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101,094 Jobs Lost In English Councils

Monday 10th October 2011

 

OFFICIAL ONS FIGURES SHOW 101,094 JOBS LOST IN ENGLISH COUNCILS SINCE GENERAL ELECTION AS PUBLIC SECTOR CUTS ADD TO UNEMPLOYMENT

 

Council jobs lost from not filling vacancies that would have gone to the almost 1 million young workers out of work will show up in the unemployment figures on Wednesday 12th October 2011 says GMB

 

101,094 jobs have been lost in local authorities in England since the general election in 2010 as public sector cuts add to unemployment levels according to the latest official figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) a new analysis by GMB, the public services union shows.

 

At the end of the 1st quarter of 2010 there were a total of 1,584,219 full time equivalent employees working in local government in the teacher and non-teacher workforce. At the end of the 2nd quarter of 2011 this figure had dropped by 6.4% to 1,483,124 full time equivalent employees.

 

Kent County Council tops the list for the highest number of job losses with a cut of 3,107 jobs. Before the general election Kent County Council employed 25,512 full time equivalent staff. At the June 2011 this was down by 3,107 to 22,405. This is a drop of 12.2% on the workforce prior to the election. Next comes Manchester City Council with a cut of 2,549 jobs followed by Norfolk County Council (CC) 2,358, Cornwall CC 2,295, Leicestershire CC 2,291, Devon CC 2,110 and Lancashire CC 2,079. The figures for the top twenty councils are set out in the table below. The figures for 314 English council are set out in ‘Notes To Editors’ below. For the original data contact the ONS.

 

The data is for those directly employed in the teacher and  non-teacher workforce. Some of the changes in the data for each council may include the number for staff being transferred from councils or back to councils. Queries regarding figures for individual councils should be raised with the ONS.

 

Top Twenty Councils Ranked By Number of Job Losses

 

Auth Name

FTE q1 2010

FTE q2 2011

No. of Job Losses

% change

1

Kent

25,512

22,405

-3,107

-12.2

2

Manchester

17,962

15,413

-2,549

-14.2

3

Norfolk

19,139

16,781

-2,358

-12.3

4

Cornwall

15,050

12,755

-2,295

-15.2

5

Leicestershire

16,548

14,257

-2,291

-13.8

6

Devon

15,968

13,858

-2,110

-13.2

7

Lancashire

30,738

28,659

-2,079

-6.8

8

Swindon

4,486

2,429

-2,057

-45.9

9

Durham

18,260

16,391

-1,869

-10.2

10

Newcastle upon Tyne

13,560

11,801

-1,759

-13.0

11

Doncaster

10,421

8,736

-1,685

-16.2

12

Nottinghamshire

20,566

18,901

-1,665

-8.1

13

Liverpool

14,772

13,127

-1,645

-11.1

14

Somerset

13,374

11,771

-1,603

-12.0

15

Rochdale

8,029

6,506

-1,523

-19.0

16

Hampshire

28,980

27,499

-1,481

-5.1

17

Plymouth

7,956

6,502

-1,454

-18.3

18

Staffordshire

22,614

21,197

-1,417

-6.3

19

Vale of Glamorgan

5,204

3,803

-1,401

-26.9

20

Gloucestershire

10,433

9,088

-1,345

-12.9

 

Brian Strutton, GMB National Secretary said, “The awful reality is that in England alone local government job losses since the general election have topped 100,000. There is still more to come.

 

Council workers and their families are paying a terrible price for the government’s austerity drive. These job losses are on top of two years of pay freezes and cuts to conditions and pensions. Care workers, refuse collectors, street cleaners, social workers and all the essential front line council staff are bearing the brunt while those at the top wring their hands and look on.

 

How much more are people expected to take before someone admits that the economy is on its knees and we should be supporting working people not sacrificing them?

