People with the highest qualifications are still earning more according to data from the Labour Force Survey carried out by the ONS. The pay gap is lower comparing those educated to GCSE or equivalent with those educated to a higher level in 2010 than in 1993. Employees with a minimum of a degree earned 85% more (95% in 1993), with higher education qualifications (not a degree) earned 45% more (54% in 1993) and those with 'A' level or equivalent 15% more (18% in 1993). The pay gap with those with no formal educational qualifications remained fairly stable at about 20% less than those with GCSEs. The increase in the number of people with degrees has had an impact on the kinds of jobs the group performs and means that they are now more likely to work in lower skilled jobs.
The survey covers people aged between 22-64 as most people have finished their formal education by this time. People with GCSEs increased from 17% to 20% between 1993 and 2010. The percentage of people with a degree increased from 12% in 1993 to 25% in 2010, more than double. The number of people with no formal qualification has fallen from 25% in 1993 to 11% in 2010.
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Friday, 26 August 2011
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Internet Access Still Increasing In UK
There are millions of people in the UK who have never used the Internet. The ONS suggests the figure is about 9.2 million people. By contrast over 38 million people are Internet users and 30.1 million people use the Internet every day, almost double the estimate for 2006.
The people most likely to have never used the Internet are the over-65s, the widowed, those on low incomes and those with no formal qualifications. The survey also showed that 19.2m homes had Internet access which is equivalent to 73%. There was an increase of people connecting by mobile phone up to 31% from 23% in 2009, 31m used the Internet to buy or order goods, 98% of people with incomes over £41,600 had used the Internet, the rate of Internet use decreased in line with income and 69% of people with an income of less than £10,399 had used the Internet, in terms of qualificatons, 45% of those with no formal qualifications had used the Internet compared with 97% of those with a degree. Approximately 17.4m people watch television or listen to the radio over the Internet up from 6.4m in 2006.
The people most likely to have never used the Internet are the over-65s, the widowed, those on low incomes and those with no formal qualifications. The survey also showed that 19.2m homes had Internet access which is equivalent to 73%. There was an increase of people connecting by mobile phone up to 31% from 23% in 2009, 31m used the Internet to buy or order goods, 98% of people with incomes over £41,600 had used the Internet, the rate of Internet use decreased in line with income and 69% of people with an income of less than £10,399 had used the Internet, in terms of qualificatons, 45% of those with no formal qualifications had used the Internet compared with 97% of those with a degree. Approximately 17.4m people watch television or listen to the radio over the Internet up from 6.4m in 2006.
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Employment Position Of Disadvantaged Groups Has Improved
Most of the groups who face barriers to work have increased their position relative to the rest of the workforce over the last 10-15 years according to the Economic and Labour Market Review from the ONS.
The Public Service Agreements 2007 identified six groups as facing barriers in employment: the disabled, lone parents, ethnic minorities, the over 50s, the lowest qualified and those living in the most deprived local authority wards. The gap closed most was for lone parents who were only 17 percentage points behind the rest of the population in 2009 compared with 30 points in 1997. The disabled gap has closed to 31 percentage points in 2009 from 41 in 1998. Those in deprived areas saw little change between 2003 and 2009.
The only group for whom the gap widened was those with the lowest qualifications increasing from 17 to 22 percentge points between 1995 and 2009. The workforce has become better qualified since then and fewer peole are in that category now.
The report also suggests that those who are in more than one disadvantaged group are less likely to be employed. The employment rate for those who are not in any disadvantaged group was 82%, for those in one disadvantaged group it was 75%, in two groups 62% and for those in five or six disadvantaged groups the employment rate went down to 15%. People are also more likely to become economically inactive rather than unemployed the more disadvantaged groups they are in. The proportion of the population that were unemployed did not change much according to the number of disadvantaged groups a person was in, 5.1% to 8.2% for those in five or six groups, but the economically inactive increased from 12% to 77% for those in five or six groups.
The Public Service Agreements 2007 identified six groups as facing barriers in employment: the disabled, lone parents, ethnic minorities, the over 50s, the lowest qualified and those living in the most deprived local authority wards. The gap closed most was for lone parents who were only 17 percentage points behind the rest of the population in 2009 compared with 30 points in 1997. The disabled gap has closed to 31 percentage points in 2009 from 41 in 1998. Those in deprived areas saw little change between 2003 and 2009.
The only group for whom the gap widened was those with the lowest qualifications increasing from 17 to 22 percentge points between 1995 and 2009. The workforce has become better qualified since then and fewer peole are in that category now.
The report also suggests that those who are in more than one disadvantaged group are less likely to be employed. The employment rate for those who are not in any disadvantaged group was 82%, for those in one disadvantaged group it was 75%, in two groups 62% and for those in five or six disadvantaged groups the employment rate went down to 15%. People are also more likely to become economically inactive rather than unemployed the more disadvantaged groups they are in. The proportion of the population that were unemployed did not change much according to the number of disadvantaged groups a person was in, 5.1% to 8.2% for those in five or six groups, but the economically inactive increased from 12% to 77% for those in five or six groups.
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