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Economic inactivity

Persons, 16-64 years

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2011/12 22.5 21.7 23.3 23.6
2012/13 22.6 21.8 23.4 22.9
2013/14 22.4 21.6 23.2 22.6
2014/15 22.4 21.6 23.2 22.4
2015/16 22.3 21.4 23.2 22
2016/17 21.9 21 22.8 21.8
2017/18 22.1 21.2 23 21.4
2018/19 21 20.1 21.9 21.1
2019/20 20.3 19.4 21.2 20.6
2020/21 20.8 19.8 21.8 20.9
2021/22 22.3 21.3 23.3 21.2
2022/23 22.3 21.2 23.4 21.4

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Source: Data is from the Annual Population Survey (data produced by Office for National Statistics), accessed via nomis (www.nomisweb.co.uk).

The line chart shows the percentage of people aged 16 to 64 who are economically inactive (neither in employment nor unemployed). The proportion in the East Midlands changed from 22.5% in the financial year ending 2012 to 22.3% in the financial year ending 2023.


Employment

Persons, 16-64 years

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2011/12 71.2 70.3 72.1 70.2
2012/13 71.2 70.3 72.1 71
2013/14 71.9 71 72.8 71.7
2014/15 73.4 72.5 74.3 72.9
2015/16 74.2 73.3 75.1 73.9
2016/17 74.7 73.8 75.6 74.4
2017/18 74.7 73.8 75.6 75.2
2018/19 75.2 74.3 76.1 75.6
2019/20 76.8 75.8 77.8 76.2
2020/21 74.7 73.6 75.8 75.1
2021/22 74.8 73.8 75.8 75.4
2022/23 75.1 74 76.2 75.7

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Source: Annual Population Survey - Labour Force Survey

The line chart shows the percentage of people aged 16 to 64 who are in employment. The proportion in the East Midlands increased from 71.2% in the financial year ending 2012 to 75.1% in the financial year ending 2023.


Children in absolute low income families

Persons, <16 years

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2014/15 16 15.9 16.1 15.4
2015/16 17.4 17.3 17.5 15.2
2016/17 17.1 17 17.2 14.8
2017/18 15.7 15.6 15.8 15.1
2018/19 13.7 13.6 13.8 15.4
2019/20 15.1 15 15.2 16.1
2020/21 12.6 12.5 12.7 15.6
2021/22 21 20.9 21.1 15.3
2022/23 21.1 21 21.2 15.6

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Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities

The line chart shows the percentage of children aged under 16 who live in absolute low income (before housing costs compared to 2010 to 2011) families. The proportion in the East Midlands increased from 16% in the financial year ending 2015 to 21.1% in the financial year ending 2023.


Young people not in education, employment or training

Persons, 16-17 years

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2016/17 6.2 6 6.3 6
2017/18 6 5.8 6.1 6
2018/19 5.4 5.2 5.5 5.5
2019/20 6.5 6.4 6.7 5.5
2020/21 6.2 6.1 6.4 5.5
2021/22 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.7
2022/23 4.9 4.8 5 5.2

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Source: Department for Education

The line chart shows the percentage of people age 16 to 17 who are not in education, employment or training, or whose activity is not known. The proportion in the East Midlands decreased from 6.2% in the financial year ending 2017 to 4.9% in the financial year ending 2023.


First time entrants to the youth justice system

Persons, 10-17 years

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2012 648 624 672 558
2013 463 443 484 450
2014 437 417 458 415
2015 366 347 384 376
2016 307 290 324 333
2017 280 264 296 299
2018 241 226 256 244
2019 205 191 219 216
2020 163 152 176 173
2021 157 146 169 150
2022 171 159 183 149

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Source: Figures calculated by Office for Health Improvement and Disparities’ Population Health Analysis team using crime data supplied by the Ministry of Justice and population data supplied by Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The line chart shows the rate of 10 to 17 years olds who receive their first reprimand, warning or conviction. The crude rate in the East Midlands decreased from 648 per 100,000 in 2012 to 171 per 100,000 in 2022.


Households owed a duty under the Homelessness Reduction Act

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2019/20 11.3 11.2 11.4 12.3
2020/21 9.8 9.7 10 11.3
2021/22 10.5 10.4 10.6 11.7
2022/23 10.8 10.7 10.9 12.4

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Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)

The line chart shows the rate of households who are owed a prevention or relief duty under the Homelessness Reduction Act. The crude rate in the East Midlands decreased from 11.3 per 1,000 in the financial year ending 2020 to 10.8 per 1,000 in the financial year ending 2023.


People killed or seriously injured on roads

Persons, all ages

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2017 90.7 93.7
2018 92.5 94.9
2019 92.8 90.2
2020 93.6 90.9
2021 92.6 93.2
2022 92.1 94.5

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Source: Department for Transport, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities calculates confidence intervals

The line chart shows the rate of people reported killed or seriously injured on the roads per 1 billion vehicle miles travelled. The crude rate in the East Midlands changed from 90.7 per billion vehicle miles in 2017 to 92.1 per billion vehicle miles in 2022.