What is the employment deprivation domain?

The employment domain is considered to be one of the most important facets of deprivation and is weighted at 22.5%. This domain measures the percentage of the working age population who want to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability. Six indicators were used to calculate the employment deprivation scores.

How we calculated employment deprivation scores

• Recipients of Jobseekers Allowance for men aged 18-64 and women aged 18-59.
• Participants in the New Deal for the 18-24s who are not in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance.
• Participants in the New Deal for 25+ who are not in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance.
• Participants in the New Deal for lone parents.
• Incapacity Benefit recipients aged 18-59 (women) and 18-64 (men).
• Severe Disablement Allowance recipients aged 18-59 (women) and 18-64 (men).

How to find out more information

Please select the attachments on this page to view the Employment Deprivation Information Sheets for 2004, 2007 and 2010.

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