Unemployment Bulletin December 2013

About This Report:

The monthly unemployment bulletin contains a range of unemployment related statistics, covering Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The JSA claimant data in this bulletin is available down to ward level. The JSA data is also available broken down by the detailed ethnic groups down to Local Authority level.

The population figures used to calculate residence-based proportions (rates) have changed from working age (16-59f/64m) to aged 16-64 for both males and females. This change affects rates for July 2010 so rates are not currently comparable to previous dates.

A detailed commentary of the national picture is available from the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion Inclusion Labour Market LIVE - January 2014)

Archived versions of the Unemployment Bulletin can be found here

For more information, or to be added to the distribution list for future reports, please contact:

Alex Lea
Research and Insight Manager
Research and Insight Team
Leicestershire County Council
Glenfield
LE3 8RA

T 0116 305 5509
E alex.lea@leics.gov.uk

Divya Patel
Research and Insight Officer
Research and Insight Team
Leicestershire County Council
Glenfield
LE3 8RA

T 0116 305 7257
E divya.patel@leics.gov.uk