Labour Market headline indicators
This data provide statistics about the Liverpool workforce, both those in employment and those unemployed and are claiming Universal Credit / Jobseeker's Allowance and other out of work benefits.
All data points are the latest available data, as at September 2023.
|
Indicator |
Liverpool |
Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 69.4% | 75.5% |
| Total employment | 274,000 | 31,360,000 |
| Unemployment rate (model based) | 4.4% | 3.6% |
| Economic inactivity rate | 27.5% | 21.6% |
| Claimant count | 19,015 | 1,527,350 |
| Claimant count rate | 5.8% | 3.7% |
Sources: ONS Annual Population Survey (Apri-Mar 2023), ONS Claimant County July 2023.
|
Indicator |
Liverpool |
Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| Public sector employment | 26.0% | 18.0% |
| Private sector employment | 74.0% | 82.0% |
| Agriculture, utilities and mining | 0.5% | 2.8% |
| Manufacturing | 4.0% | 7.4% |
| Construction | 3.7% | 5.0% |
| Retail | 12.0% | 14.3% |
| Transport and storage | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Accommodation and food services | 10.0% | 7.5% |
|
Information and communication |
3.3% | 4.3% |
|
Finance and insurance |
3.7% | 3.5% |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 7.3% | 9.0% |
| Business, administration and support services | 7.0% | 8.7% |
| Education | 9.5% | 8.5% |
| Health | 19% | 13.3% |
| Arts and cultural services | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Public admin | 7.7% | 4.5% |
| Median annual pay - resident based | £26,303 | £27,900 |
| Median annual pay - work based | £27,681 | £27,885 |
| Gross domestic household income (per head) | £16,069 | £21,561 |
Sources: BRES 2021 (released 2022), ASHE 2022
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