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DSO 3.7: Overall Employment rate (working age population) at neighbourhood level (in deprived areas), England

Published 21 May 2009
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Summary

The data measuring Departmental Strategic Objective 3.7: Overall Employment rate (working age population) at neighbourhood level (in deprived areas) were released on Thursday 21 May 2009 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

The release covers data for the most deprived areas in Working Neighbourhood Fund (WNF) areas and the rest of England, for April 2007-March 2008 to October 2007-September 2008.

The key points

Between April 2007-March 2008:

  • the employment rate in the most deprived areas (also in WNF areas) was 56.6 per cent;
  • this compares to 76.4 per cent in the rest of England, a gap of 19.8 percentage points.

By October 2007-September 2008:

  • the employment rate in the most deprived areas (also in WNF areas) was 56.4 per cent;
  • comparing to 76.2 per cent in the rest of England, with the same gap of 19.8 percentage points.

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