June 2008

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Theme	Environment>> Economic
Sub-theme	<<Employment and income Jobs business and industry
Indicator	<<Enterprises and local units - Turnover and age of business Registrations per 1000 residents>> Occupations
Analysis	June 2008

Source	Annual Population Survey
Date Released	18 December 2008
National Indicators	N/A
Hampshire LAA targets	N/A
Date range	July 2007 - June 2008

Data Time Series Comparisons Commentary Confidence Levels Notes

Commentary

The Annual Population Survey asks questions about the respondents occupation. This data is based on the resident working age population of the borough and is based on the ONS Standard Occupation Codes. A full list can be found at the bottom of the page.

Confidence Levels

The APS is a sample survey and not a census and so each release of data is subject to sampling variability. Depending on the sample size, the data can show significant fluctuations from one quarter to another. When the APS was introduced in 2004 it comprised the annual Local Area Labour Force Survey (LALFS) supplemented by an extra boost, the APS(B), designed to obtain a sample of 500 economically active adults in each local authority district. As a cost saving measure, the APS(B) was scaled back in mid-2005 and was withdrawn from January 2006. Sample sizes for the whole borough in 2006/2007 have contained about 400 people.

It should be noted that these data are referred to by ONS as “estimates”, reflecting the nature of the data as a sample survey and not a population count or census. Sample sizes for each data release are shown below.

Number of people included in APS sample - Basingstoke and Deane	Jan 2006 to Dec 2006	Apr 2006 to Mar 2007	Jul 2006 to Jun 2007	Oct 2006 to Sep 2007	Jan 2007 to Dec 2007	April 2007 to March 2008	July 2007 to June 2008
	431	418	418	422	410	399	393

Data

Percentages are based on those people in employment.

The data below shows the borough is well represented when compared to Hampshire and the South East in terms of professional occupations; associate, professional and technical occupations, sales and customer service and elementary occupations. Around 45% of jobs are in the higher grade managerial or professional/associate professional roles.

As the Annual Population Survey is based on a relatively small sample size, the percentages do vary from one data release to another. The time series below shows overall trends and placements of each occupational group, how they fluctuate each quarter and how the relative positions of the different groups change over time.

Occupation groups	Basingstoke and Deane	Basingstoke and Deane	Hampshire	South East	Great Britain
Occupation groups	(numbers)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
1 Managers and senior officials	10,800	12.7	16.4	17.3	15.4
2 Professional occupations	13,200	15.6	15.0	14.8	12.9
3 Associate professional & technical	14,100	16.7	15.4	15.4	14.6
4 Administrative & secretarial	8,200	9.6	11.6	11.4	11.6
5 Skilled trades occupations	6,700	7.9	9.9	10.3	10.8
6 Personal service occupations	7,600	9.0	8.1	7.8	8.1
7 Sales and customer service occupations	8,500	10.1	6.9	7.2	7.6
8 Process plant & machine operatives	4,400	5.2	5.7	5.3	7.2
9 Elementary occupations	11,100	13.1	10.9	10.4	11.5
Source: ONS annual population survey

Time Series

Time series data shows that associate professional and technical occupations form the largest proportion of occupations for the borough`s residence working population. Since 2006, proportions of managerial occupations have declined: conversely, professional, and sales and customer service occupations have increased.

Maintaining a diverse occupational mix (so reducing occupational "polarisation") is considered to be an economic strength, and maintaining a high proportion of professional and associate jobs is considered to be beneficial to the knowledge economy ("How can cities thrive in the changing economy?: Ideopolis 2 Final Report - July 2008" - The Work Foundation).

Comparisons

Notes

Standard Occupational Classification 2000 (ONS)

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