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

2. 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

5. 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 2009 29UHGF : Allington2530365671 29UHGG : Barming71371217 29UHGH : Bearsted2725335875 29UHGJ : Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton13661422 29UHGK : Boxley35456483119 29UHGL : Bridge4442555984 29UHGM : Coxheath and Hunton2830466784 29UHGN : Detling and Thurnham1011162031 29UHGP : Downswood and Otham1419152540 29UHGQ : East52415089127 29UHGR : Fant746082120189 29UHGS : Harrietsham and Lenham2320215077 29UHGT : Headcorn1314223546 29UHGU : Heath3128496082

6. 2005 statistical wardApril 2008July 2008 October 2008 January 2009 April 2009 29UHGW : High Street162182187234303 29UHGX : Leeds71172026 29UHGY : Loose689818 29UHGZ : Marden and Yalding48444695108 29UHHA : North6388101143164 29UHHB : North Downs2115183039 29UHHC : Park Wood79 95122161 29UHHD : Shepway North6580103131182 29UHHE : Shepway South606985102145 29UHHF : South35463664105 29UHHG : Staplehurst1820274963 29UHHH : Sutton Valence and Langley813192735

7. 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

8. 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 Claims3553605004556054855157706456601220880 Vacanci es Live vacancies95211091112106710251054128011701008437628860 Vacancies received8621134123594916001107120511838503008481088 Off flows JSA415380495380440410505600425350625740

9. 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 2009 1 : Managers and Senior Officials3847221130 2 : Professional Occupations14 22727 3 : Associate Professional and Technical Occupations1033235166186 4 : Administrative and Secretarial Occupations7369572187 5 : Skilled Trades Occupations1227053 42 6 : Personal Service Occupations48777521131 7 : Sales and Customer Service occupations951231052976 8 : Process, Plant and Machine Operatives160114902561 9 : Elementary Occupations20927027367192 Column Total8621,107748300832

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

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