HC Deb 06 March 1989 vol 148 cc414-5W
Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the mid-year unemployment figure each year since 1979; and what was the increase or decrease in unemployment in each year both in numbers and in percentage terms.

Mr. Lee

The following information is also available from the Library. The table shows seasonally adjusted unemployment in the United Kingdom for each June from 1979, together with the change in numbers and percentage terms on the previous year.

Unemployment: Seasonally adjusted, consistent with current coverage in the United Kingdom
Date Number Change (over 12 months) Percentage change
June 1979 1,069,000 -83,900 -7.3
June 1980 1,275,200 206,200 19.3
June 1981 2,177,400 902,200 70.7
June 1982 2,523,100 345,700 15.9
June 1983 2,807,400 284,300 11.3
June 1984 2,900,900 93,500 3.3
June 1985 3,027,600 126,700 4.4
June 1986 3,130,200 102,600 3.4
June 1987 2,857,200 -273,000 -8.7
June 1988 2,324,100 -533,100 -18.7

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