Employment and Local Economy

• Employment
• Local Economy

Employment

The most common way to measure unemployment figures is to use the claimant count rates.  The Greater London Authority (GLA) publish these figures monthly at both borough and ward level.

A table showing the trend in the rate of unemployment in Highgate and Haringey is attached at the bottom of the page.

Haringey

• In June 2006, 8,410 (7.9%) of Haringey residents were registered unemployed
• During the period November 2005 and June 2006 unemployment across the borough stayed the same at 7.9%.

Highgate

• In June 2006, 170 (2.8%) of Highgate residents were registered unemployed
• During the period November 2005 and June 2005 unemployment across Highgate fell from 3.1% to 2.8%
• Out of the 625 London wards, Highgate has the 425th highest unemployment rate.

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Local Economy

The Business structure of Haringey is characterised by small and medium enterprises.  

A table showing all VAT registered businesses by employment size band is attached at the bottom of the page.

Haringey

• Haringey has a total of 5,645 VAT registered businesses
• 4,615 of these business only employ between 0 and 4 people
• Only 180 of these business employ 20 or more people.

Highgate

• Highgate has a total of 470 VAT registered businesses
• 410 of these businesses only employ between 0 and 4 people
• Only 10 of these business employ between 0 and 4 people.

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Attached Files

Filename	Filetype	Size
vat registered businesses by ward - highgate.xls	Excel	19K
unemployment charts - highgate .xls	Excel	71K

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