Brent Diversity Profile Labour Market Work patterns in Brent May 2015

Introduction We are proud that Brent is one of the most diverse boroughs in the UK. To work effectively in such a diverse setting, we need a good understanding of all our communities. The equality characteristics have an important influence on the changing identities and needs of local people. This is part of a series of profiles that provide an overview of the diversity of our service users and residents. They will be used to: ensure best quality services that are appropriate for our local communities identify any gaps in service use or outcomes demonstrate where our services are working effectively check who could be affected by changes to policies or services measure the effects of the council’s decisions on local people. All 2011 Census data © ONS Crown Copyright Reserved unless otherwise stated Map data © Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey Wards in Brent

Data notes This diversity profile contains information from the Annual Population Survey (APS) for 2014 (January to December) about the demographic characteristics of the local workforce and those unable to work across the borough, including: age disability and bad health ethnicity sex. Information about religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity and pregnancy and maternity is not available and has not been included in this profile. We benchmark data for Brent against England and London. The profile will be reviewed quarterly. All data used in this profile can be found here.here Definitions: Economic activity: people that are in employment or that have been looking for employment for the last month and are able to work within the next two weeks Working age population: people aged between 16 and 64 Public administration: includes council and NHS workers Percentage increase in population from 2001 by ward

Executive summary The Annual Population Survey shows that in 2014: there are 218,100 working age people in Brent over the last ten years, the working age population has increased by 37,000 from 181,100 in 2004 to 218,100 in 2014 in all age groups, apart from age 20 to 24, men have a higher rate of employment than women there is a higher percentage of female part-time employees than male part-time employees there are 36,300 people of working age in Brent with EA core or work limiting disability and that 44.2 per cent of these are in employment BAME people are over-represented in sales and consumer service occupations in comparison to the borough’s ethnicity profile the average employment rate for Brent is 68.0 per cent employment rate differs by ethnicity; the highest rate is for mixed people (79.6 per cent); black people have the lowest employment rate (52.1 per cent) mixed women have a higher employment rate (82.6 per cent) than mixed men (76.1 per cent), as do black women, 53.3 per cent compared to 50.4 per cent; in all other ethnic groups men have higher employment rates than women.

Economic activity - age In Brent there are 218,100 working age people. Of these, 159,800, (73.3 per cent) are economically active. Since 2004 the working age population has increased by 37,000 to 218,100. The rate of economically active people in Brent is lower than the rate for London (76.7 per cent) and for the UK (77.4 per cent). Of the economically inactive: 34.0 per cent were students (compared to 32.5 per cent in London and 26.9 per cent in England) 33.3 per cent were looking after the family or home (31.2 per cent in London and 26.0 per cent in England) 17.3 per cent were long-term sick (15.7 per cent in London and 20.7 per cent in England). The retired population made up 5.2 per cent of the economically inactive, similar to London (7.5 per cent) and lower than England (14.3 per cent). Working age population Working age population of Brent For more results see the working age population data tableworking age population

Employment rate - age The employment rate for all ages is slightly below the rates for both London and England, although the graph follows the same trajectory as London and England with higher employment rates for those aged between 25 and 34 (76.5 per cent) and 35 and 49 (78.0 per cent). The employment rate for 16 to 19 year old is 12.0 per cent, lower than both London, (19.0 per cent) and England (32.8 per cent). For more results see the working age population data tableworking age population Employment rate by age Employment rate by age for Brent, London and England

Working pattern - age The percentage of those aged 16 to 64 employed and working full-time is 74.9 per cent, similar to both London (77.7 per cent) and England (74.2 per cent). The biggest difference in the proportion of people employed and working full-time between Brent and London is in the 25 to 49 age group, with 75.9 per cent of people aged 25 to 49 working full time in Brent and 81.1 per cent in London, 5.2 points higher. Percentage employed working full-time Percentage employed working part-time Part-time workers in Brent make up 24.9 per cent of the working population; lower than England (25.4 per cent) and higher than London (21.8 per cent ). Brent has a higher proportion of part-time workers aged between 20 and 24 than both London and England. For more results see the working age population data tableworking age population

Economic Activity - sex In Brent there are 90,200 economically active men and 69,600 economically active women. Those aged between 16 and 19 are likely to be students and therefore economically inactive. The levels of activity and inactivity are similar in men and women up to the age of 24. Between the ages of 25 and 49 there is a higher percentage of economically active men (93.9 per cent compared to 67.4 per cent) and economically inactive women (32.6 per cent compared to 6.1 per cent). Economic activity and inactivity For more results see the working age population data tableworking age population

Employment rate - sex Employment rates for men are higher than women in all age categories apart from age 20 to 24. The highest employment rate for men was for those aged between 25 and 34 at 90.3 per cent. The highest rate for women was between 35 and 49 at 67.4 per cent. The lowest employment rate for men (over 19) is 57.6 per cent, for men aged between 20 and 24, 32.7 points lower than the highest rate. The lowest rate for women is 58.3 per cent, for women aged between 20 and 24, 9.1 points lower than the highest rate. Employment rate, men and women For more results see the working age population data tableworking age population

