Pictures for use Local Strategic Partnership Impact of the Recession on Maidstone Borough Meeting 22 nd May 2009 Susan Oyston Jobcentre Plus

Pictures for use Contents:  Maidstone current unemployment figures – April 2009  On-flows in month (including live vacancies in month and sign offs)  Claimant count – snap shot by ward  Vacancies notified by occupation – Maidstone borough

claimant count with rates and proportions by wards ONS Crown Copyright Reserved [from Nomis on 20 May 2009] 2005 statistical wardApril 2008July 2008 October 2008 January 2009 April UHGF : Allington UHGG : Barming UHGH : Bearsted UHGJ : Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton UHGK : Boxley UHGL : Bridge UHGM : Coxheath and Hunton UHGN : Detling and Thurnham UHGP : Downswood and Otham UHGQ : East UHGR : Fant UHGS : Harrietsham and Lenham UHGT : Headcorn UHGU : Heath

2005 statistical wardApril 2008July 2008 October 2008 January 2009 April UHGW : High Street UHGX : Leeds UHGY : Loose UHGZ : Marden and Yalding UHHA : North UHHB : North Downs UHHC : Park Wood UHHD : Shepway North UHHE : Shepway South UHHF : South UHHG : Staplehurst UHHH : Sutton Valence and Langley

claimant count with rates and proportions ONS Crown Copyright Reserved [from Nomis on 20 May 2009] 2005 statistical ward April 2008 July 2008 Octo ber 2008 Janu ary 2009 April 2009 Maidstone Borough Concil (26 Wards) 9681,0391,2351,7732,413

MAIDSTONE Apr- 08 May- 08 Jun- 08 Jul- 08 Aug- 08 Sep- 08 Oct- 08 Nov- 08 Dec- 08 Jan- 09 Feb- 09 Mar- 09 On flows JSA New Claims Vacanci es Live vacancies Vacancies received Off flows JSA

Vacancies - notified by occupation to Maidstone Jobcentre Plus ONS Crown Copyright Reserved [from Nomis on 20 May 2009] area typejobcentre plus offices area nameMDS Maidstone County Gate OccupationApril 2008 September 2008 December 2008 January 2009 April : Managers and Senior Officials : Professional Occupations : Associate Professional and Technical Occupations : Administrative and Secretarial Occupations : Skilled Trades Occupations : Personal Service Occupations : Sales and Customer Service occupations : Process, Plant and Machine Operatives : Elementary Occupations Column Total8621,

Pictures for use All the statistical information in this presentation was downloaded from the Office For National Statistics website This site will give you further indepth breakdowns on age, sex, length of unemployment etc

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