§ Simon HughesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many redundant workers, found employment three months after their Labour Force Survey interview in each of the last six years in London. broken down by age group. [144171]
§ Ruth Kelly[holding answer 15 December 2003]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Simon Hughes, dated 16 December 2003:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about unemployment in London boroughs. (143995)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles statistics of unemployment from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) following the internationally standard International Labour Organisation definition.
Table 1 gives estimates of unemployment levels and rates for each London borough for the twelve month period ending February of each year from 1997 to 2002. These estimates are from the LFS annual local area databases. As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to sampling error. The LFS sample size is too small to give reliable estimates of youth unemployment and long term unemployment in nearly all of London boroughs.
ONS also compiles statistics of those claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) for local areas. Table 2 gives, for each year since 1998, the average number and proportion of the working age population claiming JSA benefits. The number of these claiming for over 12 months and the numbers for those aged 18–24 years old are given in Tables 3 and 4. The data are not seasonally adjusted.
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Table 1: Unemployment in London boroughs March to February, thousand and percentage 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 Levels Rates (%) Levels Rates (%) Levels Rates (%) Levels Rate (%) Camden 12 12.4 2— 2— 7 7.9 6 6.5 City of London 2— 2— 2— 2— 2— 2— 2— 2— Croydon 14 8.0 11 6.1 10 5.8 12 6.8 Ealing 15 10.4 14 9.5 9 6.4 11 7.7 Enfield 11 8.3 7 4.9 10 7.2 10 7.5 Greenwich 16 16.2 13 13.4 11 10.6 8 7.4 Hackney 18 23.1 18 21.5 12 14.8 13 13.8 Hammersmith and Fulham 7 8.6 8 9.1 2— 2— 7 8.5 Haringey 14 13.6 14 13.6 12 12.2 11 9.8 Harrow 7 6.9 6 5.7 6 5.3 7 6.0 Havering 7 6.6 6 5.2 2— 2— 2— 2— Hillingdon 8 5.9 7 5.1 2— 2— 8 5.4 Hounslow 13 13.0 7 6.7 2— 2— 2— 2— Islington 14 17.0 12 14.0 10 12.0 11 11.8 Kensington and Chelsea 8 10.2 2— 2— 9 10.2 9 10.3 Kingston upon Thames 2— 2— 2— 2— 2— 2— 2— 2— Lambeth 30 19.3 21 14.8 11 7.6 13 9.1 Lewisham 21 16.3 14 11.6 10 8.3 13 10.7 Merton 6 6.7 6 6.6 7 7.1 2— 2— Newham 17 17.9 15 15.3 17 16.7 14 14.3 Redbridge 9 7.7 12 10.5 10 8.6 6 5.0 Richmond upon Thames 2— 2— 6 6.5 2— 2— 2— 2— Southwark 23 21.7 19 16.8 15 13.4 15 12.2 Sutton 6 6.5 2— 2— 2— 2— 2— 2— Tower Hamlets 11 15.8 13 19.7 9 13.8 8 9.4 Waltham Forest 12 11.1 11 10.6 9 9.3 8 7.7 Wandsworth 16 10.6 10 7.2 7 5.0 7 4.8 Westminster 10 10.5 10 9.7 11 10.9 8 7.0
