Unemployment and Deprivation Statistics
The Vision of Allerdale Borough Council
Allerdale Borough Council's vision is of an area in which
all communities share in the prosperity currently enjoyed
in parts of the Borough. The goal of the council is that by
2011 Allerdale will work with regional and local partners to ensure
the number of people in work, as measured by the Economic Activity
Rate, continues to exceed the North West rate. Economic
regeneration initiatives implemented by both the private and public
sectors, as well as the local community, will play a key role
in helping the Council achieve this vision. The task of
reducing unemployment must be addressed by a
holistic approach; one that incorporates improvements to
the physical environment, creates an image of Allerdale
conducive to inward investment, and successfully links local
people to job opportunities.
Unemployment Trends 1998-2008
Unemployment in Allerdale has been falling
steadily since 1998, bringing the Borough
average below those of the north-west region and the
country as a whole, whereas previously the rate was
higher. In March 1998 the unemployment claimant rate
in Allerdale was 5.4%, a figure 1.2% higher than the
north-west average and 1.5% higher than the national average. Since
this time, the unemployment level within Allerdale has fallen
steadily, dropping to 1.9% of Allerdale's resident working age
population claiming unemployment benefit in March 2008. This
figure was lower than both the claimant count for the
North-West, and the UK as a whole at this time. For a complete
picture of unemployment trends between 1998 and 2008
please refer to the graph available to download
below.
Claimant Count by Ward 2008
Despite unemployment within Allerdale as a
whole having fallen steadily since 1998, there
exists considerable variation between claimant count
levels in individual wards. Download
the latest data on ward
level claimant count in Allerdale (This is a spreadsheet
file). For more detailed information on a specific ward, summary
ward profiles including unemployment statistics and population
levels are available via NOMIS.
Deprivation Statistics
Deprivation Statistics are available from the Index of Multiple Deprivation page.
Health Statistics
The Department of Health have produced a health profile for
Allerdale. This provides a snapshot of health in the borough. The
2008 version is available for download below.
Cumbria Area Profiler
Cumbria Strategic Partnership have produced the
'Cumbria Area Profiler'. This is a spreadsheet file which
provides access to a wide range of useful facts and figures about
areas in Cumbria.
Further sources
Other useful sources of statistical information can be accessed
via Cumbria
County Council,
Cumbria Intelligence Observatory and
the Centre
for Regional Economic Development at the University of Cumbria.
Allerdale Borough Council
