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Official Unemployment Statistics for Lancashire, Districts and Sub-Regions
Age Breakdown of All Persons

Annual Population Survey - Labour Force Survey
(Yearly Averages - Produced Quarterly)
January 2007 to December 2007

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Notes:
The Lancashire figure is an amalgamation of the twelve Lancashire districts.
The Lancashire NUTS-2 figure covers the broader Lancashire area and includes Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool Unitary Authorities.
(1)
East Lancashire includes Blackburn with Darwen Unitary Authority, Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley and Rossendale.
(2)
Lancashire West includes Blackpool Unitary Authority, Chorley, Fylde, Lancaster, Preston, South Ribble, West Lancashire and Wyre.
(3)
QUARTERLY CHANGE IN RATE: Please note that although the number employed may not have changed, a change in rate may have occurred owing to a change in the denominator between the two dates.
NAR
Not available/reliable
NYA
Not yet available
!
Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2)
*
Estimate and confidence interval unreliable since the group sample size is small (3-9)
~
Estimate is less than 500
§
95% confidence interval of percentage figure
The Total Unemployment Numbers and associated Denominators (16+ Economically Active Populations) within the tables are rounded to the nearest 100, therefore the Unemployment Rates when calculated from rounded figures may not match the actual rates provided (which are calculated from un-rounded figures).

Reduced Coverage at the District Level and Above
The Annual Population Survey (APS) was introduced in 2004, comprising the annual LFS supplemented by an extra boost (the APS(B)), designed to obtain a sample of 500 economically active adults in each local authority district. As a cost saving measure, the APS(B) was scaled back in mid-2005 and was withdrawn from January 2006. This means that Official Unemployment data at the district level (and possibly some larger geographies for data broken down by age and gender) will no longer be available for the majority of districts in Lancashire owing to small sample sizes for the data ending in the year to March 2006. APS estimates for the April 2005 to March 2006 period onwards will therefore revert to the sample used for the previous annual local area Labour Force Survey. The last APS period which contains APS(B) cases is that covering January to December 2005, as this is the last period for which a complete year's boost is available.

Missing Datasets
Owing to a methodological error concerning the Labour Force Survey Statistics, the Office for National Statistics has delayed the publication of the July 2004 to June 2005 dataset until it can be corrected. This undertaking has caused some delay in the publication of data for subsequent quarters. Please refer to the NOMIS realease dates for details.

Source Office for National Statistics - National Online Manpower Information System (NOMIS) - Annual Population Survey/Labour Force Survey

All Persons Aged 16 to 24
  All Persons Aged 16-24 Unemployed Quarterly Change Yearly Change
Number Denominator
(All Persons Aged 16-24 Economically Active)		 Unemployment Rate With Confidence Interval ±% Given Below (§) Number % In Rate(3) Number % In Rate
                     
Burnley NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Chorley NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Fylde NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Hyndburn NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Lancaster NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Pendle NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Preston NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Ribble Valley NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Rossendale NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
South Ribble NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
West Lancashire NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Wyre NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
                     
Lancashire County 10,800 97,900 11.0 3.7 -1500 -12.2 -1.8 -4800 -30.8 -5.0
                     
Blackburn with Darwen UA 1,900 9,900 19.4 7.0 200 11.8 3.7 200 11.8 5.1
Blackpool UA 1,500 10,100 14.6 6.2 0 0.0 0.3 -600 -28.6 -4.2
                     
East Lancashire(1) 8,500 46,400 18.2 5.1 -300 -3.4 -1.9 1900 28.8 4.5
Lancashire West(2) 5,700 71,500 8.0 3.1 -1000 -14.9 -1.1 -7200 -55.8 -9.7
                     
Lancashire NUTS-2 14,200 117,900 12.0 2.8 -1300 -8.4 -1.2 -5300 -27.2 -4.1
                     
North West 81,800 566,500 14.4 1.3 -5200 -6.0 -1.0 -2600 -3.1 -0.7
England 557,500 3,996,800 13.9 0.5 -3100 -0.6 -0.2 200 0.0 -0.2
Great Britain 645,400 4,666,600 13.8 0.5 -6300 -1.0 -0.3 -800 -0.1 -0.2
United Kingdom 659,800 4,810,600 13.7 0.4 -5500 -0.8 -0.2 -1900 -0.3 -0.2
All Persons Aged 25 to 49
  All Persons Aged 25-49 Unemployed Quarterly Change Yearly Change
Number Denominator
(All Persons Aged 25-49 Economically Active)		 Unemployment Rate With Confidence Interval ±% Given Below (§) Number % In Rate(3) Number % In Rate
                     
Burnley NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Chorley NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Fylde NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Hyndburn NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Lancaster NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Pendle NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Preston NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Ribble Valley NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Rossendale NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
South Ribble NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
West Lancashire NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Wyre NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
                     
Lancashire County 13,700 329,900 4.2 1.2 1500 12.3 0.5 5000 57.5 1.6
                     
Blackburn with Darwen UA 1,800 38,700 4.8 1.8 -300 -14.3 -0.7 0 0.0 -0.1
Blackpool UA 1,600 35,000 4.6 1.9 400 33.3 1.0 300 23.1 1.0
                     
East Lancashire(1) 8,200 143,000 5.8 1.6 300 3.8 0.4 3000 57.7 2.1
Lancashire West(2) 9,000 260,500 3.4 1.0 1400 18.4 0.5 2400 36.4 0.9
                     
Lancashire NUTS-2 17,200 403,600 4.3 0.9 1700 11.0 0.5 5400 45.8 1.4
                     
North West 79,300 1,937,600 4.1 0.4 700 0.9 0.0 5100 6.9 0.3
England 589,700 15,125,600 3.9 0.1 -5600 -0.9 0.0 -44600 -7.0 -0.3
Great Britain 681,100 17,446,900 3.9 0.1 -9100 -1.3 -0.1 -44900 -6.2 -0.3
United Kingdom 696,000 17,947,700 3.9 0.1 -10300 -1.5 0.0 -48100 -6.5 -0.3
All Persons Aged 50 and Over
  All Persons Aged 50+ Unemployed Quarterly Change Yearly Change
Number Denominator
(All Persons Aged 50+ Economically Active)		 Unemployment Rate With Confidence Interval ±% Given Below (§) Number % In Rate(3) Number % In Rate
                     
Burnley NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Chorley NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Fylde NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Hyndburn NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Lancaster NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Pendle NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Preston NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Ribble Valley NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Rossendale NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
South Ribble NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
West Lancashire NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Wyre NAR NAR NAR ! NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
                     
Lancashire County 5,400 154,500 3.5 1.6 700 14.9 0.4 NAR NAR NAR
                     
Blackburn with Darwen UA NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
Blackpool UA NAR NAR NAR * NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR NAR
                     
East Lancashire(1) 2,100 59,100 3.5 1.9 200 10.5 0.2 1400 200.0 2.2
Lancashire West(2) 4,500 127,500 3.5 1.4 300 7.1 0.2 1800 66.7 1.3
                     
Lancashire NUTS-2 6,600 186,600 3.5 1.1 500 8.2 0.2 3200 94.1 1.6
                     
North West 27,800 852,900 3.3 0.5 600 2.2 0.1 8400 43.3 1.0
England 204,400 6,719,600 3.0 0.2 1200 0.6 0.0 5900 3.0 0.0
Great Britain 228,500 7,781,900 2.9 0.2 1800 0.8 0.0 -300 -0.1 -0.1
United Kingdom 232,900 7,958,300 2.9 0.1 1900 0.8 0.0 -1000 -0.4 -0.1

This page was compiled by Paul Ayre.

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