2000–01 2001–02 Levels Rates (%) Levels Rates (%) Greater London 254 6.9 248 6.6 Barking and Dagenham 4 5.9 4 6.4 Barnet 11 5.9 9 4.9 Bexley 2— 2— 2— 2— Brent 11 9.2 12 9.4 Bromley 6 3.7 6 3.9 Camden 6 6.4 9 8.2 City of London 2— 2— 2— 2— Croydon 10 5.3 10 5.7 Ealing 11 7.3 10 6.3 Enfield 7 5.5 8 6.4 Greenwich 11 9.8 8 7.4 Hackney 14 16.4 11 12.2 Hammersmith and Fulham 2— 2— 6 6.4 Haringey 13 12.7 11 10.4 Harrow 6 5.0 2— 2— Havering 2— 2— 2— 2— Hillingdon 2— 2— 6 4.1 Hounslow 2— 2— 6 5.6 Islington 8 9.4 8 9.3 806W
Table 2: JSA Claimants in the London boroughs—not seasonally adjusted 1998 1999 2000 2001 Annual average Levels % of Pop2 Levels % of Pop2 Levels % of Pop2 Levels % of Pop2 Greater London 224,303 5.0 2— 4.4 173,445 3.8 153,666 3.2 Barking and Dagenham 3,791 4.0 3,485 3.6 3,156 3.2 2,873 2.9 Barnet 6,407 3.4 5,725 3.0 4,822 2.5 4,594 2.3 Bexley 4,073 3.1 3,455 2.6 2,859 2.1 2,453 1.8 Brent 10,352 6.2 9,015 5.4 7,614 4.4 6,798 3.7 Bromley 4,828 2.7 4,156 2.3 3,579 2.0 3,223 1.8 Camden 8,281 6.6 7,630 6.0 6,444 4.8 5,542 3.8
2000–01 2001–02 Levels Rates (%) Levels Rates (%) Kensington and Chelsea 8 7.5 7 6.1 Kingston upon Thames 4 4.4 4 4.8 Lambeth 14 9.6 10 7.0 Lewisham 9 6.9 12 10.3 Merton 6 6.1 2— 2— Newham 12 13.5 11 11.7 Redbridge 8 7.4 8 6.8 Richmond upon Thames 2— 2— 2— 2— Southwark 13 12.1 12 10.7 Sutton 2— 2- 5 5.1 Tower Hamlets 9 11.8 9 12.3 Waltham Forest 6 5.7 7 6.9 Wandsworth 9 5.7 10 6.3 Westminster 10 8.6 8 6.1 1 Unemployed as a percentage of the economically active population. 2 Sample size too small for reliable estimate. Note:
These Labour Force Survey estimates have not been interim-adjusted to reflect the 2001 Census results.
Source:
ONS Annual Local Area Labour Force Survey.
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Table 2: JSA Claimants in the London boroughs—not seasonally adjusted 1998 1999 2000 2001 Annual average Levels % of Pop2 Levels % of Pop2 Levels % of Pop2 Levels % of Pop2 City of London 98 2.2 91 1.9 81 1.6 82 1.4 Croydon 8,247 4.0 7,483 3.6 6,473 3.1 5,972 2.8 Baling 7,679 4.0 6,927 3.5 5,801 2.9 5,262 2.5 Enfield 7,542 4.5 7,021 4.2 6,137 3.6 5,488 3.1 Greenwich 8,681 6.7 7,785 6.0 6,636 5.0 5,873 4.2 Hackney 12,995 10.7 11,288 9.0 9,367 7.2 7,717 5.6 Hammersmith and Fulham 6,285 5.9 5,480 4.9 4,688 4.1 4,225 3.5 Haringey 12,228 8.7 11,082 7.7 9,571 6.6 7,613 5.0 Harrow 3,580 2.8 3,318 2.6 2,771 2.1 2,395 1.8 Havering 3,414 2.5 3,313 2.4 2,819 2.1 2,308 1.7 Hillingdon 3,530 2.3 3,058 2.0 2,513 1.6 2,369 1.5 Hounslow 4,157 3.0 3,411 2.5 2,555 1.8 2,169 1.5 Islington 9,925 8.4 8,944 7.5 7,440 6.2 6,409 5.1 Kensington and Chelsea 