 

Many of the job losses have come from not filling vacancies that would have gone to the almost 1 million young workers out of work. As a consequence these job losses will show up in the unemployment figures published on Wednesday 12th October 2011.”

 

Ends

 

Contact: Brian Strutton, GMB National Secretary on 07860 748368 or GMB Press Office: Steve Pryle on 07921 289880 or Rose Conroy on 07974 258123.

 

Source:

This data forms part of the ONS quarterly Public Sector Employment Survey which is published on the LGA website with the expressed permission of Local Authorities. For queries should contact the ONS press office 0845 604 1858

In the Regional releases below the source of the data is quoted as LGA. The Source is as set out above i.e. ONS. Please disregard LGA as the source. Please also note that the data refers to teacher and non-teacher staff employed by local councils.

Apologies from GMB Press Office for misleading media on this point, the data is published on the LGA website only but comes from the ONS.

 

Notes To Editors: 

Related release for the East of England            

Related release for the East Midlands

Related release for London

Related release for the North East

Related release for the North West

Related release for the South East

Related release for the South West

Related release for Wales

Related release for the West Midlands to follow

Related release for Yorkshire & the Humber

 

  All Councils Ranked By Number of Job Losses – data from ONS

 

Auth Name

FTE q1 2010

FTE q2 2011

No. of Job Losses

% change

1

Kent

25,512

22,405

-3,107

-12.2

2

Manchester

17,962

15,413

-2,549

-14.2

3

Norfolk

19,139

16,781

-2,358

-12.3

4

Cornwall

15,050

12,755

-2,295

-15.2

5

Leicestershire

16,548

14,257

-2,291

-13.8

6

Devon

15,968

13,858

-2,110

-13.2

7

Lancashire

30,738

28,659

-2,079

-6.8

8

Swindon

4,486

2,429

-2,057

-45.9

9

Durham

18,260

16,391

-1,869

-10.2

10

Newcastle upon Tyne

13,560

11,801

-1,759

-13.0

11

Doncaster

10,421

8,736

-1,685

-16.2

12

Nottinghamshire

20,566

18,901

-1,665

-8.1

13

Liverpool

14,772

13,127

-1,645

-11.1

14

Somerset

13,374

11,771

-1,603

-12.0

15

Rochdale

8,029

6,506

-1,523

-19.0

16

Hampshire

28,980

27,499

-1,481

-5.1

17

Plymouth

7,956

6,502

-1,454

-18.3

18

Staffordshire

22,614

21,197

-1,417

-6.3

19

Vale of Glamorgan

5,204

3,803

-1,401

-26.9

20

Gloucestershire

10,433

9,088

-1,345

-12.9

21

Wigan

9,813

8,529

-1,284

-13.1

22

Kingston upon Hull

10,439

9,218

-1,221

-11.7

23

Tameside

7,240

6,077

-1,163

-16.1

24

Warwickshire

12,985

11,836

-1,149

-8.8

25

Solihull

6,428

5,302

-1,126

-17.5

26

Oldham

7,920

6,867

-1,053

-13.3

27

Lincolnshire

13,867

12,821

-1,046

-7.5

28

Stoke-on-Trent

7,669

6,635

-1,034

-13.5

29

Bournemouth

4,450

3,471

-979

-22.0

30

Wakefield

10,597

9,642

-955

-9.0

31

Leeds

