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Workbased Per head uk = 100    
Gross Value Added “GVA” Liverpool Merseyside North West GB
2001
92 72 90 100
1998 
90 72 90 100

Jobs 2002 (Annual Business Inquiry) 
 
Liverpool Merseyside North West GB
 All Persons
219,591 549,789 2,962,262 25,380,255
 Manufacturing
18,202
(8.3%)
65,961
(12%)
448,988
(15.2%)
3,414,747
(13.4%)
 All Other Services
201,389
(91.7%)
483,828
(88%)
2,513,274
(84.8%)
21,965,508
(86.5%)
 Full Time
146,909 (66.9%) 363,072
(66%)
2,028,836
(68.2%)
17,489,359
(68.5%)
 Part Time
72,758
(33.1%)
186,717
(34%)
945,139
(31.8%)
8,058,670
(31.5%)
 Male
107,217 (48.8%) 271,242
(49.3%)
1,515,622
(51%)
13,006,316
(50.9%)
 Female
112,450
(51.2%)
278,547
(50.7%)
1,458,322
(49%)
12,541,712
(49.1%)

Businesses    
  Liverpool Merseyside North West GB
Total Number of Businesses (2002 Annual Business Inquiry)
12,246 38,223 225,592 2,180,425
Business Stock: Enterprises registered for VAT 2003
7,630 22,890 169,705 1,706,010
Business Start-up: VAT registration rates 2002
10.94% 10.33% 10.37% 10.10%
Business Start-up: VAT de-registration rates 2002
(Small Business Service)
11.70% 10.82% 10.45% 10.13%

Population (ONS Mid Year Estimates 2002)
  Liverpool Merseyside North West GB
All Persons
441.477 1,361,009 6,770,981 57,535,274
Male
212,783
47.7%
648,766
47.8%
3,286,762
48.4%
28,085,108
48.6%
Female
228,694
52.3%
712,243
52.5%
3,484,219
51.6%
29,450,166
51.4%

Average Earnings 2003 (New Earnings Survey)
  Liverpool Merseyside North West GB
All Persons
£436.2 £416.9 £437.6 £475.8
Male
£490.3 £457.2 £483.1 £525.0
Female
£371.4 £366.5 £367.9 £369.0

Household Income 2003
(CACI 2002)
Liverpool Merseyside North West GB
£22,700 £24,700 £26,699 £29,000

Unemployment Oct 2003 (Claimant Count Rate)
  Liverpool Merseyside North West GB
All Persons
14,025 31,404 104,025 859,110
Total %
5.1 3.8 2.5 2.4
Male %
8.0 5.9 3.8 3.5
Female %
2.2 1.8 1.2 1.3

  Liverpool Merseyside North West GB
Long term unemployed October 2003
(Claimant Count)
25.8 21.6 15.5 15.3
Under 25’s as % of total unemployed October 2003
(Claimant Count)
30.8 31.1 31.5 28.0

  Liverpool Merseyside North West GB
Persons of working age in Employment
(Labour Force Survey Nov 03)
181,000 592,000 3,124,000 27,242,000
All Persons %
63.8% 69.5 73.8 75.1
Male %
68.4% 72.3 77.4 79.7
Female %
58.6% 66.5 69.9 70.1

Economic Activity Rate (Labour Force Survey Nov 03)
  Liverpool Merseyside North West GB
All Persons
196,000 632,000 3,291,000 28,685,000
All Persons %
69.1 74.2 77.8 79.1
Male %
74.8 78.2 82 84.2
Female %
62.7 69.8 73.1 73.5

Economic Inactivity Rate (Labour Force Survey Nov 03)
  Liverpool Merseyside North West GB
All Persons
88,000 219,000 940,000 7,567,000
All Persons %
30.9 25.8 22.2 20.9
Male %
25.2 21.8 18 15.8
Female %
37.3 30.2 26.9 26.5

Basic Skills 2001 (Basic Skills Agency)
  Numeracy Literacy
Liverpool
32% 29%
National
24% 24%

Education & Training Qualifications 2003
5 or more A*-C. GCSE/GNVQ achievement–15 yr olds (DFES)
  2003 2002 2001 2000
Liverpool
41.3% 39.2% 35.2% 35.3%
England Avg
52.9% 51.6% 50.0% 49.2%