4,377 4.6 3,805 3.9 3,290 3.2 2,827 2.5 Kingston-upon-Thames 1,904 2.1 1,641 1.7 1,359 1.4 1,180 1.2 Lambeth 13,790 7.8 12,456 6.9 11,230 6.1 10,239 5.3 Lewisham 11,052 7.0 9,882 6.1 8,557 5.2 7,901 4.6 Merton 3,604 3.1 3,183 2.7 2,522 2.1 2,360 1.9 Newham 10,885 7.7 9,958 6.9 8,715 5.8 7,367 4.6 Redbridge 5,377 3.6 4,881 3.3 4,336 2.9 3,725 2.4 Richmond-upon-Thames 2,264 2.1 2,036 1.8 1,572 1.4 1,432 1.2 Southwark 11,680 7.6 10,711 6.8 9,779 6.0 8,792 5.1 Sutton 2,382 2.2 2,128 1.9 1,653 1.5 1,500 1.3 Tower Hamlets 9,411 7.9 9,049 7.3 8,616 6.8 7,949 5.9 Waltham Forest 7,692 5.5 7,039 5.0 6,091 4.3 5,489 3.8 Wandsworth 7,862 4.4 6,494 3.6 5,510 3.0 5,182 2.7 Westminster, City of 5,930 5.1 5,739 4.8 4,889 3.9 4,358 3.2
2002 20031 Annual average Levels % of Pop2 Levels % of Pop2 Greater London 164,350 3.4 170,532 3.5 Barking and Dagenham 2,983 3.0 3,328 3.3 Barnet 5,290 2.6 5,769 2.8 Bexley 2,629 2.0 2,866 2.2 Brent 7,959 4.4 8,234 4.5 Bromley 3,597 2.0 3,842 2.1 Camden 5,956 4.1 5,909 4.1 City of London 93 1.7 100 1.8 Croydon 6,334 3.0 6,497 3.0 Baling 6,137 3.0 6,222 3.0 Enfield 5,441 3.1 5,847 3.3 Greenwich 5,955 4.3 5,934 4.3 Hackney 7,682 5.6 8,123 5.9 Hammersmith and Fulham 4,481 3.7 4,695 3.8 Haringey 7,603 5.0 7,722 5.1 Harrow 2,841 2.1 3,025 2.3 Havering 2,331 1.7 2,546 1.9 Hillingdon 2,961 1.9 3,530 2.3 Hounslow 2,908 2.0 3,298 2.3 808W
Table 3: JSA Claimants over 12 months in the London boroughs not seasonally adjusted—Computerised claims only Levels Annual average 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20031 Greater London 72,593 61,881 47,957 36,327 32,193 32,848 Barking and Dagenham 833 864 806 628 467 507 Barnet 1,963 1,585 1,081 886 923 986 Bexley 1,208 856 611 443 356 374 Brent 3,640 2,842 2,233 1,604 1,788 2,046 Bromley 1,383 1,120 912 714 615 558 Camden 3,016 2.727 1,962 1,486 1,373 1,342 City of London 27 28 26 24 22 28 Croydon 2,945 2,249 1,850 1,479 1,352 1,111 Baling 2,271 1,772 1,235 891 925 982 Enfield 2,642 2,286 1,738 1,329 984 885 Greenwich 3,218 2,539 1,930 1,435 1,172 1,027
2002 20031 Annual average Levels % of Pop2 Levels % of Pop2 Islington 6,343 5.0 6,398 5.1 Kensington and Chelsea 2,957 2.6 3,096 2.7 Kingston-upon-Thames 1,548 1.6 1,711 1.7 Lambeth 10.707 5.5 10,835 5.6 Lewisham 8,056 4.7 8,079 4.7 Merton 2,749 2.2 3,035 2.4 Newham 7,610 4.7 7,655 4.8 Redbridge 4,047 2.6 4,106 2.7 Richmond-upon-Thames 1,803 1.6 2,013 1.7 Southwark 9,363 5.5 9,689 5.6 Sutton 1,800 1.6 1,975 1.7 Tower Hamlets 8,136 6.0 8,335 6.2 Waltham Forest 5,857 4.0 6,035 4.1 Wandsworth 5,686 2.9 5,692 2.9 Westminster, City of 4,507 3.3 4,391 3.2 1 Average of 10 months. 2 Claimant count figures as a proportion of the resident working age population. Source:
Jobcentre Plus Administrative system.
