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Official Unemployment Statistics for Lancashire, Districts and Sub-Regions
(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.
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 Labour Force Survey 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 As a cost saving measure, the APS(B) was scaled back in mid-2005 and was withdrawn from January 2006.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+
  Total Unemployment Quarterly Change Yearly Change
Number Denominator
(All Persons Aged 16+ Economically Active)		 Unemployment Rate With Confidence Interval ±% Given Below (§) Number % In Rate Number % In Rate
                     
Burnley 3,800 38,800 9.9 5.8 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 3,700 44,000 8.5 4.7 -500 -11.9 -1.2 NAR NAR NAR
Preston 4,300 65,300 6.6 3.5 1,300 43.3 1.9 -600 -12.2 -0.8
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 30,000 582,300 5.1 1.0 800 2.7 0.1 3,500 13.2 0.5
                     
Blackburn with Darwen UA 4,300 63,900 6.7 1.6 -100 -2.3 -0.2 100 2.4 0.0
Blackpool UA 3,700 61,800 6.0 1.6 200 5.7 0.3 -300 -7.5 -0.2
                     
East Lancashire (1) 18,800 248,600 7.6 1.4 200 1.1 0.1 6,300 50.4 2.5
Lancashire West (2) 19,200 459,500 4.2 0.8 700 3.8 0.2 -3,000 -13.5 -0.7
                     
Lancashire NUTS-2 38,000 708,100 5.4 0.7 900 2.4 0.1 3,400 9.8 0.4
                     
North West 189,000 3,356,900 5.6 0.3 -3,800 -2.0 -0.2 10,900 6.1 0.3
England 1,351,500 25,842,000 5.2 0.1 -7,600 -0.6 -0.1 -38,600 -2.8 -0.2
Great Britain 1,555,000 29,895,400 5.2 0.1 -13,600 -0.9 -0.1 -46,000 -2.9 -0.2
United Kingdom 1,588,700 30,716,600 5.2 0.1 -13,900 -0.9 0.0 -50,900 -3.1 -0.2
Males Aged 16+
  Male Unemployment Quarterly Change Yearly Change
Number Denominator
(Males Aged 16+ Economically Active)		 Unemployment Rate With Confidence Interval ±% Given Below (§) Number % In Rate 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 3,400 25,300 13.3 7.6 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 14,700 319,200 4.6 1.3 -900 -5.8 -0.4 -2,600 -15.0 -1.0
                     
Blackburn with Darwen UA 2,300 35,600 6.4 2.2 -300 -11.5 -0.8 -300 -11.5 -1.0
Blackpool UA 2,300 34,000 6.7 2.3 -100 -4.2 -0.2 -800 -25.8 -2.1
                     
East Lancashire (1) 11,200 138,400 8.1 1.9 100 0.9 -0.1 3,500 45.5 2.3
Lancashire West (2) 8,100 250,300 3.2 1.0 -1,300 -13.8 -0.6 -7,100 -46.7 -3.0
                     
Lancashire NUTS-2 19,300 388,700 5.0 1.0 -1,300 -6.3 -0.3 -3,600 -15.7 -1.1
                     
North West 110,900 1,813,800 6.1 0.5 -5,900 -5.1 -0.4 100 0.1 -0.1
England 768,900 14,053,100 5.5 0.2 -8,200 -1.1 0.0 -41,000 -5.1 -0.3
Great Britain 883,600 16,202,600 5.5 0.2 -13,900 -1.5 -0.1 -56,600 -6.0 -0.3
United Kingdom 904,100 16,650,500 5.4 0.2 -13,900 -1.5 -0.1 -61,500 -6.4 -0.4
Females Aged 16+
  Female Unemployment Quarterly Change Yearly Change
Number Denominator
(Females Aged 16+ Economically Active)		 Unemployment Rate With Confidence Interval ±% Given Below (§) Number % In Rate 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 15,200 263,200 5.8 1.6 1,600 11.8 0.7 6,000 65.2 2.3
                     
Blackburn with Darwen UA 2,000 28,300 7.1 2.5 200 11.1 0.5 400 25.0 1.3
Blackpool UA 1,400 27,800 5.1 2.1 300 27.3 0.9 500 55.6 2.0
                     
East Lancashire (1) 7,600 110,200 6.9 1.9 100 1.3 0.2 2,800 58.3 2.6
Lancashire West (2) 11,000 209,200 5.3 1.4 1,900 20.9 1.0 4,100 59.4 2.0
                     
Lancashire NUTS-2 18,600 319,400 5.8 1.1 2,100 12.7 0.6 6,900 59.0 2.1
                     
North West 78,000 1,543,100 5.1 0.4 2,000 2.6 0.2 10,800 16.1 0.7
England 582,600 11,788,900 4.9 0.2 600 0.1 0.0 2,400 0.4 -0.1
Great Britain 671,300 13,692,800 4.9 0.2 200 0.0 0.0 10,500 1.6 0.0
United Kingdom 684,600 14,066,100 4.9 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 10,600 1.6 0.1

For further details, please contact:
Paul Ayre
Corporate Research and Intelligence Team
Policy Unit
Christchurch Precinct
PO Box 78
County Hall
Preston
PR1 8XJ
Telephone 01772 534158
Email Paul.Ayre@lancashire.gov.uk