Coventry and Warwickshire Labour Market Summary

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1 Coventry and Warwickshire Labour Market Summary April 2013

2 Introduction The Observatory has been commissioned to produce a quarterly labour market summary for the Coventry and Warwickshire sub-region. The briefing contains information on Job Seekers Allowance claimants, vacancies and worklessness data as well as the key messages emerging from the data. Figures relate to Coventry and Warwickshire combined unless stated otherwise. Please contact the Observatory using the links at the foot of this page if you have any queries. Key Messages In the last quarter the number of JSA claimants peaked at 18,150 in February before falling to 17,758 in March. This trend is repeated across all age groups of JSA claimants. The percentage of JSA claimants in Coventry and the Warwickshire districts/boroughs fell between March 20 and March Between August 2011 and August 20 the number of working age benefit claimants fell by 4%. Foleshill Ward has the highest rates for JSA and worklessness. Glossary JSA = Job Seekers Allowance ESA = Employment and Support Allowance Notified Vacancy = these have not been included as the final update of the Jobcentre Vacancy series on Nomis dataset was released in November 20. Out of Work Benefit = a range of benefits paid to those who are economically inactive, such as Incapacity Benefit Worklessness = people who are unemployed or economically inactive, and who are in receipt of working age benefits

3 Job Seekers Allowance JSA Claimant Trend Latest JSA Claimant Totals 20,000 Coventry Nuneaton & Bedworth Stratford-on-Avon North Warwickshire Rugby Warwick March 2013 % quarterly change % yearly change Coventry 9, North Warwickshire ,000 Nuneaton & Bedworth 3, ,000 Rugby 1, Number of JSA Claimants 14,000,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 Stratford-on-Avon Warwick 1, Latest JSA Claimant Rates Stratford-on-Avon Warwick 1.3% 1.8% 4,000 North Warwickshire Rugby 2.3% 2.3% 2,000 Nuneaton & Bedworth Coventry 3.8% 4.7% 0 Apr- May- Jun- Jul- Aug- Sep- Oct- Nov- Dec- Jan- 13 Feb- 13 Mar- 13 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% Percentage of the working age population

4 Job Seekers Allowance JSA Claimants by Age JSA Claimants by Duration Percentage of economically active population in age group Number of claimants Under 3 months Between 3 and 6 months Between 6 months and 1 year More than 1 year 0 Mar-11 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 Mar- Jun- Sep- Dec- Mar-13 0 Mar-11 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 Mar- Jun- Sep- Dec- Mar-13

5 Out of work benefits ( worklessness ) Worklessness Trend (Aug 20) Worklessness Rates by Area (Aug 20) 90,000 80,000 JSA ESA & incapacity benefits Lone parent Other Claimants % of working age population Coventry 34, North Warwickshire 4, Claimants of out of work benefits 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 Feb- 10 May- 10 Aug- 10 Nov- 10 Feb- 11 May- 11 Aug- 11 Nov- 11 Feb- May- Aug- Nuneaton and Bedworth, Rugby 6, Stratford-on-Avon 5, Warwick 7, Benefit Claimants by Type and Area (Aug 20) Percentage of Claimants 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Coventry JSA ESA & incapacity benefits Lone parent Other North Warwickshire Nuneaton & Bedworth Rugby Stratford-on- Avon Warwick

6 Coventry and Warwickshire Labour Market Summary April 2013

7 Job Seekers Allowance rate by ward Coventry March 2013 Job Seekers Allowance rate by ward Warwickshire March 2013 Foleshill 7.9 St Michael s 7.2 Binley and Willenhall 6.8 Longford 6.2 Radford 6.0 Upper Stoke 5.9 Henley 5.8 Holbrook 4.7 Lower Stoke 4.4 Camp Hill 7.5 Abbey 7.1 Wem Brook 6.9 Brownsover South 5.6 Bede 5.4 Bar Pool 5.2 Newbold 5.1 Crown 4.8 Benn 4.7 Wyken 4.4 Kingswood 4.5

8 Worklessness rate by ward Coventry August 20 Proportion of resident population aged Foleshill 26.7 Binley and Willenhall 24.6 Longford 22.4 Henley 20.9 Radford 20.3 St Michael s 20.0 Upper Stoke 18.1 Holbrook 17.3 Lower Stoke 17.0 Wyken 15.9 Worklessness rate by ward Warwickshire August 20 Proportion of resident population aged Abbey 24.8 Wem Brook 24.7 Camp Hill 24.6 Bede 20.2 Newbold 19.8 Brownsover South 19.6 Bar Pool 19.5 Kingswood 18.5 Atherstone Central 18.3 Crown 17.5

Coventry & Warwickshire Labour Market Summary

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