Labour Statistics (Hansard, 9 February 1993)

§ Mr. Peter Bottomley
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many constituencies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have higher registered unemployment at the present time than in June 1987.

§ Mr. McLoughlin
The information requested can be obtained from the NOMIS database in the Library.

§ Mrs. Helen Jackson
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest estimates of unemployment rates(a) by ethnic origin, broken down into (i) white, (ii) West Indian, (iii) Indian, (iv) Pakistani and (v) Bangladeshi, (b) separately by sex and ethnic origin and (c) by 16 to 24 year age group, sex and ethnic origin.

§ Mr. McLoughlin
The latest available estimates for Great Britain of unemployment rates on the internationally standard ILO definition are given in the following table:
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ILO unemployment rates by ethnic origin, Sex and age: Great Britain, summer (June-August) 1992 (not seasonally adjusted)

Percentage

all persons Males Females

all 16 and over aged 16–24 all 16 and over aged 16–24 all 16 and over aged 16–24

All persons² 10 18 12 21 8 14

White 9 17 11 20 7 13

Ethnic minority groups³ 20 35 23 40 17 28

Black-Caribbean 24 39 32 49 15 ¹—

Indian 15 28 15 32 15 25

Pakistani 28 44 29 48 ¹— ¹—

Bangladeshi 38 ¹— 37 ¹— ¹— ¹—

¹ The source of the estimates in the table (Labour Force Survey) is a sample survey and all estimates from it are subject to sampling variability, particularly in the case of smaller groups. Following established practice, estimates where the numerator is less than 10,000 are now shown in the table, but the estimates for other small groups, for example some of those within the 16–24 age-bands, should be treated with caution.

² Includes people who did not state their ethnic origin.

³ Includes those of black-African, other black non-mixed (including black-British) and those of mixed and other origins.

Source: Labour Force Survey.

ILO unemployment rates by ethnic origin, Sex and age: Great Britain, summer (June-August) 1992 (not seasonally adjusted)
Percentage
	all persons	Males	Females
	all 16 and over	aged 16–24	all 16 and over	aged 16–24	all 16 and over	aged 16–24
All persons²	10	18	12	21	8	14
White	9	17	11	20	7	13
Ethnic minority groups³	20	35	23	40	17	28
Black-Caribbean	24	39	32	49	15	¹—
Indian	15	28	15	32	15	25
Pakistani	28	44	29	48	¹—	¹—
Bangladeshi	38	¹—	37	¹—	¹—	¹—
¹ The source of the estimates in the table (Labour Force Survey) is a sample survey and all estimates from it are subject to sampling variability, particularly in the case of smaller groups. Following established practice, estimates where the numerator is less than 10,000 are now shown in the table, but the estimates for other small groups, for example some of those within the 16–24 age-bands, should be treated with caution.
² Includes people who did not state their ethnic origin.
³ Includes those of black-African, other black non-mixed (including black-British) and those of mixed and other origins.