Coventry and Warwickshire Labour Market Summary

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1 Coventry and Warwickshire Labour Market Summary January 212

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 The number of job seeker allowance claimants has fallen for four months in a row and now stands at 18,347. The number of people claiming for between three months and one year fell whilst those claiming for less than three months and over one year rose. The number of notified vacancies rose to 8,455 in October before falling to 7,216 in December. In the last quarter the number of claimants per vacancy fell in all areas except North Warwickshire. Glossary JSA = Job Seekers Allowance ESA = Employment and Support Allowance Notified Vacancy = Vacancies available through Jobcentre Plus Out of Work Benefit = a range of benefits paid to those who are economically inactive, such as Incapacity Benefit

3 Job Seekers Allowance JSA Claimant Trend Latest JSA Claimant Totals 25, Coventry Nuneaton & Bedworth Stratford-on-Avon North Warwickshire Rugby Warwick December 2 % quarterly change % yearly change Coventry, North Warwickshire Nuneaton & Bedworth 2, , Rugby 1, Number of JSA Claimants 15,, 5, Stratford-on-Avon 1, Warwick 1, Latest JSA Claimant Rates Stratford-on-Avon Warwick Rugby North Warwickshire 1.5% 2.1% 2.3% 2.5% Nuneaton & Bedworth 3.8% Coventry 4.8% Dec Feb Mar May Jun Aug Sep Nov Dec % 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 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

5 Vacancies Notified Vacancies Vacancies by Area December 2, 4% 35% Total Notified Vacancies in C&W 8, 6, 4, 2, Percentage of vacancies in each area 3% 25% 2% 15% % 5% 12 % Coventry North Nuneaton & Warwickshire Bedworth Rugby Stratford-on- Avon Warwick

6 Vacancies Vacancies by Type (top ten) Claimants per Vacancy Number % of all vacancies 6 Care assistants and home carers 1, Other goods handling and storage Heavy goods vehicle drivers Security guards and related occupations Sales representatives Fork lift truck drivers Cleaners, domestics Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers Number of JSA Claimants per Notified Vacancy Sales and retail assistants Authors, writers Nuneaton & Bedw orth Coventry Rugby Warw ick North Stratford-on- Warw ickshire Avon

7 Out of work benefits ( worklessness ) Worklessness Trend Worklessness Rates by Area (May 2) 9, 8, JSA ESA & incapacity benefits Lone parent Other Claimants % of working age population Coventry 35, North Warwickshire 4,68.8 Claimants of out of work benefits 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2,, Aug 9 Nov 9 Feb May Aug Nov Feb May Nuneaton and Bedworth 12, Rugby 6,59.3 Stratford-on-Avon 5, Warwick 7, Benefit Claimants by Type and Area (May 2) Percentage of Claimants % 8% 6% 4% 2% % Coventry JSA ESA & incapacity benefits Lone parent Other North Warwickshire Nuneaton & Bedworth Rugby Stratford-on- Avon Warwick

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