South Staffordshire Council - Workforce
Workforce Summary
The working age population of South Staffordshire is 62.6% of the total population, equating to roughly 66,800 people. The workforce is highly skilled, with 26.6% attaining degree level qualifications, and over half with qualifications equivalent to A-level. The majority of those employed in the district are Managers and Senior Officials (20.7%); 16% were in associate professional and technical jobs; 13.8% were in professional occupations; 11.6% were employed in elementary occupations. In 2010, the average weekly wage for a full-time worker in South Staffordshire was £479 (£26,376 per annum).
Nature and structure of the labour force, demographics
Approximately 62.6% of South Staffordshire’s population are of working age, and of this group only 6.9% are considered to be unemployed, with 2.7% claiming job seekers allowance.
Education and Qualification
Just over 26.6% of South Staffordshire residents have a degree of equivalent higher education qualification. Approximately 53.3% have achieved 2 or more A-levels, and 72.5% of residents have achieved a minimum of 5 GCSE grades A-C. GCSE grades by boys exceed the national average in Maths and English.
Availability
According to the office of labour market statistics there are 2.2 claimants per job centre vacancy advertised so there is a surplus supply of labour available for each vacancy.
Labour Costs
The average wage in the District is £479 a week for full-time workers - £26,376 per year.
Training and Recruitment Initiatives
The district is generally affluent, but is trying to help those in our few more deprived areas back into work via the Work Clubs initiative, and by linking them with local employers.
