Note: These tables and charts represent data for the health and social work sector combined.

Replacement requirement in health and social work by selected occupational groups, 1999-2010

Bar-chart shows the percentage expansion demand, replacement and net requirement by selected occupational groups in the health and social work sector for 1999-2010.  Chart is taken from the Skills for Health market assessment (2003).

Projected employment levels, changes and employment shares for health and social work by region, 2002-2012

Table shows employment levels, employment change for 2002-2012 in numbers and percentage per annual together with the sector’s percentage share of total employment for 2002 and 2012 by English region.  Table taken from the Working Futures national report (2004).

Occupational profile of the health and social work sector, 2001/2002

Chart, taken from the Skills for Health market assessment (2003), was compiled using data from the 2001/2002 Labour Force Survey.  Bar-chart shows the percentage employed in the health and social work sector by occupation compared to the total economy.

Employment levels in health and social work by gender and status, 2002-2012

Table taken from Working Futures (2004) is based on CE/IER estimates. Table shows the numbers employed in the health and social work sector by gender and employment status including full-time, part-time and self-employed for 2002, 2007 and 2012.

Characteristics of UK health and social work sector, 2001/2002

Chart, taken from the Skills for Health market assessment (2003), was compiled using data from the 2001/2002 Labour Force Survey.  Bar-chart shows the percentage employed by employment status (including full-time, part-time and self-employed), gender and age for the health and social work sector compared to the total economy.

Type of training in the health and social care sector in England, 2001

Bar-chart shows the type of training undertaken (including for example induction, IT, supervision, management etc.) in the health and social work sector in England in 2001 compare to the total economy.  Chart is taken from the Skills for Health market assessment (2003) which used data from the Employer Skills Survey 2001. 

For further data and charts on social care see the health care sector were data has been combined.