Work patterns in the UK analysed

The National Audit Office sets out a number of findings in this report, including:

• Competition for vacancies is greater in some regions and local areas than others
• The workless population have significantly lower qualifications than the work-in population, and in their last job, were more likely to have worked in lower skilled jobs
• The economically inactive have characteristics that are further removed from the employed than those of the unemployed
• The relationship between qualifications, jobs and worklessness is not simple
• Disability has an impact on working and worklessness
• Black and minority ethnic groups have a lower employment rate, however the degree of the employment gap varies between areas
• Jobsearch methods of the workless differ substantially from the methods reported as successful by those in work
• Jobcentre use varies by region, sector, qualification level, and ethnicity
• Local area analysis shows significant differences within and between locations.

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