This graph shows that higher education has been increasing and is likely to increase in the future. This is good for Tesco because they will be able to fill their managerial jobs a lot easier in the future. They will also have a lot of students that may want some part-time work.
Unemployment is also something that can influence the way Tesco go about staffing. If there is a lot of unemployment, Tesco will not have to worry very much about filling vacancies, as there are bound to be many people available to fill the vacancies that they have on the shop floor. However, a high level of unemployment usually means that a high percentage of the unemployed population have not been into higher education. This may be problematic for Tesco if they are looking to fill a managerial position, as there will be a shortage of qualified people. Here is some recent employment figures plotted on a graph:
This graph shows that the number of men and women who are unemployed seemed to be decreasing between 1997 and 2000 but from 2000 until 2002, the number seems to be fluctuating for both sexes. It is hard to predict what will happen in the future due to the frequent fluctuations but taking an overall look at the information collected over the six years in which the information was collected, it seems to be decreasing gradually. This means that Tesco will need to make their managerial jobs look attractive to the few people out of the unemployed population. However, they should not have too much trouble finding people to work on the shop floor.
Information about the age of the UK’s population is also a factor that needs to be considered by Tesco. This is because they need to know how to prepare for existing employees leaving Tesco. This could be due to a number of factors. Some people may be of the age that they have got a job to support themselves while they are at university but will be leaving for a different job at the end of their course. They will also want to know who is at the age where they will be looking for a part-time job when the start university. The older generation at Tesco is also something they will have to consider. If the employee is approaching retirement age, they will need to consider finding a replacement for when the actually do retire. Also, older generations tend to need more time off work for health reasons so they would have to get other employees to cover their shifts. Below is a graph showing the population of the United Kingdom for both males and females and their ages:
This graph shows that there seems to be a roughly equal number of males and females in the United Kingdom at each age. It shows that the majority of the population are between the ages of 30 and 50, which of course in turn means that the majority of the population working for Tesco is around this age group. There also seem to be quite a few younger people so Tesco will have to consider using them for part-time employment. There are not so many older people but Tesco still need to consider what to do about their retirement.
Tesco will also need to consider birth rates and death rates in order to accurately predict how many people they should recruit at which times. Here is a table that shows this data:
This table also shows the mortality rates. These figures allow Tesco to plan for the future by studying these figures. They can compare the overall figures for birth at the present day with those of the past and calculate some projected figures for the future.