25,138

24,191

-947

-3.8

32

West Sussex

20,470

19,527

-943

-4.6

33

Rotherham

9,682

8,746

-936

-9.7

34

Barking and Dagenham

6,152

5,222

-930

-15.1

35

Suffolk

17,788

16,869

-919

-5.2

36

Bedford

5,049

4,133

-916

-18.1

37

Wirral

9,512

8,610

-902

-9.5

38

Salford

9,102

8,211

-891

-9.8

39

Bolton

8,428

7,554

-874

-10.4

40

Southampton

6,375

5,525

-850

-13.3

41

Hounslow

6,045

5,234

-811

-13.4

42

Cheshire East

9,251

8,441

-810

-8.8

43

Nottingham

9,724

8,954

-770

-7.9

44

Trafford

5,910

5,162

-748

-12.7

45

Leicester

12,654

11,906

-748

-5.9

46

Sandwell

10,339

9,616

-723

-7.0

47

Cumbria

13,099

12,381

-718

-5.5

48

Barnet

9,293

8,590

-703

-7.6

49

Brent

5,635

4,946

-688

-12.2

50

Kirklees

14,210

13,523

-687

-4.8

51

Greenwich

8,921

8,251

-670

-7.5

52

Herefordshire

3,846

3,186

-660

-17.2

53

Oxfordshire

14,316

13,661

-655

-4.6

54

Bexley

4,728

4,073

-655

-13.8

55

Gateshead

8,476

7,836

-640

-7.6

56

Hertfordshire

27,459

26,826

-633

-2.3

57

Merton

4,106

3,495

-611

-14.9

58

Coventry

11,231

10,634

-597

-5.3

59

Derby

7,757

7,160

-597

-7.7

60

Wolverhampton

9,370

8,773

-597

-6.4

61

Blackburn with Darwen

6,428

5,832

-596

-9.3

62

Northamptonshire

10,169

9,579

-590

-5.8

63

North Somerset

4,652

4,082

-570

-12.3

64

Luton

6,988

6,419

-569

-8.1

65

Richmond upon Thames

3,609

3,062

-547

-15.2

66

West Berkshire

4,678

4,172

-506

-10.8

67

South Tyneside

5,361

4,858

-503

-9.4

68

Bradford

15,820

15,323

-497

-3.1

69

Northumberland

8,908

8,424

-484

-5.4

70

Cardiff

12,444

11,966

-478

-3.8

71

Islington

3,106

2,631

-475

-15.3

72

Walsall

7,880

7,413

-467

-5.9

73

Lewisham

6,753

6,292

-461

-6.8

74

East Sussex

11,739

11,280

-459

-3.9

75

York

5,402

4,947

-455

-8.4

76

North East Lincolnshire

4,460

4,010

-450

-10.1

77

Middlesbrough

5,327

4,884

-443

-8.3

78

Torbay

3,407

2,964

-443

-13.0

79

Caerphilly

6,393

5,959

-434

-6.8

80

Surrey

18,649

18,217

-432

-2.3

81

North Yorkshire

14,615

14,192

-423

-2.9

82

St Helens

6,165

5,743

-422

-6.8

83

Isle of Wight

4,341

3,929

-412

-9.5

84

Camden

6,644

6,237

-407

-6.1

85

Halton

4,431

4,030

-401

-9.0

86

Hartlepool

3,826

3,425

-401

-10.5

87

Croydon

6,202

5,804

-398

-6.4

88

Bristol

12,794

12,402

-392

-3.1

89

Haringey

7,107

6,719

-388

-5.5

90

Bath and North East Somerset

4,252

3,871

-381

-9.0

91

Enfield

8,342

7,964

-378

-4.5

92

Calderdale

7,051

6,678

-373

-5.3

93

Cheshire West and Chester

9,169

8,796

-373

-4.1

94

Darlington

3,583

3,211

-372

-10.4

95

Dudley

10,311

9,940

-371

-3.6

96

Anglesey

2,139

1,775

-363

-17.0

97

North Lincolnshire

5,456

5,094

-362

-6.6

98

Northampton

1,204

846

-358

-29.7

99

Derbyshire

19,423

19,066

-357

-1.8

100

