2.4%,
but
25-­‐49
year
old
and
50-­‐64
year
old
claimants
are
significantly
above
average
at
3%
and
2.4%
compared
to
1.9%
and
1.4%
nationally.
The
percentage
of
16-­‐19
NEETs
in
Leicester
is
5.9%
whilst
Leicestershire’s
average
is
2.8%.
Leicestershire
Statistic
Percentage
Unemployment
Rate
3.6%
Employment
Rate
77.3%
Male
Employment
84.1%
Female
Employment
70.5%
Gender
Employment
Divide
13.6%
JSA
Claimants
0.9%
ESA
and
Incapacity
Claimants
4%
*Statistics
highlighted
green
are
better
than
the
National
average,
those
in
red
worse
Overall,
Leicestershire
performs
better
than
the
national
average.
Unemployment
is
at
3.6%
compared
to
a
national
average
of
5.4%.
Leicestershire’s
employment
rate
of
77.3%
is
almost
4%
above
the
UK
average.
Both
the
male
and
female
employment
rates
are
higher
in
the
county
than
the
rest
of
the
country
at
84.1%
and
70.5%
respectively;
however,
the
gender
employment
gap
of
13.6%
is
3.2%
higher
than
the
national
average.
Both
Leicestershire’s
ESA
and
JSA
claimants
are
below
average
than
the
rest
of
the
UK
with
4%
ESA
claimants
and
1.4%
18-­‐24
year
olds;
1%
25-­‐49
year
olds;
and
0.7%
50-­‐64
year
olds
claiming
JSA.
The
LLEP
Area
Statistic
Percentage
Unemployment
Rate
5.2%

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Employment
Rate
72.5%
Male
Employment
79.7%
Female
Employment
65.4%
Gender
Employment
Divide
14.3%
JSA
Claimants
1.5%
ESA
and
Incapacity
Claimants
5.1%
*Statistics
highlighted
green
are
better
than
the
National
average,
those
in
red
worse
The
LLEP
area
overall
presents
a
mixed
picture
when
compared
nationally.
Unemployment
is
at
5.2%,
slightly
below
the
national
average,
however
employment
is
72.5%
about
1%
lower
than
the
rest
of
the
UK.
Employment
for
men
is
above
average
in
the
LLEP
area
at
79.7%
but
for
women
it
is
below
average
at
65.4%,
leaving
a
gender
employment
divide
of
14.3%.
ESA
claimants
are
below
average
at
5.1%
compared
to
6%
nationwide
and
JSA
claimants
are
below
average
across
all
age
groups
with
1.8%
of
18-­‐24
year
olds
claiming,
1.7%
of
25-­‐49
year
olds
and
1.2%
of
50-­‐64
year
olds.
James
Smalley
Policy
&
Partnerships
Team
Voluntary
Action
LeicesterShire
0116
257
5025
james.s@valonline.org.uk