Working Pattern - sex The proportion of full-time male employees is higher for all groups than that of female employees. The biggest difference is for the 25 to 49 age group where 87.1 per cent of men and 60.2 per cent of women are full-time employees. In Brent, London and England, there is a higher percentage of part- time female employees than male employees. Of all female employees, the percentage that work part-time in Brent (36.8 per cent) is greater than the rate for London (33.7 per cent) and the rate for England (41.8 per cent). The proportion of male employees that work part time (16.1 per cent) is higher than the rate for London (12.1 per cent) and England (11.1 per cent). Percentage of employed people in Brent that are working full-time by age and sex Percentage employed working part-time For more results see the working age population data tableworking age population

Industry - sex Most women in Brent work in the public administration, education and health industry (36.5 per cent), distribution, hotels and restaurants industry (18.8 per cent) and the banking, finance and insurance industry (15.0 per cent). Most men work in the distribution, hotels and restaurants industry (24.4 per cent), banking, finance and insurance industry (21.6 per cent) and the transport and communications industry (14.3 per cent). A higher proportion of men (24.4 per cent) and women (18.8 per cent) work in the distribution, hotels and restaurants industry than in London (17.3 and 16.1 per cent respectively). employment by industry and sex For more results see the working age population data tableworking age population

Occupation - sex There are more men than women employed in: skilled trades occupations (13.8 per cent compared to 3.5 per cent) process, plant and machine operatives (10.3 per cent compared to 3.2 per cent) elementary occupations (19.0 per cent compared to 12.4 per cent). There are more women than men employed in: caring, leisure and other service occupations (13.6 per cent compared to 1.4 per cent) administrative and secretarial occupations (13.3 per cent compared to 4.1 per cent). occupation by sex For more results see the working age population data tableworking age population

Economic activity - ethnicity Economic inactivity tends to be higher for women than for men across all ethnic groups. The highest rate of economic inactivity is 50.9 per cent for Pakistani and Bangladeshi women, 38.1 percentage points higher than white men who have the lowest rate of economic inactivity at 12.8 per cent. There is little difference between the economic inactivity rates for black men and women. Economic inactivity by ethnicity For more results see the working age population data tableworking age population

Employment rate - ethnicity The employment rate varies by 27.5 percentage points among different ethnic groups. Mixed people have the highest rate of employment (79.6 per cent), and black people the lowest (52.1 per cent). Employment rates vary further with gender. Men have a higher employment rate than women within most ethnic groups. The biggest differences in employment rate between men and women are in the Pakistani and Bangladeshi group (30.8 points) and the other ethnic group (23.3 points). The employment rate is only higher for women than men in the mixed and black ethnic groups. There is a difference of 41.3 points between the lowest employment rate (Pakistani and Bangladeshi women – 44.7 per cent) and the highest employment rate (white men – 86.0 per cent). Employment rate by ethnicity and sex For more results see the working age population data tableworking age population

Occupation - ethnicity The proportion of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) working age people in employment in Brent is 55.5 per cent. BAME people are over-represented in sales and consumer service occupations (77.7%) and caring, leisure and other service occupations (67.3 per cent).. Conversely, they are under represented in associate professional and technical occupations (44.2%), and skilled trades occupations (45.5%). Employment level by white and BAME For more results see the working age population data tableworking age population

Economic activity - disability The rate of people that are EA core or work limiting disabled that are economically inactive is 48.3 per cent, greater than both the London rate (43.9 per cent) and the England rate (43.8 per cent). For more results see the working age population data tableworking age population

Employment rate - disability There are 36,200 working age people in Brent who are EA core or work limiting disabled. Of these 16,000, (44.2 per cent) are in employment. This is lower than in both London (49.0 per cent) and England (48.9 per cent). The unemployment rate for EA core or work limiting disabled people is lower in Brent (7.5 per cent) than in both London (12.5 per cent) and England (11.4 per cent). For more results see the working age population data tableworking age population Percentage in employment with long term conditions

Equality analysis guidance When officers are performing equality analysis on services targeted at economically active or unemployed residents, we suggest they use the information in these diversity profiles to help answer the following questions:  What differences are there between the diversity profile of your service users and the group you are targeting? Are people with some equality characteristics under or over represented?  Who is likely to be affected by any changes to your policies, strategies and services?  How can you ensure that consultation exercises reach all relevant stakeholders and communities including potential service users?  Would projects and services that worked well elsewhere need to be tailored for our diverse local communities? Remember to think about the needs of all local people, including smaller groups such as the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender community, Gypsies and Travellers, Eastern European and white working class people. These profiles are only a starting point to understanding the nuances of Brent and its rich diversity. We encourage officers to draw on additional information from the borough profile and Brent data and to engage with communities to build a fuller picture of the needs and concerns of all our residents.borough profileBrent data If officers have any further questions, please contact the Equality Team on