13 slides on the uk labour market in may 2014
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13 slides on the UK labour market in May 2014. All data is from the Labour Market Bulletin which is published by the ONS and can be accessed here: http://bit.ly/1k089z4 Contains: Headline labour market figures Changes to employment over the past year by country of birth and nationality Male and female employment rates since 1971 Data on how people flow around the labour market. Follow @statshan on TES, teaching with statistics on FB and find more resources from me on the TES website.TRANSCRIPT
THE UK LABOUR MARKETMAY 2014
These slides reflect the opinions of the author and not the official position of the ONS
UK Employment: January - March 2014
UK Unemployment: January - March 2014
Not in the Labour Force: Jan - Mar 2014
The claimant count comes from an “administrative data source”
It is not based on a survey.
Claimant Count: April 2014
Jan-Mar 1993Jan-Mar 1994Jan-Mar 1995Jan-Mar 1996Jan-Mar 1997Jan-Mar 1998Jan-Mar 1999Jan-Mar 2000Jan-Mar 2001Jan-Mar 2002Jan-Mar 2003Jan-Mar 2004Jan-Mar 2005Jan-Mar 2006Jan-Mar 2007Jan-Mar 2008Jan-Mar 2009Jan-Mar 2010Jan-Mar 2011Jan-Mar 2012Jan-Mar 2013Jan-Mar 201425
26
27
28
29
30
31
The employment level is at a record high, however,
why is it better to consider the employment
rate?
Millions
Total Number of People in Employment in the UK Aged 16 and Over
Employment Level
Jan-Mar 1993Jan-Mar 1994Jan-Mar 1995Jan-Mar 1996Jan-Mar 1997Jan-Mar 1998Jan-Mar 1999Jan-Mar 2000Jan-Mar 2001Jan-Mar 2002Jan-Mar 2003Jan-Mar 2004Jan-Mar 2005Jan-Mar 2006Jan-Mar 2007Jan-Mar 2008Jan-Mar 2009Jan-Mar 2010Jan-Mar 2011Jan-Mar 2012Jan-Mar 2013Jan-Mar 201467.0
68.0
69.0
70.0
71.0
72.0
73.0
74.0
The employment rate is rising but it is still not
back to it’s pre-downturn level.
Employment Rates in the UK for 16 to 64 year oldsEmployment Rate(%)
Employment Rate
Seri
es1
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
Employment Rate(%)
Employment Rates in the UK for Men and Women Aged 16 to 64, 1971 to 2014
1973 1983 1993 2003 2013
Female employment rate = 67.7% in Jan – Mar 2014 Highest since records began in1971
Men
Women
Employment Rates for Men and Women
Jan-Mar 2008
Jan-Mar 2009
Jan-Mar 2010
Jan-Mar 2011
Jan-Mar 2012
Jan-Mar 2013
Jan-Mar 2014
3.0
3.2
3.4
3.6
3.8
4.0
4.2
4.4
4.6
4.8
A strong increase in the number of self-employed.
Jan – Mar 2014: 4.6 million self-employed
1.3 million were estimated to be working part –time.
Millions
Number of Self-Employed People in the UK, 2008 to 2014
Self - employment
UK Na-tionals
Non-UK Nationals
UK Born Non-UK Born
0
100
200
300
400
500
600Thousands
Changes to the Number of People in Employment Between Jan-Mar 2013 and Jan-Mar 2014
by Nationality and Country of Birth
Nationality Country of Birth
563
178
447
292
NB: The overall changes may differ due to rounding
Employment by Nationality & Country of Birth
Rest of the world
USA
Pakistan and Bangladesh
India
Australia and New Zealand
Africa
Romania and Bulgaria
EUA8
EU14
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
The “younger” members of the EU
Thousands
Changes to the Number of People in Employment Between Jan-Mar 2013 and Jan-Mar 2014
Who Were Not Born in the UK, by Country of Birth
Employment by Country of Birth
Jan-
Mar
200
9
Jan-
Mar
201
0
Jan-
Mar
201
1
Jan-
Mar
201
2
Jan-
Mar
201
3
Jan-
Mar
201
4-4.0
-3.0
-2.0
-1.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
Annual Growth Rates in Earnings and Consumer Prices
Earnings ex.bonuses
Earnings inc.bonuses
Consumer Prices Index
Growth in earnings inc. bonuses has risen above growth in consumer prices for the first
time since 2010. However, growth in earnings ex. bonuses is still below.
Earnings and Prices
The Numbers Refer to The Number of People Aged 16 to 64, in Thousands
Unemployment2,182
Inactivity8,848
Employment29,343
Net flow from inactivity to unemployment of
85
Net flow from inactivity to employment of
35
Net flow from unemployment to employment of
235
570335
444479
481
396
Labour Market Flows