Official unemployment statistics
Lancashire, unitary authorities and sub-regions
age breakdown of all persons
Annual Population Survey – Labour Force Survey
(yearly averages – produced quarterly)
January 2010 to December 2010
Summary
All Persons aged 16 to 24
All Persons aged 25 to 49
All Persons aged 50 and over
Total unemployment – analysis by age group summary
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 As a cost saving measure, the APS(B) was scaled back in mid-2005 and was withdrawn from January 2006.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.
Official unemployment at the local level; yearly data and publication time lags
The methodology used by the Office for National Statistics to collate official unemployment data at the local level uses only small sample sizes. In order to obtain a sufficient sample size at the local level, figures are produced using a yearly average. Annual figures are produced and published quarterly, on a rolling basis, via the Annual Population Survey/Labour Force Survey. Publication of official unemployment statistics at the district level usually lags the release of the headline unemployment figures at the UK and regional level, as well as the claimant count, by 6 to 8 months. The official headline unemployment figures for the UK and regions cover just three months, and are published on a rolling basis, each month. Yearly unemployment figures for the UK and regions should be used when comparing with official unemployment at the local level.
Interpreting the results – a note of caution
Substantial caution should be employed when comparing local figures with national or regional figures, as the wider confidence intervals at the local level mean that the range of rates within the confidence interval (e.g. 6.7%, ±1.2%), in effect 5.5% to 7.9%, can overlap and be higher or lower than the narrower UK rates (e.g. 7.3%, ±0.1%), or 7.2% to 7.4%. The statistics should be viewed as a guide, rather than precise fact. The smaller sample sizes locally can sometimes also produce volatile results and extreme or substantial movements in the data should be analysed in the context of future and trend data.
All persons aged 16 to 24 – proportion of total unemployment and unemployment rates
| All persons aged 16-24 unemployed | Yearly change | Quarterly change | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Denominator (all persons aged 16-24 economically active) | Unemployment rate | With confidence interval ±% given below [§] | Number | % | In rate | Number | % | In rate | |
| Burnley Chorley Fylde Hyndburn Lancaster Pendle Preston Ribble Valley Rossendale South Ribble West Lancashire Wyre |
The sampling methodology employed by the ONS to gather official unemployment data often results in small and insufficient sample sizes at the district level. This frequently renders official unemployment figures at the district level unavailable or unreliable and of little use, owing to wide confidence intervals. Official unemployment figures split by gender and age are therefore no longer maintained on Lancashire Profile. | |||||||||
| Lancashire (12 districts) | 16,500 | 97,700 | 16.9 | 4.8 | 1,700 | 11.5 | -0.1 | -900 | -5.2 | -2.1 |
| Blackburn with Darwen UA | 1,800 | 10,100 | 18.0 | 7.3 | -300 | -14.3 | -2.0 | 100 | 5.9 | 0.7 |
| Blackpool UA | 1,900 | 10,000 | 19.2 | 7.1 | -200 | -9.5 | 0.9 | 200 | 11.8 | 2.6 |
| East Lancashire | 8,400 | 41,900 | 20.1 | 5.8 | 3,600 | 75.0 | 5.2 | 1,000 | 13.5 | 0.4 |
| Lancashire West | 11,800 | 76,000 | 15.5 | 4.3 | -2,400 | -16.9 | -3.0 | -1,500 | -11.3 | -2.6 |
| Lancashire (14 authorities) | 20,200 | 117,900 | 17.2 | 3.5 | 1,200 | 6.3 | -0.3 | -600 | -2.9 | -1.4 |
| North West | 115,800 | 553,600 | 20.9 | 1.5 | -1,900 | -1.6 | -0.4 | -3,100 | -2.6 | -0.7 |
| England | 737,500 | 3,834,400 | 19.2 | 0.6 | -15,500 | -2.1 | 0.2 | -3,200 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
| Great Britain | 865,000 | 4,473,400 | 19.3 | 0.6 | -5,500 | -0.6 | 0.4 | 500 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| United Kingdom | 888,200 | 4,598,000 | 19.3 | 0.6 | -3,500 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 3,500 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 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). | ||||||||||
| Source Office for National Statistics – National Online Manpower Information System (NOMIS) – Annual Population Survey/Labour Force Survey | ||||||||||
All persons aged 25 to 49 – proportion of total unemployment and unemployment rates
| All persons aged 25-49 unemployed | Yearly change | Quarterly change | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Denominator (all persons aged 25-49 economically active) | Unemployment rate | With confidence interval ±% given below [§] | Number | % | In rate | Number | % | In rate | |