Kingston upon Thames

3,760

3,404

-356

-9.5

101

Dorset

9,850

9,500

-350

-3.6

102

Gwynedd

5,343

5,010

-333

-6.2

103

Sunderland

10,273

9,948

-325

-3.2

104

Torfaen

3,794

3,469

-325

-8.6

105

Peterborough

4,941

4,617

-324

-6.6

106

Stockton-on-Tees

6,387

6,067

-320

-5.0

107

Newport

5,523

5,204

-319

-5.8

108

Stockport

7,089

6,773

-316

-4.5

109

Knowsley

5,612

5,304

-308

-5.5

110

Poole

3,398

3,093

-305

-9.0

111

Sefton

8,455

8,165

-290

-3.4

112

East Riding of Yorkshire

8,635

8,351

-284

-3.3

113

Warrington

6,058

5,778

-280

-4.6

114

Blackpool

5,723

5,443

-280

-4.9

115

Pembrokeshire

4,867

4,597

-270

-5.5

116

Tower Hamlets

8,077

7,807

-270

-3.3

117

Wokingham

3,840

3,578

-262

-6.8

118

South Gloucestershire

6,665

6,405

-260

-3.9

119

Barnsley

7,530

7,275

-255

-3.4

120

Neath Port Talbot

6,356

6,104

-252

-4.0

121

Cambridgeshire

4,241

3,990

-251

-5.9

122

Havering

4,903

4,663

-240

-4.9

123

Blaenau Gwent

3,536

3,298

-238

-6.7

124

Portsmouth

6,843

6,608

-235

-3.4

125

Milton Keynes

4,799

4,570

-229

-4.8

126

Bury

5,989

5,765

-224

-3.7

127

Windsor and Maidenhead

3,700

3,481

-219

-5.9

128

Reading

3,816

3,607

-209

-5.5

129

Worthing

421

215

-206

-48.9

130

East Lindsey

677

472

-205

-30.2

131

Westminster

4,261

4,061

-200

-4.7

132

Flintshire

3,631

3,432

-199

-5.5

133

Lambeth

5,956

5,758

-198

-3.3

134

Shropshire

8,124

7,927

-197

-2.4

135

Welwyn Hatfield

423

230

-193

-45.6

136

Worcestershire

12,419

12,226

-193

-1.6

137

Redcar and Cleveland

4,147

3,957

-190

-4.6

138

Central Bedfordshire

6,535

6,350

-185

-2.8

139

Wiltshire

9,299

9,114

-185

-2.0

140

Rhondda Cynon Taff

9,129

8,944

-185

-2.0

141

Kensington and Chelsea

3,785

3,610

-175

-4.6

142

Newham

10,676

10,512

-164

-1.5

143

Harrow

5,629

5,471

-158

-2.8

144

Chesterfield

895

743

-152

-17.0

145

Canterbury

625

479

-146

-23.4

146

Ceredigion

3,142

3,005

-137

-4.4

147

Dover

415

279

-136

-32.8

148

South Holland

391

260

-131

-33.5

149

Thurrock

2,991

2,865

-126

-4.2

150

Monmouthshire

3,087

2,966

-121

-3.9

151

Rutland

569

452

-117

-20.6

152

Forest of Dean

342

225

-117

-34.2

153

South Derbyshire

382

265

-117

-30.6

154

Harrogate

1,086

974

-112

-10.3

155

Burnley

587

476

-111

-18.9

156

Essex

25,670

25,564

-106

-0.4

157

Norwich

813

710

-103

-12.7

158

Daventry

327

226

-101

-30.9

159

Exeter

837

736

-101

-12.1

160

North Dorset

222

124

-98

-44.1

161

Waveney

517

419

-98

-19.0

162

Wandsworth

6,199

6,102

-97

-1.6

163

South Somerset

553

460

-93

-16.8

164

Redditch

838

746

-92

-11.0

165

Sutton

3,773

3,684

-89

-2.4

166

Mansfield

935

847

-88

-9.4

167

Swansea

9,257

9,172

-85

-0.9

168

Hart

277

193

-84

-30.3

169

Powys

5,247