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Table 3: JSA Claimants over 12 months in the London boroughs not seasonally adjusted—Computerised claims only Levels Annual average 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20031 Hackney 4,483 3,888 2,462 1,753 1,339 1,491 Hammersmith and Fulham 2,466 1,940 1,492 1,067 940 996 Haringey 4,708 4,185 3,048 1,807 1,670 1,864 Harrow 988 864 657 455 414 464 Havering 670 801 704 481 318 307 Hillingdon 897 658 433 255 259 400 Hounslow 917 610 309 152 196 247 Islington 3,971 3,449 2,447 1,954 1,512 1,355 Kensington and Chelsea 1,682 1,355 1,044 761 667 701 Kingston-upon-Thames 474 369 253 171 193 292 Lambeth 4,797 3,905 3,525 2,864 2,548 2,361 Lewisham 4,322 3,532 2,703 2,261 1,910 1,703 Merton 1,055 779 506 403 401 474 Newham 2,657 2,814 2,292 1,611 1,354 1,366 Redbridge 1,260 1,168 1,085 886 581 534 Richmond-upon-Thames 637 522 346 207 207 292 Southwark 3,985 3,515 3,034 2,414 2,363 2,692 Sutton 613 465 328 241 284 377 Tower Hamlets 2,388 2,532 2,326 2,041 1,809 1,935 Waltham Forest 1,970 1,912 1,662 1,256 1,108 1,144 Wandsworth 2,503 1,821 1,390 1,173 1,134 1,103 Westminster, City of 2,004 1,929 1,527 1,195 1,009 904 1 Average of 10 months. Source:
Jobcentre Plus Administrative system.
Table 4: JSA Claimants for the age group 18–24 years old in the London boroughs not seasonally adjusted—Computerised claims only Levels Annual average 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20031 Greater London 46,706 38,567 33,207 30,444 35,432 39,206 Barking and Dagenham 997 840 796 725 794 928 Barnet 1,173 977 842 841 1,057 1,253 Bexley 935 745 617 538 604 691 Brent 2,120 1,691 1,394 1,217 1,619 1,726 Bromley 924 710 621 611 702 786 Camden 1,424 1,223 1,024 903 1,072 1,163 City of London 29 21 17 18 24 24 Croydon 1,665 1,452 1,244 1,215 1,369 1,527 Eating 1,594 1,388 1,133 1,015 1,265 1,344 Enfield 1,589 1,331 1,209 1,066 1,230 1,516 Greenwich 2,169 1,780 1,510 1,402 1,513 1,601 Hackney 2,861 2,261 1.846 1,558 1,741 1,900 Hammersmith and Fulham 1,050 855 760 697 816 936 Haringey 2,430 1,993 1,742 1,548 1,722 1,819 Harrow 707 624 509 457 583 668 Havering 854 731 610 524 559 647 Hillingdon 791 661 561 569 731 922 Hounslow 977 765 606 511 685 840 Islington 1,913 1,600 1,296 1,133 1,241 1,406 Kensington and Chelsea 642 534 477 427 502 538 Kingston-upon-Thames 331 281 222 189 245 301 Lambeth 2,535 2,141 1,946 1,812 2,084 2,248 Lewisham 2,282 1,993 1,741 1,738 1,907 2,048 Merton 712 595 484 486 572 670 Newham 2,885 2,311 2,014 1,770 1,979 2,225 Redbridge 1,264 1,035 880 784 977 1,041 Richmond-upon-Thames 319 268 217 194 241 292 Southwark 2,478 2,051 1,885 1,779 2,081 2,204 Sutton 459 385 289 270 336 406 Tower Hamlets 2,393 1,958 1,825 1,723 1,934 2,030 Waltham Forest 1,770 1,412 1,173 1,128 1,332 1,460 Wandsworth 1,428 1,073 951 924 1,113 1,182 Westminster, City of 1,006 882 766 672 802 864 1 Average of 10 months. Source:
Jobcentre Plus Administrative system.
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