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Employment Rates
Employment data is published quarterly and reported
by Local Authority area.
| Wealden | East Sussex | Great Britain |
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| Total Labour Force |
77,000 |
276,000 |
35,324,000 |
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| + Employed |
63,000 |
212,000 |
26,468,000 |
| + UnEmployed |
1,000 |
8,000 |
1,337,000 |
| - InActive |
13,000 |
56,000 |
7,519,000 |
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| Employed Rate |
81.8% |
76.8% |
74.9% |
| Claimant Count |
662 |
4,936 |
841,421 |
| Unemployment Rate |
0.8% |
1.9% |
2.4% |
Period: April 2005 to June 2005
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Office for National Statistics
Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO
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NOTES
Definitions
For most people the concept of Employment seems straightforward. The
reality is quite different as the definitions and the methods used
to measure employment change. Some basic concepts do not change though
and these are displayed in the table and explained below.
There are basically two types of people in the UK, those who can
work (‘Active’) and those who can not work (‘InActive’).
To be ‘Active’ a person must be of working age, be available
and capable of work. ‘Active’ people can be divided into
‘Employed’ and ‘Unemployed’ people.
- To be ‘Employed’ a person must be in paid employment or
on a training scheme
- To be ‘UnEmployed’ a person must simply be without a job
‘InActive’ people are those who are not classed as ‘Active’.
These people include those looking after a home, suffering from long-term illness or
held in prison.
Unemployed Rate vs Unemployment Rate (Claimant Count)
An important distinction is must be made between the Unemployed Rate
and Unemployment Rate. The Unemployed Rate (not shown above) is the
measure of Unemployed Active people. Whilst the Unemployment Rate
is the number of people who are claiming unemployment-related benefits
(e.g. Job Seekers Allowance). This is measured by the Claimant Count.
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