5,164

-83

-1.6

170

Fenland

500

417

-83

-16.5

171

Redbridge

7,290

7,209

-81

-1.1

172

Basildon

810

730

-80

-9.9

173

Corporation of London

3,805

3,725

-80

-2.1

174

Cambridge

1,037

959

-78

-7.5

175

Medway

5,671

5,593

-78

-1.4

176

Colchester

919

842

-77

-8.4

177

Preston

945

870

-75

-7.9

178

Vale of White Horse

231

157

-74

-32.0

179

Hastings

542

469

-73

-13.5

180

Carlisle

632

563

-69

-10.9

181

Rossendale

267

198

-69

-25.8

182

Arun

459

391

-68

-14.8

183

Carmarthenshire

7,166

7,099

-67

-0.9

184

Denbighshire

3,964

3,898

-66

-1.7

185

Runnymede

464

399

-65

-14.0

186

Crawley

688

624

-64

-9.3

187

Great Yarmouth

452

388

-64

-14.2

188

Worcester

393

329

-64

-16.3

189

East Dorset

308

247

-61

-19.8

190

Shepway

473

413

-60

-12.7

191

Cheltenham

575

517

-58

-10.1

192

North Kesteven

376

318

-58

-15.4

193

Maidstone

502

445

-57

-11.4

194

Castle Point

302

246

-56

-18.5

195

Newcastle-under-Lyme

574

518

-56

-9.8

196

Hertsmere

352

298

-54

-15.3

197

South Kesteven

616

562

-54

-8.8

198

East Staffordshire

408

355

-53

-13.0

199

Hyndburn

383

330

-53

-13.8

200

Copeland

336

284

-52

-15.5

201

Corby

462

410

-52

-11.3

202

Wychavon

349

298

-51

-14.6

203

Staffordshire Moorlands

292

244

-48

-16.4

204

Christchurch

284

237

-47

-16.5

205

North West Leicestershire

511

464

-47

-9.2

206

Babergh

255

210

-45

-17.6

207

Mid Suffolk

312

267

-45

-14.4

208

South Staffordshire

319

275

-44

-13.8

209

East Devon

487

444

-43

-8.8

210

St Edmundsbury

504

461

-43

-8.5

211

Stevenage

509

466

-43

-8.4

212

Tamworth

403

361

-43

-10.6

213

Bromley

4,139

4,097

-42

-1.0

214

Swale

351

309

-42

-12.0

215

Dartford

400

358

-42

-10.4

216

Braintree

486

445

-41

-8.4

217

Cherwell

484

443

-41

-8.5

218

Harlow

496

455

-41

-8.3

219

Malvern Hills

182

141

-41

-22.5

220

Merthyr Tydfil

2,392

2,351

-41

-1.7

221

Gosport

322

282

-40

-12.4

222

Amber Valley

302

263

-39

-12.9

223

King's Lynn and West Norfolk

699

660

-39

-5.6

224

Stratford-on-Avon

308

269

-39

-12.7

225

Waverley

404

365

-39

-9.7

226

Brentwood

311

273

-38

-12.2

227

Fareham

454

416

-38

-8.4

228

Basingstoke and Deane

568

531

-37

-6.5

229

Bracknell Forest

2,884

2,847

-37

-1.3

230

Harborough

230

193

-37

-16.1

231

Wyre Forest

395

358

-37

-9.4

232

North Devon

473

437

-36

-7.6

233

Sevenoaks

409

373

-36

-8.8

234

Epsom and Ewell

303

268

-35

-11.6

235

Pendle

376

341

-35

-9.3

236

Oxford

1,131

1,097

-34

-3.0

237

Southend-on-Sea

4,943

4,909

-34

-0.7

238

South Oxfordshire

258

224

-34

-13.1

239

Teignbridge

558

525

-33

-5.9

240

Aylesbury Vale

555

523

-32

-5.8

241

Charnwood

403

371

-32

-7.9

242

Mole Valley

282

250

-32

-11.3

