1. Labour Market Update 18 August 2011 Stuart MacMillan

2. Outline Headline news JSA and worklessness Impact on specific groups Findings from NLW analysis 2010-11 Outlook for the rest of the year

3. Headline News This month JSA increased by 558 (4.5%) claimants to 12,359 Similar increase across Scotland: 4.3% Angus 8.2%, Inverclyde 7.8%, Fife 7.8%, Renfrewshire 5.9% IB/ESA claimants continues to fall But total benefit claimants is on the up Less people in employment now than last year

4. Number of Job Seeker Allowance claimants

5. Impact on specific age groups

6. Total out of work benefit claimants

7. Craigneuk (Wishaw) 38.8% Pather/Gowkthrapple 29.5% Mossend 27.1% North Motherwell 26.7% Kirkwood 25.4% Carbrain East 25.1% Whinhall 25.1% Shawhead 24.9% Airdrie Central 24.7% Croy 24.6% Areas with highest and lowest levels of benefit claimants Moodiesburn East 12.1% Calderbank 11.9% Chryston 11.1% Condorrat North 10. % Condorrat Central 9.9% Balloch West 9.2% Balloch East 8.9% Tannochside 8.6% Ladywell 6.7% Westerwood 6.4% Highest Lowest North Lanarkshire average: 18.1%; Scottish average: 14.2%

8. Individuals leaving JSA to find work

9. Vacancies notified at Jobcentre Plus

10. North Lanarkshire’s Working 2010-11 Engagement Profile

11. North Lanarkshire’s Working 2010-11 2010-11Supported Assisted into work 2010-11 Conversion rate 2008-10 Conversion rate IB/ESA Claimants42017141%38% JSA1,52461740%36% Short term JSA (less than 6 months)84036944%42% Long term JSA (more than 1 year)36512233%28% Lone parent73427437%36% Long term workless (over 1 year)88429934%31% 18-24 JSA for less than 1 year36117047%39% MCMC54721639%35% Overall3,1701,23339%35%

12. North Lanarkshire’s Working 2010-11 Barriers to employment for young people

13. North Lanarkshire’s Working 2010-11 Barriers to employment for older people

14. The importance of qualifications

15. Summary Unemployment at its highest level for several years All groups affected, but around youth unemployment given priority Recent pickup in vacancies Strong North Lanarkshire’s Working performance Economic outlook remains very bleak: growth likely to be low Threat of recession remains: inflation high but wages kept low Likely to be a jobless recovery Major spending cuts agenda when investment is needed most