| Burnley Chorley Fylde Hyndburn Lancaster Pendle Preston Ribble Valley Rossendale South Ribble West Lancashire Wyre |
The sampling methodology employed by the ONS to gather official unemployment data often results in small and insufficient sample sizes at the district level. This frequently renders official unemployment figures at the district level unavailable or unreliable and of little use, owing to wide confidence intervals. Official unemployment figures split by gender and age are therefore no longer maintained on Lancashire Profile. | |||||||||
| Lancashire (12 districts) | 13,100 | 320,800 | 4.1 | 1.3 | -4,700 | -26.4 | -1.6 | -1,000 | -7.1 | -0.3 |
| Blackburn with Darwen UA | 2,400 | 36,900 | 6.5 | 2.2 | -500 | -17.2 | -1.3 | 300 | 14.3 | 1.0 |
| Blackpool UA | 2,600 | 36,500 | 7.2 | 2.2 | -100 | -3.7 | -0.4 | 400 | 18.2 | 1.2 |
| East Lancashire | 6,800 | 138,900 | 4.9 | 1.5 | -3,600 | -34.6 | -2.6 | -1,000 | -12.8 | -0.6 |
| Lancashire West | 11,400 | 255,300 | 4.4 | 1.2 | -1,700 | -13.0 | -0.9 | 800 | 7.5 | 0.2 |
| Lancashire (14 authorities) | 18,100 | 394,200 | 4.6 | 0.9 | -5,400 | -23.0 | -1.4 | -300 | -1.6 | -0.1 |
| North West | 122,000 | 1,936,300 | 6.3 | 0.5 | -10,100 | -7.6 | -0.6 | -900 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| England | 952,500 | 15,392,600 | 6.2 | 0.2 | -14,400 | -1.5 | -0.1 | -5,300 | -0.6 | 0.0 |
| Great Britain | 1,101,000 | 17,707,500 | 6.2 | 0.2 | -5,000 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -3,900 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
| United Kingdom | 1,130,000 | 18,219,700 | 6.2 | 0.2 | -4,100 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -4,700 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
| 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). | ||||||||||
| Source Office for National Statistics – National Online Manpower Information System (NOMIS) – Annual Population Survey/Labour Force Survey | ||||||||||
All persons aged 50 and over – proportion of total unemployment and unemployment rates
| All persons aged 50+ unemployed | Yearly change | Quarterly change | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Denominator (all persons aged 50+ economically active) | Unemployment rate | With confidence interval ±% given below [§] | Number | % | In rate | Number | % | In rate | |
| Burnley Chorley Fylde Hyndburn Lancaster Pendle Preston Ribble Valley Rossendale South Ribble West Lancashire Wyre |
The sampling methodology employed by the ONS to gather official unemployment data often results in small and insufficient sample sizes at the district level. This frequently renders official unemployment figures at the district level unavailable or unreliable and of little use, owing to wide confidence intervals. Official unemployment figures split by gender and age are therefore no longer maintained on Lancashire Profile. | |||||||||
| Lancashire (12 districts) | 3,900 | 168,900 | 2.3 | 1.3 | -800 | -17.0 | -0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Blackburn with Darwen UA | 1,000 | 14,000 | 6.8 | 3.5 | -200 | -16.7 | -0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Blackpool UA | 1,400 | 17,400 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 800 | 133.3 | 4.3 | 200 | 16.7 | 1.0 |
| East Lancashire | 2,300 | 64,800 | 3.6 | 1.9 | -1,500 | -39.5 | -2.1 | -200 | -8.0 | -0.2 |
| Lancashire West | 3,900 | 135,500 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1,200 | 44.4 | 0.8 | 200 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Lancashire (14 authorities) | 6,200 | 200,300 | 3.1 | 1.1 | -300 | -4.6 | -0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| North West | 34,800 | 909,200 | 3.8 | 0.5 | -3,300 | -8.7 | -0.5 | -1,800 | -4.9 | -0.2 |
| England | 315,200 | 7,101,900 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 6,200 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -3,900 | -1.2 | -0.1 |
| Great Britain | 362,900 | 8,236,100 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 6,700 | 1.9 | 0.0 | -2,800 | -0.8 | 0.0 |
| United Kingdom | 369,800 | 8,429,100 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 8,400 | 2.3 | 0.0 | -2,400 | -0.6 | 0.0 |
| 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). | ||||||||||
| QUARTERLY CHANGE IN RATE : Please note that although the number unemployed may not have changed, a change in rate may have occurred owing to a change in the denominator between the two dates. | ||||||||||
| Source Office for National Statistics – National Online Manpower Information System (NOMIS) – Annual Population Survey/Labour Force Survey | ||||||||||
Missing datasets and release dates
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. Please refer to the NOMIS realease dates for details.