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Total Population
  Neath Port
Talbot
Wales Great
Britain
Male 65,400 1,437,800 28,634,900
Female 70,100 1,520,800 29,850,200
Total 135,600 2,958,600 58,485,000

Source: midyear population estimates (2005) - Nomis

Working Age
  Neath Port
Talbot
(numbers)
Neath Port
Talbot
(%)
Wales
(%)
Great
Britain
(%)
Male 41,700 63.7 64.1 65.8
Female 39,400 56.2 56.6 58.5
Total 81,000 59.8 60.3 62.1

The percentage figures represent the percentage of total population.

Source: midyear population estimates (2005) - Nomis

Economically Active
  Neath Port
Talbot
(numbers)
Neath Port
Talbot
(%)
Wales
(%)
Great
Britain
(%)
Economic Activity Rate 57,000 70.2 75 78.3
Employment Rate 52,800 65.0 71 74.3
Employees 47,800 59.0 61.9 64.6
Self Employed 4,200 4.9 8.6 9.2
Unemployment Rate 4,200 7.3 5.1 5.0

All figures are for working age (aged 16 and over who are either in employment or unemployed)

Source: local area labour force survey - annual (Apr 2005 - Mar 2006) - Nomis

Jobs Density
  Neath Port
Talbot
(jobs)
Neath Port
Talbot
(density)
Wales
(density)
Great
Britain
(density)
Jobs Density 45,000 0.56 0.76 0.83

The density figures represent the ratio of total jobs to working-age population.

Source: jobs density (2004) - Nomis

Employee Jobs
  Neath Port
Talbot
(employee jobs)
Neath Port
Talbot
(%)
Wales
(%)
Great
Britain
(%)
Full-time 27,300 67.4 65.5 68.0
Part-time 13,200 32.6 34.5 32.0
Total Employee Jobs 40,500 - - -
Manufacturing 9,400 23.3 15.3 11.9
Construction 2,700 6.6 4.6 4.5
Services 28,000 69.3 78.3 82.1

The percentage figures represent the % of total employee jobs.

Source: annual business inquiry employee analysis (2004) - Nomis

VAT Registered Businesses
  Neath Port
Talbot
(numbers)
Neath Port
Talbot
(%)
Wales
(%)
Great
Britain
(%)
Registrations 190 8.4 7.9 9.7
De-Registrations 170 7.5 6.8 8.3
Stock (at end of year) 2,275 - - -

The percentage figures represent the % of stock (at the end of year).

Source: vat registrations/de-registrations by industry (2002) - Nomis

Gross Weekly Pay
  Neath Port
Talbot
(£)
Wales
(£)
Great
Britain
(£)
Male Full-Time Workers 479.90 448.4 490.50
Female Full-Time Workers 354.60 353.7 387.60
Full-Time Workers 444.3 408.0 449.60

# Sample size too small for reliable estimate

Source: New Earnings Survey: workplace based statistics by SOC 2000 occupation (2003)

Hourly Pay
  Neath Port
Talbot
(£)
Wales
(£)
Great
Britain
(£)
Male Full-Time Workers 11.78 10.81 11.91
Female Full-Time Workers 9.39 9.33 10.28
Full-Time Workers 11.27 10.16 11.26

# Sample size too small for reliable estimate

Source: New Earnings Survey: workplace based statistics by SOC 2000 occupation (2003)

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