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• 26 March 2013

  2011 Census Key Statistics Report

  The Stats and Maps team have recently compiled a report detailing the 2nd release phase of the 2011 Census results. This report looks at the key statistics as collected by the 2011 Census at Borough level. You can find the report in the research report section on Stats and Maps or download it directly by following this link: http://www.statsandmaps.org.uk/resource/view?resourceId=147
  
  We will be uploading the raw 2011 Census data very soon for users to view and download.
  
  Regards
  Stats and Maps Team

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• 14 November 2012

  Jobseekers Allowance Claimant Rates (November 2012)

  Hi all,
  
  The latest Jobseekers Allowance Claimant rates for October 2012 are now available on the site in the Jobs & Prosperity section, here are some of the headline findings from the new release:
  
  Jobseekers allowance claimant counts have decreased in most Greater Manchester authorities this month.
  
  The claimant rate in Rochdale Borough has decreased to 5.6% due to the number of claimants decreasing from 7,499 in September to 7,382 in October (a decrease of 117 claimants).
  
  Oldham remains the authority with the highest proportion of claimants in Greater Manchester. Both Rochdale and Manchester (5.6%) are the next highest with the gap extending to 0.2 percentage points this month.
  
  Youth unemployment decreased slightly in the borough in October to 2,320 (from 2,365 in September), representing 9.4% of the population age group. The vast majority of this number is made up of people aged 18-24 with only 10 people below the age of 18 claiming JSA in Rochdale Borough. The number of Long term youth claimants (those claiming for six months or more) also decreased to 800 claimants (from 890 in September).
  
  The number of JSA claimants per live unfilled Jobcentre Plus vacancy has again decreased from 3.7 in September to 3.3 in October due to increases in the number of job vacancies in the borough (from 2,015 in September to 2,245 in October). A breakdown of the available vacancies in the borough show that of the 2,245 vacant posts in October 1,845 are full-time vacancies compared to 400 which are part time.
  
  The existing source of administrative data for Jobcentre Plus vacancies is being decommissioned, this means that as of this month there will be no further updates to the vacancies dataset for the time being. Further information is available on the Nomis website.
  
  Thanks
  Research & Intelligence
  
  

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• 22 October 2012

  Resource Updated: Policy Alerts

  Hi All,
  
  The policy alerts in the Research Reports section on Stats and Maps have now been updated to include up to 19th October 2012. These alerts aim to provide up to date information on a range of policy issues. For more information click here and look under the "Policy" heading.
  
  Thanks
  Research & Intelligence Team

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• 02 October 2012

  New Economy Daily News

  Hi All,
  
  The New Economy Daily News Update will now be appearing on Stats and Maps, click below for the latest edition:
  
  New Economy Daily News Update
  
  You can find the Daily News updates in the Research Reports section under "Policy"
  
  For more information about New Economy you can visit their website by clicking Here
  
  Thanks
  Research & Intelligence Team

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• 15 August 2012

  Jobseekers Allowance Claimant Rates (August 2012)

  Hi all,
  
  The latest Jobseekers Allowance Claimant rates for July 2012 are now available on the site in the Jobs & Prosperity section, here are some of the headline findings from the new release:
  
  Jobseekers allowance claimant counts have increased in most Greater Manchester authorities this month.
  
  The claimant rate in Rochdale Borough has remained at 5.8% despite the number of claimants increasing slightly from 7,627 in June to 7,637 in July (an increase of 10 claimants).
  
  Rochdale and Oldham are now the authorities with the highest proportion of claimants in Greater Manchester (Oldham witnessed a 0.2 percentage point increase in claimant rate this month). The gap between Rochdale and Oldham and Manchester, who have the third highest rate, is 0.2 percentage points.
  
  Youth unemployment increased slightly in the borough in July to 2,360 (from 2,335 in June), representing 9.6% of the population age group. The vast majority of this number is made up of people aged 18-24 with only 5 people below the age of 18 claiming JSA in Rochdale Borough. Despite this increase the number of Long term youth claimants (those claiming for six months or more) decreased again to 985 claimants (from 1,005 in June).
  
  The number of JSA claimants per live unfilled Jobcentre Plus vacancy has seen an increase from 3.9 in June to 4.4 in July mostly due to a small decline in the number of job vacancies in the borough (from 1,963 in June to 1,744 in July). A breakdown of the available vacancies in the borough show that of the 1,744 vacant posts in July 1,363 are full-time vacancies compared to 381 which are part time.
  
  Thanks
  Research & Intelligence Team

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