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Monthly Unemployment Statistics – April 2023

Unemployment figures are published each month by the Office for National Statistics. A selection of the latest figures as they relate to Derbyshire is presented on the Derbyshire Observatory. In April 2023 there were 13,650 people aged 16+ included on the Claimant Count. The Claimant Count unemployment rate across Derbyshire is currently higher than April … Continue reading “Monthly Unemployment Statistics – April 2023”

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Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2022 – 2025

The 2022-2025 Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) has been produced for both Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council Health & Wellbeing Boards. The PNA is a statement of current pharmaceutical services provided in the local area. It assesses whether provision is satisfactory to meet the health, wellbeing and care needs of the local population, informs … Continue reading “Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2022 – 2025”

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Derbyshire Economic Review – July 2022

The Derbyshire Economic Review – July 2022 document gives a brief overview of the latest statistics and news on the Derbyshire economy both in a national and local context.  

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Census 2021 – First Release

  The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published the first results from the 2021 Census. Today’s results provide headline demographic information including population by gender, five-year age band and household estimates at local authority level and above. On census day Derbyshire’s population was 794,600, an increase of 3.2% since the last census in 2011 … Continue reading “Census 2021 – First Release”

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Productivity 2019 – Infographic

The latest infographic on Productivity in Derbyshire shows that the county contributes £16.5bn to the UK economy and that productivity in Derbyshire has improved over the last five years.

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Population estimates infographic 2020

The infographic – Derbyshire’s population – 2020 “What we know about Derbyshire’s population 2020” – is now available to view.

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Derbyshire’s Households infographic

The latest infographic on Derbyshire’s Households 2020 is now available to view and shows that in 2018 there were 350,234 households in Derbyshire.

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Business Survival

The latest Business Survival data – for businesses established in 2018- is available to view on the Derbyshire Observatory

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Population Projections infographic

The latest infographic on the Population Projections – ONS 2018 based is available to view in the Population and Households section.

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Productivity 2018 – Infographic

The latest infographic on Productivity in Derbyshire shows that the county contributes £15.4bn to the UK economy and that productivity in Derbyshire has improved over the last five years.

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Quick Facts

Population: 807,183 (ONS 2020)
Area: 255,100 Hectares
House Price: £236,232 (Land Registry November 2022)
Local Businesses: 29,760 (IDBR 2020)
Employee Jobs: 293,000 (BRES 2019)
Weekly Earnings: £587 (ASHE 2021)
Unemployment: 2.8% (ONS April 2023)

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Census
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