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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
Winter 2012/13SOCIAL, ECONOMIC & HOUSING INTELLIGENCE REPORTTable 4. Job Seekers Allowance (November 2012)WARD Proportion JSA Number JSAAltham 1.8% 69Barnfield 4.0% 117Baxenden 1.1% 27Central 6.5% 189Church 5.6% 162Clayton le Moors 2.8% 88Huncoat 3.1% 89Immanuel 3.0% 82Milnshaw 3.1% 82Netherton 5.1% 135Overton 2.2% 91Peel 6.1% 172Rishton 3.8% 167St Andrew‟s 3.8% 109St Oswalds 1.1% 49Spring Hill 7.5% 237HYNDBURN 3.7%Figure 1.Job Seekers Allowance Claimant CountAcross the North West the average is 4.3%. Across all wards inHyndburn the ward of Spring Hill has the highest proportion with 7.5%(November 2012), followed by Central ward at 6.5% down toSt.Oswald‟s and Baxenden with 1.1% being the lowest. JSA tends to beseasonal with more people working at certain times of year in-particularin the run up to Christmas.Source: Nomis (Claimant count as proportion of resident working-age population (%).The chart above compares the proportion of residents of working ageclaiming job seekers allowance, with the Hyndburn bar coloured purplestanding at 3.7%, below the national and North West average buthigher than the Lancashire and majority of districts within Lancashire.10
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