§ Mr. OppenheimTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the level of unemployment in the Amber Valley parliamentary constituency or the closest corresponding area, each year since 1975 up until the latest year for which figures are available.
Mr. JacksonUnemployment figures by parliamentary constituency are available only from June 1983. The following information is available in the Library. The table shows the annual average number of unemployed claimants in the Amber Valley parliamentary constituency for the years 1983 to 1989.
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The annual average number of unemployed claimants in the Amber Valley parliamentary constituency Year Number 11983 3,475 1984 3,757 1985 4,167 1986 4,242 1987 3,841 1988 3,202 1989 2,333 1 Average of the seven months June to December 1983 The comparison is affected by the changes in the coverage of the count that have occurred over the period. Comparable figures for earlier years are not available on the same geographical basis.