243

Weymouth and Portland

389

358

-31

-8.0

244

North Norfolk

309

279

-30

-9.7

245

Sedgemoor

361

332

-29

-8.0

246

Torridge

276

247

-29

-10.5

247

North East Derbyshire

425

397

-28

-6.6

248

Tendring

570

542

-28

-4.9

249

Bassetlaw

431

404

-27

-6.3

250

Havant

396

369

-27

-6.8

251

Ryedale

272

245

-27

-9.9

252

Selby

268

241

-27

-10.1

253

Watford

427

400

-27

-6.3

254

Craven

240

214

-26

-10.8

255

Forest Heath

235

209

-26

-11.1

256

Mid Sussex

336

310

-26

-7.7

257

Slough

3,058

3,032

-26

-0.9

258

Stafford

374

348

-26

-7.0

259

Tonbridge and Malling

387

361

-26

-6.7

260

Wycombe

483

457

-26

-5.4

261

Broxbourne

570

545

-25

-4.4

262

Cannock Chase

519

494

-25

-4.8

263

North Hertfordshire

356

331

-25

-7.0

264

Richmondshire

250

226

-24

-9.6

265

Gloucester

420

397

-23

-5.5

266

Boston

260

237

-23

-8.8

267

Derbyshire Dales

312

289

-23

-7.4

268

Rochford

212

189

-23

-10.8

269

Rushmoor

277

254

-23

-8.3

270

Tandridge

303

280

-23

-7.6

271

South Lakeland

405

382

-23

-5.6

272

Elmbridge

380

358

-22

-5.8

273

Broxtowe

663

641

-22

-3.3

274

East Cambridgeshire

187

165

-22

-11.8

275

Taunton Deane

578

556

-22

-3.8

276

Tewkesbury

291

269

-22

-7.6

277

Ashford

384

363

-21

-5.5

278

Buckinghamshire

8,425

8,404

-21

-0.2

279

East Hertfordshire

317

296

-21

-6.6

280

Mendip

182

161

-21

-11.5

281

Rushcliffe

361

340

-21

-5.8

282

Surrey Heath

246

225

-21

-8.5

283

Fylde

371

351

-20

-5.5

284

Allerdale

290

270

-20

-6.9

285

West Oxfordshire

279

259

-20

-7.2

286

Wyre

366

346

-20

-5.5

287

Barrow-in-Furness

256

237

-19

-7.4

288

Warwick

671

652

-19

-2.8

289

East Northamptonshire

205

187

-18

-8.8

290

Eastleigh

533

515

-18

-3.4

291

Kettering

500

482

-18

-3.6

292

Lancaster

928

910

-18

-1.9

293

Wellingborough

312

294

-18

-5.8

294

Ribble Valley

236

219

-17

-7.2

295

Tunbridge Wells

363

346

-17

-4.7

296

Wrexham

4,891

4,874

-17

-0.3

297

St Albans

383

367

-16

-4.3

298

Gedling

458

442

-16

-3.5

299

Rother

267

251

-16

-6.0

300

West Lindsey

264

248

-16

-6.1

301

Winchester

451

435

-16

-3.5

302

East Hampshire

289

274

-15

-5.2

303

New Forest

874

859

-15

-1.7

304

North Warwickshire

398

383

-15

-3.8

305

Reigate and Banstead

475

461

-14

-3.0

306

Breckland

268

254

-14

-5.2

307

Lincoln

675

661

-14

-2.1

308

Rugby

505

491

-14

-2.8

309

Suffolk Coastal

304

290

-14

-4.6

310

West Devon

137

123

-14

-10.2

311

West Dorset

457

443

-14

-3.1

312

Blaby

296

283

-13

-4.4

313

Cotswold

289

276

-13

-4.5

314

Dacorum

712

699

-13

-1.8

 

Totals

1,584,219

1,483,124

-101,094

-6.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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