1. Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) Coventry Claimants by protected characteristics Data source: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study Department for Work and Pensions www.nomisweb.co.uk

2. Job Seekers Allowance – Year on year data Job Seekers Allowance - Percentage point difference over time Take me to more data

3. Job Seekers Allowance – Year on year data Job Seekers Allowance - Percentage point difference over time Take me to previous data

4. What is this telling me? Take me home The percentage of the working age population in Coventry claiming JSA rose from 3.3% in 2008 to 5.5% in 2010. The figure then dropped slightly in 2011 and 2012 (5.0% each year). In 2012, 6.8% of working age males and 3.1% of working age females in Coventry were claiming JSA. Take me back to the data

5. What is this telling me? Take me home Between 2008 and 2012, males in Coventry have experienced the highest growth rate of JSA Claimants compared to females (+ 2.0 percentage points compared to +1.5 percentage points). Coventry has seen an overall increase in the rate of JSA Claimants of +1.7 percentage points Take me back to the data

6. What is this telling me? Take me home For many age groups JSA rates were at their highest in 2010. Between 2008 – 2012 the age group with the highest rate of JSA Claimants was consistently 18 -19 year olds (this was particularly the case between 2009 - 2010). The youngest and oldest working age groups (16 – 17 year olds and 60 – 64 year olds) consistently experienced the lowest rates of JSA Claimants. Younger age groups (over 18 years old) continue to be the most likely claimants of JSA. Take me back to the data

7. What is this telling me? Take me home Across all age groups, between 2008 – 2012, JSA Claimant rates have increased by +1.7 percentage points. 20 - 24 year olds are the working age group that have experienced the highest increase in the rate of JSA Claimants - accounting for a percentage point increase of +2.8 percentage points between 2008 and 2012. The only working age group in the city that has seen a decrease in the rate of JSA Claimants is amongst 16-17 year olds. Take me back to the data

8. What is this telling me? Take me home [JSA Ethnicity data is only available split between all white ethnic groups and all non white ethnic groups] Between 2008 and 2010 White ethnic groups of working age experienced an increase in JSA Claimant rates whilst in 2011 there was a decrease. However, in 2012 White ethnic groups of working age are experiencing an increase. The JSA Claimant rate for Non White working age groups has consistently increased and the rate of JSA Claimants in 2012 is at its highest. The JSA Claimant rate is higher for Non White population groups than for White population groups (5.9% compared to 4.7%) Take me back to the data

9. What is this telling me? Take me home Between 2008 and 2012 the White working age population group have seen an increase of + 1.8 percentage points in the rates of JSA Claimants and Non White working age population groups have experienced an increase of +2.3 percentage points. Overall, across all ethnic groups, JSA Claimant rates have increased by +1.9 percentage points. Take me back to the data

10. What is this telling me? Take me home The working age population who live within the most deprived quintile of areas in England (Quintile 1) has a significantly higher rate of JSA Claimants and this has continued to increase between 2008 – 2012. The JSA Claimant rate for Quintile 1 is highest in 2012, whereas it has fallen across all other areas – in Quintile 2 the rate fell in 2011 and across Quintiles 3, 4 & 5 it fell in 2010. Take me back to the data

11. What is this telling me? Take me home Over the period 2008-2010, Quintile 1 (the most deprived area) has seen an increase in JSA Claimants of +2.9 percentage points which is significantly higher than any other Quintile. Quintile 4 and 5 have experienced increases of + 0.6 and +0.7 percentage points respectively which are the smallest increases across the city. The most deprived quintiles are more likely to experience higher rates of JSA Claimants and the least deprived quintiles are more likely to experience lower rates of JSA. Take me back to the data