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Labour pool

Sustainable labour pool in numbers and skills

Coventry's working population by gender, as a proportion
of those of working age (16 to 65) 2003
 
Thousands
 
Numbers
Percent ** (%)
All
 
 
Economically active, of which
141,000
79.1
In employment
131,000
73.6
ILO unemployed
10,000
5.5
Economically inactive
37,000
20.8
All of working age
178,000
100.0%
Men
 
 
Economically active, of which
76,000
83.3
In employment
70,000
77.0
ILO unemployed
*
*
Economically inactive
15,000
16.3
All of working age
92,000
100.0%
Women
 
 
Economically active, of which
65,000
74.7
In employment
61,000
70.0
ILO unemployed
*
*
Economically inactive
22,000
25.3
All of working age
87,000
100.0%

* Figures are not shown as statistically unreliable.
** All percentages as a proportion of those of working age, except ILO unemployed, which is a proportion of those who are economically active.
Source: Labour Force Survey, September to November Quarter 2003,
Nomis, Office of National Statistics

Number of people looking and finding work in Coventry from June 2003 to May 2004

(defined as those signing on and off the Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) register)
16,301 new claimants onto the JSA register16,514 claiments leave the JSA register

Source: JSA Claimant Count, Nomis, Office of National Statistics, May 2003 to May 2004 *This is an approximate figure.