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Winter 2012/13Labour MarketFour fifths (81.6%) of Hyndburn‟s working age population areEconomically Active, slightly higher than the North West figure of75.3%, and the national figure of 76.6%.The latest available figures (June 2012) shows Hyndburnunemployment at 7.4% (3,200), achieving a slight fall on the previousquarter that had reached a peak of 7.7%. The highest levels ofunemployment was achieved in March 2010 at 8.5%; however theactual numbers have not changed but due to the higher number ofpeople who are now classed as economically active the proportionshave fallen.Table 2.Unemployment levelsDistrict Unemployment (%) Unemployment (Number)Blackburn with Darwen 10.1% 6,100Burnley 8.5% 3,700Hyndburn 7.4% 3,200Pendle 8.7% 3,500Rossendale 8.3% 2,900Ribble Valley 3.7% 1,200Source: ONS Annual Population SurveyIn comparison, unemployment figures for June 2012 stand at 8.8%across the North West, and 8.1% for the rest of the country. Whilstfigures in Hyndburn have fallen over the last quarter, across the NorthWest and the rest of the country figures have carried on rising.SOCIAL, ECONOMIC & HOUSING INTELLIGENCE REPORT10.1% in East Lancashire, and Ribble Valley the lowest with 3.7%. Inthe North West Manchester has the proportion of 12.8%.Table 3.Unemployment levelsDistrict 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008Blackburn with Darwen 10.1% 8.9% 10.2% 7.7% 6.2%Burnley 8.5% 7.3% 9.3% 7.4% 7.0%Hyndburn 7.4% 6.7% 8.5% 7.8% 6.2%North West 8.8% 7.8% 8.8% 6.9% 5.8%Great Britain 8.1% 7.6% 7.9% 6.2% 5.2%Source: ONS Annual Population SurveyThe percentage of the Eurozone workforce out of work reached arecord high of 11.8% in November, according to Eurostat. Thesefigures indicate a marked split between Northern and SouthernEuropean countries, with the highest jobless rates recorded by Spain(26.6%) and Greece (26%, based on September 2012 figures).Conversely, the lowest rates were in Austria (4.5%), Luxembourg(5.1%), Germany (5.4%) and the Netherlands (5.6%).Figure 1 below shows the proportion of claimants gaining job seekersallowance (JSA) in November 2012. As can be seen Hyndburnproportion stands at 3.7% just above the national average of 3.8%.Blackpool has the highest proportion in Lancashire with 6.5%, withBurnley the highest proportion in east Lancashire with 5.1%.Unemployment figures in Hyndburn are lower than neighbouringauthorities, with Blackburn with Darwen having the highest levels at9